Weyerbacher Old Heathen

Very malty and sweet for an Imperial stout. Taste is fairly light and medium body. Expected more.

Looks monster with dark heavy coat, noisy espesso head that lasts a minute leaving a ring, gold highlights. Smells of treacly roasty malts and some good coffee, Tastes surprisingly light and straightforward, especially on the front, leading to a sweeter finish and that sweetness holds to the palate and tongue. "Robust and Roasty" do not spring to mind. I like the rustic hint of British sourness. Good beer but not a very ambitiously contrived American RIS. It’s more about flavor and nuance than weight and intensity - disregard commercial description and enjoy what it is.

Cask at Rattle and Hum. Poured typically black with a thin off white head. Nose was of dried fruits, burnt malts, coffee, and chocolate. I found the taste very fruity, with some hop notes, and could taste the chocolate. Felt it was a bit disjointed, maybe too much going on?Liked it but never going to be my fave RIS

Bottle thanks to porterhouse. Pours with a black pour with a large mocha colored head. This beer stains the glass in a way that I like my stouts to do. Good lace at that., very good and full retention... will bump this up a point from my original rating. Aroma of roast, cocoa, leather, dark and red fruits, baking flour, figs, black licorice, and toffee. Taste is rich chocolate brownies, anise, banana esters, and a leathery finish. Slightly metallic with espresso notes. Good! Flavor is highly decadent. Slightly thin mouthfeel, water like with light bubbles. Great flavor, but overall score is hurt by some little things (mouthfeel is up there).

A bit thin in body, but excellent in flavour. Deep, rich, and complex. It’s just a shame it wasn’t a bit thicker! Easy to drink for an imperial stout with an 8%+ alcohol content, which could be *good* except that a light imperial stout still carries a two or three drink maximum for most beer drinkers!

pours nice and black with mildtan head. nose is banana. taste is like someone dropped a shot of paint thinner into it. um, i’ll pass on a second, barkeep.

12oz bottle. Dark brown pour with a big tan head. Malty and boozy aroma with licorice and chocolate. Taste of creamy vanilla up front, then chocolate malt with a coffee finish. Not bad, but I think I like the BA version (Heresy) a little better.

Mr Bunn comes thorugh with another delicious bottle of beer in an very generous trade, thanks again Joel! The beer pours a deep black with a tight tan head. The aroma is coffee with some yeasty notes and a little bit of plum. The flavors are much like the aromas with some good bitter coffee a mild fruitiness and a hopiness which works well with the other flavors. Very tasty and drinkable, not a trace of alcohol, this reminded me more of a plain old stout than an imperial stout, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.