doppelmeup (51), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jun 10, 2008
drank this side by side with some Heresy, to see what effect oak aging would have on the beer. It was an interesting experience, and I preferred the Old Heathen over the Heresy. Here is my review.
Very dark brew with no light shining through. Not a great head, and only minimal lacing. No doubt you were drinking a stout when you looked at this one.
Aromas of coffee, bittersweet cocoa and espresso.
A dark and rich flavored beer. Similar in taste to how it smelled, with espresso dominating the flavor. Very nice tasting stout. The high ABV was very well hidden.
Mouthfeel was rich and thick. Again, no doubt that you were drinking a RIS.
Very drinkable brew, although the high ABV would definitely sneak up on you, so drink carefully.
 jrmac (135), USA
Oct 5, 2008 I have learned to expect greatness from Weyerbacher. Nose is spot on for an Imperial stout. Aromas of chocolate, espresso, caramel malt. Tastes is similar. Big and creamy. Awesome beer.
BeerBelcher (744), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 29, 2008 The world is full of great Russian Imperial Stouts. In fact, it’s rare to find one on this site without a glowing review. But I found this one to be very....average. We just got distribution of Weyerbacher here in Wisconsin, and everyone’s excited (this flavor of the month excitement goes back a year or so - we got Stone this summer, Southern Tier a little before that, etc), but that excitement for me didn’t turn into a greatly favorable impression of this particular beer.
It pours black and a bit thin, with a very modest amount of head. Aroma is faint but reminiscent of dark malt, roastiness, and chocolate. Flavor is same, but I was distracted by this due to some wateriness and a very faint flavor (particularly for this style of beer).
This beer wasn’t bad, it just doesn’t compare to many others of the style. Still, I’d have it again and weakly recommend it. I bought a 6-pack at Discount Liquor in Milwaukee.
Juelze (700), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Pours a dark black color with thin white head. Aroma is of dark fruit, anise, chocolate and roasted malt. Taste is of light licorice, chocoalte, and roasted malt. Mild carbonation. Full bodied and delicisous.
Petrucci914 (373), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Pours a pitch black with a medium mocha head that leaves streaks of lacing. Aroma is wet coffee grounds with some malt sweetness. Taste is chocolate, roasted malts, with a hint of hop sweetness. Pretty good.
TheBeerBaron (166), Florida, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Pitch black color and soapy brown head. Impossible ot see any carbonation bubbles but easy to see the lace on the glass. Chicory and chocolate aroma, and heavy malt smell. A strange cinnamon scent gives this an interesting spicy smelling finish. Bruisingly bold flavor, lots of chocolate and burnt malt. There must be a good amount of hops in this beer because the flavor is not malty sweet. for evident reasons this 8% stout has a thick palate but its a good thing. This unhearalded stout is a definite surprise.
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