Weyerbacher Insanity

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Snifter

Aroma, woodness, malty, somewhat whiskey essence, color whiskey like color, lacing head, taste complex, you have to slow down for this one!, spicyness from the barrel aging comes trough slight burn then the maltness comes in the backend, very little carbantion, overall, Nice beer, look forward to trying again!

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012 22 oz. Bomber into a snifter. Murky amber pour with a fluffy white head, which dissipates almost immediately. The aroma is oak, vanilla, hot alcohol, caramel, toffee. Above medium bodied, with low carbonation makes for a sipper. And what a great sipper it is. Super complex flavors of bourbon, apples, dates, raisins, vanilla. There is a caramel sweetness that coats the mouth, but it’s nicely balanced by a woody, slightly hoppy finish, with just a twang of acidity. The finish seems to last forever.

Couleur rubis cuivrée assez translucide avec une tonne de sédiment en suspens. Raisin, vanille, bourbon et une vicieuse brise d’alcool en arôme. La présence en bouche typiquement Weyerbacher est toujours en avant plan avec son pétillement trouble fête. C’est de loin supérieur à la blithering idiot mais je suis encore un peu déçu. Des grosses notes de dattes et figues nous assaillent mais sont aussitôt tabassés par le chêne et l’alcool. Quand même satisfaisant comme expérience même si normalement, ce genre de brassin me renverse. Les fruits confis se dégagent bien au fur et à mesure qu’on s’acclimate. Se boit comme un vin rouge robuste.

22 oz bottle shared by Drew. Thanks! Pours a rich murky amber brown hue, touches of glowing amber at the edges. A frothy offwhite head dies to a film, thicker ring, laces ok. Aromas are caramel, toffee. Dark fruit, touches of orange peel, gentle earthy hopping. Some gentle spice, yeastiness, malty sweetness. A bit sweet on the nose. Some mellow oak, reduced by the age (2005) of the bottle. Initial is medium bodied, a bit thinned by age. Offering toffee, candi sugar, brown sugar, and caramel. Some biscuits, toast, bread. Touches of fruit, spice, gentle apple and orange, with sweet malts. Mellow, rich. The body is a bit thinned due to age and barrel, mellow spirit, oak. Middle shows dryness, heat, mellow lingering flavors. Spice and sweet. Finish is sweet, lingering, touches of spice, mellow heat. Touches of barrel are fleeting, the gentle kisses of heat remain though. Not bad, an interesting age experiment. Aged, but the barrel heat remains.

2004 bottle! 1st release! Pours an opaque amber/ruby with a medium tan head. Aroma has notable vanilla and oak...mild bourbon...just a hint of fruit. Flavor has bourbon and dark fruit...great oak notes...nice bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium/heavy and silky/oily with a dry, oaky finish that warms. I can believe how amazingly this held up!

Pours a hazed copper color with a soapy off-white head. Smells a bit boozy. Lots of sweet malt, bourbon, and brown sugar. There’s toffee, and caramel, maybe some dark fruit. Not bad, but hot. The flavor is more of the same, except a bit muddled and slightly oxidized. There is good toffee and vanilla character, but quite a bit of booze and bourbon. Some mild oak notes. Medium to full body with low to medium carbonation.

Average or slightly better looking. A nice red color which is mostly clear*. It didn’t produce much head or lacing, but it’s still not bad to look at. Smell is super fruity sweetness, excellent complexities including wood, vanilla and a bit of alcohol. Taste is an explosion of goodness. Very mid to dark fruity. A nice mixture of maltiness and earthiness also adds to the distinct and delicious flavor of this barleywine. Almost a wine like quality. Smooth, yet strongly alcoholic and wet, sweet, with a lingering fruitiness. The alcohol isn’t really noticed in the taste or feel much, but obviously warms on the way down. Drinks great. Highly flavorful and smooth, downright delicious in every way. A true shining star amongst barleywines. I love that barleywines come in 12oz bottles**, as that’s the size that I’d prefer to have this style of beer in. Great job on this one! *From the bomber it was more cloudy, even with a careful pour, but otherwise looked the same. **I still prefer the 12oz size, if only because 22oz is a bit more barelywine than I’d usually drink on my own. However, the bomber of this stuff was quite easy to finish because it’s so good!

12oz bottle vintage unknown. Thanks to a generous trader i’ve been sittin on this. Brownish red pour. Sweet toffee and raisin meets bourbony oak. Finishes wit a touch of caramel. Solid beer, would mins a few more.