 illinismitty (1474), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Mar 30, 2007 Updated: Mar 31, 2007
Boy, this bottle has quite a story behind it. <br /><br />
PART ONE: I had bought Droopy49 a Mephistopheles and a Dreadnaught. He was going to go beer hunting an find something for me. What does he get? This bottle...PERSONALLY SIGNED TO ME BY PETER! Juan, you are DA MAN!. <br /><br />
PART TWO: I get a room at the Hilton for the Knoxville Tasting. I share the room with Shigadeyo and Ross because I am a nice guy. All three of us had worked out trades to be delivered in person. One bottle I was supposed to trade with Ross was the regular Ale Smith Wee Heavy. In a hurry, I accidentally grabbed the BA version going out the door. After the tasting, we were finalizing our trade at the room when I noticed that I brought the BA Wee Heavy. Like hell I was going to trade that to Ross for 6 Duck Rabbit Impys. Needless to say, Ross and Craig really wanted me to open the bottle and were giving me shit. It was late and I told them to STFU and go to bed. But Ross threatened to teabag me while I was sleeping, if I did not open it. So I caved and opened the bottle. <br /><br />
THE RATING: Bottle 44/234. Pours deep brown/ garnet with almost no head. Nice aroma of vanilla, cherries, raisen, caramel, and faint nuts. Initial flavor of caramel, dark fruits, and brown sugar. Middle has some very moderate notes of oak, joined by some faint chocolate. Smooth malty finish with the alcohol very well hidden. I was expecting lots more bourbon and oak, but the barrel aging really just blended into the beer. I would say it added more vanilla and sweetness as opposed to smoke,wood, or char flavors, which this one could have used more of. Perhaps this one mellowed a bit., because I did not pick up a ton of bourbon. Still, a very nice beer. I wish I had more detailed notes, but I was in no condition to rate based on my barely legible notes. Many thanks to Droopy49 for getting this rare treat for me.
omhper (10888), Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 17, 2008 <i>Bottled, thanks Marsblursi!</i> Deep mahogany colour, brief bubbly head. Aroma of vanilla and caramel. Sweet and softly malty. Full bodied and velvetty, chocolatey and syrupy with lots of bourbon and spun sugar. A massive and compelc beer with a richness that is seldom seen. The character of teh Wee Heavy is really well suited for barrel aging, and this is nicely done. In the finish warming alcohol prevails. A mindlowing beer. If there is anything i could change I’d try to make it less sweet.
JB175 (1406), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 1, 2008 #1400! I’m excited to try this one as its the BA version of my favorite Scotch/Wee Heavy. Thick, dark brown pour with a small head. Aroma is thick and sweet with lots of maple syrup, chocolate and toffee, dark berries, and lotsa vanilla-wood essence. Flavor is maple syrup dominant with a hefty (though not overwhelming) dose of oak, vanilla, roast/smoke, and caramel candy. Thick and wonderful mouthfeel - awesome brew!
Marsiblursi (1459), göteborg, Sweden
Oct 30, 2008 (Bottle thanks to WeeHeavy) Pours beautiful mahogany brown with a red glow and almost no head. The sweet malt and the fat oak blends well in the aroma with notes of buttery coconut, vanilla, wood, stable caramel, liquid toffee, marzipan, light smoke, milk chocolate, earth, maple syrup, caramelized nuts, English fruit cake and warming alcohol. Round yet a bit sticky on the nose. Berry fruity and anise hints. The aroma and flavour is lightly oxidized with light vinous tones. The flavour is fat malty with a well-balanced backdrop of bourbon oak. Tones of caramel, toffee, milk chocolate, smoke, vanilla spiced, cocoanut, maple syrup and fudge. The mouthfeel round, oily and smooth yet sticky and chewy. Light carbonated. Medium to heavily sweet, light salty and light bitter. The aftertaste is earthy, caramelly malt and alcohol-ish bourbon. Near full-bodied. A fantastic malt bomb.
The_Epeeist (1002), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 23, 2008 25.4 oz bottle, 2006 release. Dark brown with a frothy tan ring. Nose is peat, maple, scotch and vanilla with intriguing notes of ground fallen dark fruits. Medium body but carb level is fairly high; sharp and stinging. Taste is smooth chocolate scotch and oak. To me, barrel is too prominent. Tasty but i prefer the original.
nqualls (536), Tennessee, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured a clear amber color with a thin brownish head. Aroma of molasses, caramel and bourbon. Flavor was very strong with bourbon. Palate was smooth with soft carbonation and a medium body.
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