Weyerbacher Heresy

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Bottle shared by awaisanen, thanks again! Being that oak aged imperial stouts have been my favorite brews, I was really excited to see that this was on the tasting agenda for the evening. This is a very fine brew indeed, but leaves you wanting more. It’s kind of a tease persay in that it’s falls just a little short. The aroma hints at a roasty and oaky imperial, but doesn’t overwhelm like I would want it to. The taste, like the aroma, is a bit light. The bourbon barrel character could be brought up a notch, as it is a bit underwhelming. I really enjoyed this brew, but it left me desiring just a little more.

From a 22oz Bottle. Pitch black pour of night with a well sustaining head of creamy marshmellow tan. Aromas of vanilla and milky chocolate malt balls drift from the glass, along with some gentle caramels and toasted oatmeal. Full bodied, creamy mouthfeel - incredibly soft and silky feeling. Lots of vanilla and creamy oats in the flavors. The barrel character is restrained, definitely not overdone, and surprisingly leaves me wanting even more. The barrel aging doesn’t really come through until after the final smack, where some caramelly oak notes peak through. Thanks, Dan!

22 oz bottle. Dark brown body with a brown head. A sweet malty aroma with lots of licorices. Flavor is pretty straight forward, sweet malt, licorices and alcohol. Not very well ball lanced. Have experienced several IS with higher abv but less alcohol flavor.

650ml bomber - pours dark brown, pretty much black, with a decent tan head. Aroma is quite sweet, surprisingly even, and sort of like an oatmeal stout in a way. Lots of vanilla and whiskey up front in the nose. Kind of weird, that combination, with the typical stout roastiness in the background. Mouthfeel is a bit thin and underwhelming, especially considering this is an Imperial. I expect thickness. Flavour is perhaps even sweeter than the aroma, with more whiskey and oak, vanilla, and roasted coffee, chocolate and malt...again too much in the background for my tastes. 96 overall? Why? This is pretty overrated, unless there was something off with my bottle, but I doubt it. What was unique about this stout was also what made it underwhelming. Not something I’ll likely pick up again, especially with all the other (better) Imp stouts out there.

22 oz bomber - pours dark dark brown with some lightness near the edges of the pour, but once in the glass, it’s pretty black. Medium mocha head. Aroma of sweet chocolate, dark fruits and some vanilla. Taste is that, along with some roasted coffee, much more vanilla, and some roasty oakiness. Nothing about this that stood out for me, except the vanilla which wasn’t to my taste. I think this one’s good, but overrated, and I’ve had much better Imperial stouts. Will not get again.

22oz 2006 bottle (almost a year old). Pours thick and black with a pleasant aroma thats a bit better than the original Old Heathen - chocolate, butter, oak and other subtle scents. Tastes starts out nice with pleasant roasted dark malts and some alcohol mixing well with the woody flavors. Just a bit better than Old heathen. Its good no doubt, but lacks that big and smooth taste that comes with so many of the big impy stouts. After recently tasting GI Bourbon County Stout and a 2003 bottle of Avery’s Kaiser, I can’t in good faith rank this all that high.

Pitch black colour with a nice head. Aroma of chocolate, pleasant alcohol, sweetness and roastedness. Flavour of chocolate, bourbon, roastedness. Ends up very fullbody and very tasty endeed.

Whiskey and vanilla in the aroma, but surprisingly subtle. Deep dark black with a creamy tan head that looks like ice cream. I don’t know who poured this down the sink, it’s like a beer milkshake. Very smooth texture, I preferred this beer when it was ice cold. Vanilla flavor with a touch of the roasted malt. Clean finish with a touch of liquor. I ate it with cookies and was happy as a clam.