Weyerbacher Old Heathen

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

12 oz bottle courtesy of Beerlando back from our first trade of late summer / early fall. Bottles pours a very dark blackish brown thick pour with red grape juice hints and a bigger than moderate brown heade that begins to dissipate, but cakes largely. Laces well. Aromas are a nice combination of roast, creamy chocolate and caramel, mixed with a touch of hot booziness, coffee cake, and light vanilla. Initial is moderate in body for the style, picking up some good roast, coffee, chocolate, caramel and vanilla completing the "sundae" effect. There is some warming booze, but nothing too rough. The bittering roast and coffee (which didn’t make much of an appearance in teh nose) is strong, sustained, yet not overpowering. Dark fruits and smoke make a bit of an appearance further into the body. Very good all around, just lacking stand out qualities or a defining factor. Cheers!

What’s not to like? Great creamy head, coffee lovers will feel magical. Also conveys a certain smokiness.

Weyerbacher Old Heathen is a bitch black ale with a mocha colored head that leaves very nice lacing. The aroma is mostly of coffee. It is medium-full bodied and smooth with a light, dry finish. It is well balanced and quite simple. The flavor, like the aroma, is mostly of coffee. There is a touch of sweetness at the finish, like licorice. This is a very drinkable Imperial Stout, sort of along the lines of Victory Storm King.

Bottle courtesy of HogtownHarry. Deep black pour, unleashes a creamy mocha head. Not a lot of lacing here, but the head was long lived. Nose is quite roasty/toasty, with coffee beans,black licorice, some vanilla, dark fruit. Tastes of roasted coffee beans, some dark chocolate,black licorice, some smokey fruity notes, leading to pit fruits and hops towards the end. Nice creamy palate, bitter and dark chocolate sweetness balances. A pleasure. Thanks a lot for this one Harry!

Bottle thanks to MrBunn. Smells of coffee, chocolate and some dark fruit such as raisins or fig. pours a rich black color with a medium head. Less than perfect flavor, with light notes of coffee and dark chocolate with a rather smooth palate. A little bit of wood and dark fruit showing themselves, but rather thin. Fairly well blended, but not real strong. Decent.

A fairly weak imp stout, but still a solid attempt. My only serious knock on this beer is the price, because $12.99 for a six pack is robbery considering I can get Siberian Night for three bucks less. Flavor and aroma have a light touch of nutty, woody coffee with a bitter dark chocolate finish. Although thin for an imp stout in the palate, it still finishes creamy and smooth. Not bad at all.

Bottle acquired via nimbleprop...THANKS ANDREW!!!! Liquid onyx with a creamy chestnut head. Dark bitter chocolate, roasted coffee and ash in aroma. Similar flavors find their way to the palate, as well. Cocoa, espresso, and campfire smoke are evident in the flavor. Descent mouthfeel but not awe-inspiring. Pretty solid offering.

I’m so happy I found this beer. The smell is a combination of rich chocolate and nuts, and the head is small, but buttery and aromatic. Taste is built around typical stout flavors - heavy on the chocolate - but there are oats that appear mid-way, as well as a spark of espresso at the end. The thing that really makes this beer good however, is the way it’s put together. I feel like I’m eating something; the different flavors are always there, but each one has its moment. Solid effort and a reliable beer from Weyerbacher. I will almost always be in the mood for one of these, which although almost pitch black in color, goes down relatively easy. Still, it’s probably best to enjoy this on its own (or with some trail mix).