Weyerbacher Heresy

A pitch black beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of alcohol and chocolate. The flavor is dominated by chocolate, but also some roasted notes, leading to a smooth but dry finish. The alcohol is very well hidden in the flavor, but gives it a nice body. A nice Imperial Stout.

(Bottle 65 cl) Completely black and opaque with a light brown head. Vinous aroma with lots of oak. Medium body with sweetish, malty accents. Lots of vanilla and bourbon notes. Almost no bitterness. Very soft and pleasant. Courtesy of xproudfoot. 061006

Bottled. Very black, firm brownish head. Strong wood aroma. Sweet with notes of vanilla. licorice and coffee. Extreme oak barrel flavour going like a bulldozer across other flavours diminishing them to gravel. I very much like oak barrel beers, but this beer has no balance whatsoever. Interesting as a prototypical barrel aged beer, but leaves a lot of room for improvement.

Bottled. Opaque black colour, maybe very dark brown. Small brown head. Strong alcohol (whiskyish) aroma along with some hints of roasted malts, coffee and toffee. Strong chocolate mixed with whisky and some roasted malts. Aftertaste is where alcohol comes in. Very smooth and tasteful Impy stout.

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige head. Roasted aroma of vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Roasted flavour of vanilla, coffee abd chocolate.

Date: September 02, 2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: Imperial stout aged in oak barrels
Aroma: black, sweet winey roasted malt aroma
Flavor: big malt flavor, endless vanilla flavor, lots of sweetness
Overall: great in a sample but may be too much in a full pint

Date: May 10, 2005
Mode: bottle
Appearance: thin tan head can easily be roused but quickly disappears
Aroma: sweet winey roasty aroma
Body: huge oak flavor, big body, big malt flavor, nice winey character that grows and grows, stays huge to the last drop
Overall: a pint is not enough

Date: October 14, 2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: black, big tan head, touch of lace
Aroma: dry chocolate aroma
Flavor: nice vanilla and oak flavor, very dry chocolate flavor, light bitterness, touch of fruity wine, lots of woody oak causing a touch of bitterness

Date: February 24, 2007
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.5 to 3.3
Aroma: huge fumey bourbon and roasted aroma with sweet vanilla and a hint of oak, a bit thin
Flavor: sweet and sour bourbon flavor, lots of oak rises to the front, turns into thin bourbon and chocolate, some sweet vanilla tries to save it but over the top bitterness from the oak prevents it
Overall: a classic battle between heven and hell

Date: July 04, 2008
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.4 to 3.5
Words: aged
Aroma: sweet bourbon and vanilla aroma, dark chocolate, lots of fruityness
Flavor: sweet chocolate and bourbon flavor, additional vanilla sweetness, oak adds balance
Overall: age is very very good for this beer

Date: April 05, 2009
Mode: draft<br /

Near black colour, flat and oily-looking. Beefy, oily aroma like Indonesian soy sauce. Soft and sweet with light bourbon nuances. Dark chocolate, minerals, leaves and muscovado sugars on the palate.

Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm; vintage 2006 or 2007
Black like the centre of the universe, with a huge and thick head. It has a very nice aroma of chocolate malt, roasted malt, vanilla; very creamy aroma. Good body structure, surely less thick than many American samples, quite smooth mouthfeel; the chocolate and caramel flavor are well mixed together, with moderate sweetness; there is very light liquorice and vanilla, and almost no roasted malt (for me, a good thing). I find that the final is lacking a bit of bitterness, of depth; not even really long enough. Anyway, a highly enjoyable beer.