AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale

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	100
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Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
San Diego, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
747	4.09/5.0	4.08/5.0	10%	99.6	Thistle

Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned
J.P. Gray's Wee Heavy Scotch Ale Scotland's bone-chilling winters command a strong, richly-flavored brew. J.P. Gray's Wee Heavy is such an ale. Named for Brewmaster Skip Virgilio's maternal grandfather, J.P. Gray's is a blend of the prized Maris Otter barley and dark roasted barley which imparts a slightly smoky flavor and a deep chestnut appearance. In the style of a classic Scottish wee heavy, this fine ale is remarkably smooth and malty with background flavors of chocolate and molasses. Warmth is provided by a substantial 9% alcohol by volume. The high alcohol and fresh ingredients allow this ale to age well over time. Appearance: Deep mahogany color, sparkling clarity, and excellent head formation and retention when properly served. Flavor: Deep caramelly malty flavor with just a hint of smoke in the finish. Aroma: The aroma is sweet and voluptuous, reflecting the flavor with malt, hop and yeast characteristics. Mouthfeel (body/texture): Lush, full, rounded, almost chewy. This is a BIG beer!

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Sparky27 (1583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 7, 2009

750ml. Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a big three finger tan head that lasts and leaves nice lacing. The nose is toffee, caramel and smoky peat. The taste is caramel, dark fruits, brown sugar, citrus hops and a touch of booze. Medium creamy mouthfeel. I actually prefer the barrel aged version much better, but this awesome as well.

petematte46 (218), Dallas, Texas, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

May 6, 2009

A great Scotch ale!! Smokey and hints of raisin and plum with a touch of alcohol burn. Smooth and tasty a must buy. Typical Alesmith beer.

tokyogoat (507), San Diego, California, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 3, 2009

750ml poured into a snifter Pours a murky reddish brown. Pours very fizzy like a cola, but head retains in a tight foam. Aroma is big. Smells like roasted nuts, a little chocolate, and rotten dark fruits. this is my first scotch ale. I didnt feel like drinking tonight, and kind of wanted to hate it, but its pretty damn good. Very smooth mouthfeel. Roasty malt, sweet, very sweet, but has a nice bite of alcohol to cut through the sweetness. It’s rather sweet and tough to drink, but this is a fantastic offering. very glad i tried it.

Beardface (984), Eugene, Oregon, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 29, 2009

750 ml bottle from Market of Choice. Poured a deep red-brown with a nice white head and some light lacing. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, peat and some woodiness. Flavor is full of malt and peat, toffee and plum/raisin fruitiness. By leaps and bounds the best scotch/wee heavy it’s ever been my pleasure to drink. Alcohol well masked as well.

Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 29, 2009

Drank this a couple of times. Wow. I absolutely love this. A great example of this style. Poured red with a tan head. Aroma of caramel. Very sweet candy flavor with some fruit in the finish. Absolutly amazing.

jesperhammer (290), Copenhagen, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 28, 2009

Mahogany, no head. Lovely malty nose. Very strong, ABV is noticable. Rum and coke turned into a beer? Very long aftertaste, but surprisingly very little hops. I like this one.

andersand (306), Malmö, Sweden

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 27, 2009

Fat, complex malt bomb that still come across as extremely well balanced. Fantastic caramelized notes alongside all sorts of deep fruit with a fat, somewhat oily badass body. Really malty, not at all bitter yet never sweet even at 10% ABV, great brew.

inkubus27 (248), Highland, Indiana, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	19/20

Apr 26, 2009

best... scotch...ale.... ever. Aroma is subtle which is to be expected, but gets a bit more forward once it warms up. Flavor is exploding with complexity. No bitterness. Very little alcohol presence, which is amazing. Just all around a great tasting very strong scotch ale.

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