Weyerbacher Heresy

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

This offering from Weyerbacher poured out a black,almost cola looking,with a thin tan head.Aromas were of oak,chocolate and coffee,which were also in the flavor.This is a well made Imperial Stout.

Appearance: Dark color with a pinky-sized tan head.

Smell: Smells kind of like a JD and coke to me. Sweet fruit and burnt malt wood and slightly harsh vanilla.

Taste: roasty chalk , sweet, chocolate, vanilla, with a dry, slightly bitter finish. A little watery, but overall a pleasant pull. No alcohol taste, which at only 8.2% is a good thing

Palate: on the light end of an imperial stout.

A drinkable brew, nothing earth shattering. I could session this baby under some circumstances, which is scary.

On tap at the Virginia Beer Festival. Pours very dark with a thin tan head. Aroma of espresso, bits of dark chocolate, and oak chips. Flavor was excellent - strong espresso notes, cream, roasted oak, dark chocolate, and malts. Goes down nice and smooth - I need to get more of this.

12-oz bottle from jjpm74. Pours an opaque thick liquor, rocky diminishing tan head. Aroma is dark sour chocolate malt (straw, meal), ashy toasted malt, oak and vinous notes, yeast (earth), caramel and molasses. Dark bitter chocolate and coffee flavor, medium acidity and creamy, drying and spicy finish. Dark bodied, creamy palate, spicy and slightly dry end.

Draft, Baja Bean, Staunton VA. Great holy bejeesus this was good. Black, thinning to red at the edges, with a brown head. Nose of whiskey, wood, vanilla, dark and sweet chocolate, dark fruit, and alcohol. Flavors of all of these, very nicely balanced, focusing on a rich alcoholic chocolate with a creamy mouthfeel and nice warmth throughout. Very nice, and would have been over the top with a bit of hoppiness a la Stone or Brooklyn.

"Poured a dark brown with nice head not what i expected at all. Aroma was of wood and coffee. FLavor was nice amount of coffee and some wood to it. Mouthfeel was almost heavy. Solid beer, not amazing but solid. "

Bomber (I think) into tulip, The Friday impy stout tasting, summer 2005. Tasted blind. Fruity bourbon smell with a bit of vanilla. Flavor is lightly acidic with a large roasty center and soft powdered chocolate sweetness riding over it. Finish is nicely dry with distinct alcohol that warms the throat all the way down. Enjoyable.

(03.26.06) Stout/porter sampling with Scott, Tony and Walt at DiCarlo’s, Mundelein, IL. 12 oz brown bottle from trade with Firemoose15. Undated. Poured black with small tan head. No discernable carbonation. Sour aroma in the nose. Medium bodied stout that starts with light malt sweetness and oak wood/prune flavors. Slight acidity/sourness in the mouth. Possible infection or old oxidized bottle? Finishes with light malt fade and sour aftertaste. Sour off-flavor detracts from the enjoyment of this beer. This beer deserves a re-rate if I can find a fresher bottle. Thanks Firemoose15 for the bottle. UPDATE (06.04.06) Beer tasting at DiCarlo’s, Mundelein, IL, complements of Scott L. Poured brown black with small off-white head. Medium bodied stout that started with light malt sweetness and vegetal green peas and fruity (prune) flavors. Some slight tanginess. Finished with light bitterness. Rather watery with very little black grain flavor. Again, a surprisingly disappointing stout from Weyerbacher. Scott went to the trouble of securing a fresh bottle of this stout for this re-rating - extra thanks to Scott. Rating remains unchanged.