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RATINGS: 908   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.74   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 333   ABV: 11.1%
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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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3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
drsordr (206) - Loveland, Ohio, USA - APR 10, 2013
Bottle pour ruby. Nose of sweet malt, caramel, booze, alcohol, and faint banana. Taste Belgian candy, banana, sweet malt, followed by a hint of tannin. Thick syrupy mouthfeel.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beermomz (20) - USA - APR 10, 2013
Poured from a 12 oz bottle a cloudy brown color.No head and the aroma was amazing right out of the bottle. Bourbon, bourbon, bourbon, oak and dates. Tasted like drinking a lightly carbonated smooth bourbon. I really enjoyed this barley wine but its not one I’d drink often or have more than one.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Jesterdeal (1042) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - APR 10, 2013
Aroma of vanilla, creme brule, caramel and oak. Pours hazy orange red with very little film. Taste is sweet and oaky with great vanilla, toffee and bourbon notes. A little too much wood but very nice!

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
mko979 (2) - Palm Bay, Florida, USA - APR 8, 2013 does not count
Very good, aroma is dried fruit with a little bit of boozy notes. Appearance is right on target, dark amber with very little head. Taste is where this thing becomes so dynamic. I?m getting spice notes from the wood, oak vanilla flavors, super smooth and you really don?t tastes the alcohol. Overall, very good.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
NikkTwist (880) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 8, 2013
Draft at Monks. Tulip. Cloudy brown leather pour with a large overflowing off-white head. Boozy nose. Syrupy brown fruits. Prunes. Raisins. Dates. Sandlewood honey. Vanilla bourbon. Anbesol. Sulfered apricots. Brown sugar. Rotted caramel apples. Good stuff.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
closey22 (235) - Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, USA - APR 3, 2013
Hazy reddish brown w/rimming white head; aroma of subtle fruit plum/prune/cherryish; touch of spice in Flava with sweet malty syrupy notes and sharp alcohol bite; feels smooth and medium thick some fizz; finishes sweetly dry and a touch bitter

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kayres (210) - , Georgia, USA - MAR 31, 2013
Hazy copper with a thin head. Sweet bourbon aroma. Sweet, vanilla lemon flavors. Medium bodied. Boozy finish ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DocJitsu (305) - California, USA - MAR 31, 2013
Pours a cloudy cider-amber color with no head at all. There are some cola type carbonation bubbles that migrate from the bottom of the glass to the surface of the beer, but once that fades, which is very quickly, this looks like a glass of ice tea. Vanilla, toffee, and some tart non-citrus fruit on the nose. Mouthfeel is pretty full and wet with a little carbonation sting on the back and edges of the tongue. I’m not sure I’d want much more carbonation than that with this beer. It warms your mouth right up. There’s some tart cherry, some vanilla, and some sweet, buttery toffee. The flavors fade before the alcohol evaporates, so there’s a bit of an off-putting alcohol flavor that lingers. It’s a pretty good beer overall. It’s appearance is a trip though.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
nyindiansfan (435) - rochester, New York, USA - MAR 29, 2013
Bottle. Pouts a dark amber. Head gone very fast no lacing. Smell it’s heavy booze little oak. Dark fruits. Surprising how sweet it is. Very hot close to the hotness I got from a few of the fiftyfifty eclipses. Good beer def needs time to mellow out I’d say six oz is more then enough for one sitting. Eh maybe I’m a light weight now heavy shit here.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Awktoberfest (92) - Davenport, Iowa, USA - MAR 28, 2013
Kind of a rough bwine...no head low carbonation...single sided with the simple emphasis on the oak barrels and not much else.. Hard to drink.. Not my ideal bwine ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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