Weyerbacher Heresy

Bottled. Dark color, medium brown head. Aroma of vanilla, chocolat, reminding of Narke Kaggen actually, bit milky, roasted malt. Taste of chocolat, malt, some vanilla. D-licious!

Bottled. Aroma has chocolate, some coffee, roast, vanilla and it is a bit milky. Black coloured with a nice brown head. Taste is sweet, with chocolate roast and vanilla. Bit woody. Actually the taste is a bit like the narke kaggen stormaktsporter but weaker.

This bottle was served chilled but not too cold. There’s a thick, black pour with a small amount of head that is tan in color. After each pour, a fair amount of aroma can be detected that is very pleasurable. The flavor certainly makes up where the aroma may be lacking. There is a light bitterness with a hint of chocolate and a full oak and bourbon undertone. There is a moderatly strong alcohol flavor present that is balanced well for an overall smooth palate. I like this beer, but it is not my favorite of the oak barrell imperial stouts.

Bottle; poured black with a big, brown head; lacing. Aroma was really good; with chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, oak, and alcohol. Flavor was heavy on a semi bitter chocolate, vanilla, and oak/bourbon. Palate was almost like a milk stout, but still worked. A light sweetness. Very good, but not as good as many similar beers.

12oz pour. Poured black with a relatively fizzy dark brown head. Couldn’t get as much from the nose as I would have hoped. Body is delightfully complex with dark chocolate, touch of sambuca and a notion of bourbon from the alcohol content. Evolves into a finish that comes and goes in waves with a couple new flavors: roasted almond and espresso. Lingers like a good wine, in fact... drinking this reminds me of how I would approach a wine.

Pours with a transparent red tint to a dense black body. A clingy rim of tinny brown. Aroma of a burnt chocolate chip cookie crust, with a cool mist of vanilla and bourbon. Hint of crisply charred but rare steak. Lightly metallic; somewhat subdued citrus effects. Taste begins as a gritty, dirty press of sharp bourbon on raw espresso grounds; predictable, and undrinkable. It rights itself quickly, though. Full roasted malts and dark chocolate, though not in the heaviest layers, muscle out the acrid qualities, while the bourbon infusion stays its ground. Mild, emasculated tannins in a merlot form. Some odd tones of banana and peach yogurt with brown spice. The whiskey barrel notes of smoke and sweet wood are eventually dominant, but this is surprisingly pleasant. Medium to full-bodied palate; smooth and easy to swallow. Easily one of the least viscous examples, which isn’t always so disappointing. Smacks of mint and perfumey alcohol for a while. Well crafted; totally unexpected.

Bourbon! American oak and vanilla (along with the bourbon) dominate the nose of the beer. The aroma is a hint of liquid heaven, but only a hint. Taste is smooth and oaky with a vanilla harshness and smoke. Still, it is pretty smooth and not overly alcoholic- the beer is milky almost. Very nice.

Pours dark, almost black. Has a thick creamy brown head that slowly dissipates. Aroma and taste of wood, chocolate, vanilla, and very subtle bourbon.