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Weyerbacher Insanity

Weyerbacher Insanity

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Easton, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
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on tap
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4933.73/5.03.73/5.0Special11.1%72.1 Snifter P  Stats

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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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 Beer_Hawk (673), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20

May 4, 2008  
Bottle. Poured amber with an off-white head. The sweet aroma finds nuts, malts, and hints of spices. The flavor is much the same of the aroma with hints of oak and fruits mixed in. Sweet throughout. Medium to full body. Very enjoyable. (Rating from June ’07)

 craftycarl21 (170), South Hero, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Light ruby pour, no head. Aroma is fruity with sweet apricot, alcohol, grape, caramel, and vanilla. Flavor is beauteous, hops at start, sweet malt and fruitiness follows, and caramel sticks at the end. Palate is nice- not too watery, lingers nicely. Very nice beer.


 Jblauvs (149), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
orange amber pour with no head. Smooth sweet vanilla fruit and hops in the nose. Hoppy in the beginning then a sweet malt middle and a woody alcohol finish. A rather good barley wine


 oteyj (310), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Copper ruby pour with no head. Aroma is caramel with some citrus hops and nectar fruit. Alcohol comes out as well. Flavor is vinous and fruity with lots of sweetness. Alcohol tinge lingers on the palate. Palate is smooth, prickling, and warming. A little over hopped.


 hellbilly (837), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 16, 2008  
pours a dark orange amber with a soft creamy light tan head which lasts as a film... lots of spotty and drippy lacing. something tingles the nostrils... spice or alcohol. i don’t know but it’s not unpleasant... very rich aroma of caramel, malty cereal grain, vanilla/oak and a nice mild bourbon note. the flavor is reminiscent of a well aged vintage BW... low sweetness (yet it’s still sweet) with a ton of malty grain almost like it’s been aged and oxidized with some vanilla, caramel, citrus/orange, wood and spicy bourbon. spicy finish with abv% coming in late really helps to offset the sugar level. medium to full body. really creamy texture and smooth mouth feel. it’s not sticky! the entire bottle is a bit much but one glass is really good!...


 BOLTZ7555 (435), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Really enjoyed this beer...acquired in a trade with Tweety (trade with him if you get an opportunity). Burnt orange color with a nice off-white 2" head. Caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, and oak...really tasty. Wish this was available in AZ!!! Interesting, complex, unique.




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