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Weyerbacher Insanity

Weyerbacher Insanity - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine

Easton, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6033.72/5.03.71/5.0Special11.1%77.6Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Insanity, first released November 2004, is Weyerbacher's latest creation in the world of cutting edge beers. Insanity is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors such as malt, dates, oak, vanilla, and bourbon just to name a few.
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 drfabulous (1213), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Intense Bourbon flavor. Very welcoming aroma. Sweet. Vanilla. This is a nice bourbon beer even if it is not exactly a barley wine in style.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Cloudy red copper with small beige head. Aroma is fruity, sweet, citrus, red apple, alc. Flavor is sweet citrus, red apple, strong alc, intense. Medium and creamy. Blaugh.


 sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2009  
pours deep copper orange with thin head. aroma is sweet and fruity with bananna, red fruits, vanilla, oak, and bourbon. drinks with lots of dark fruits and sweet candy sugar, oak, vanilla, bourbon, banana. very tasty stuff.


 patrickfannon (274), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Draft. 5 oz flight. Pours pumpkin orange with a thin, off0white head. Aroma of banana, vanilla, clove, and yeast. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Tart, crisp finish. Very good.


 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Hazy pour with a banana-nut bread aroma. Slippery smooth with a bourbon taste. Taste more like a liqueur than a beer.


dand645 (75), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2009  
copper red pour, quickly dissapearing tan head, ish ton of floaters...nose is dried fruit, malty, sweet, lots of booze...flavor is much the same, great solid mouthfeel...nice


 changeup45 (782), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Pours a hazy reddish-brown color with a nice initial tan head. Lots of bubbles and foamy patches remain on top. The aroma shows sherry, oak, plums, toffee and sweet candy. The flavor follows, I don’t pick up more or less, perhaps less oak and more sweet toffee or caramel. Scattered lacing. Moderately sticky sweet but it’s fine and not overbearing in small portions. More than half a bomber or so and it becomes a bit much. Very little alcohol sting showing for an 11% beer. It will warm you up though. Overall a solid sipper, straight forward, no wow factor, but a good drink


 caresville (106), Vernon, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Oct 5, 2009  
pours a reddish burgundy tint with a small tan head and some decent lacing. smells woody and alcoholy, with hints of sugar, nutmeg, and spice. tastes like a liquor with slight fruit flavoring. difficult to drink after the first few sips for me and that bourbon taste really kicks in.



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