Third Street Aleworks Sleeperwave Wee Heavy

Brewed by Third Street Aleworks
Style: Scotch Ale
Santa Rosa, California USA

Serve in Thistle

draft at the pub as part of the sampler... not very good, way too much alcohol, pass

Draft. A brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol and caramel, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. The alcohol warms the tongue.

On cask at Third Street poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of carmel, butterscotch, light earthiness and light fruittiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, toffee, butterscotch and light fruittiness with a smooth lingering carmel finish.

Tap at the brewpub. Reddish brown pour, off-white head. Caramel malt, dried fruit, molasses, and very sweet. I don’t like these super sweet unbalanced malt beers.

Draft. Clear red-brown and tiny yellowish head. Spare toffee and cola aroma, and a touch of dry pinecone and ethanol. Brown sugar, ginseng, caramel, and slight pine flavor. Medium body and relatively spiky carbonation.

On tap. Clear dark orangey brown with a beige head. Aroma of nuts, burned caramel and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied, burned caramel, nuts and overripe fruit. Alcoholic finish with no greater finish. Nice one. 110709

From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is mild roasted and yeasty. Yeasty and roasted dark fruity and caramel malty flavoured. Lingering Belgian yeast fruity finish.

Name: Sleepwave Wee Heavy
Date: July 08, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, light smokey peat, light earthyness
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor, caramel candy sweetness, light balancing earthyness, touch of smokey peat
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4