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AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale

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7554.09/5.04.08/5.010%99.6Thistle
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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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 Ibrew2or3 (2761), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/520/20
Nov 4, 2006    Updated: Mar 25, 2009
On Tap @ Brewery. Dark brown color with creamy tan head. Aroma of rich caramel and molasses malts. Wow, full flavor maltiness from caramel, molasses, some chocolate malts and vanilla. In spite of this and the high gravity a surprising amount of piney hops remain from midway to the finish. The best Scotch Ale I’ve tried to date by a wide margin. I thought I’d had a couple of really good ones too. I really like Pike’s Kilt Lifter on tap and the Wee Heavy blow it away. It’s not even close. Excellent brew!


 moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
Jul 6, 2006  
This scotch ale is awesome. The Wee Heavy had many of the same aroma and flavor characteristics that the Speedway Stout has. They are not the same by any stretch, but you can definitely taste the similarities. The pour was a dark reddish brown with a huge head that stuck around for a long time. The aroma was of sweet chocolate malt, and a faint hint of coffee. There is a good smoky characteristic to the nose as well. The taste is very smooth and malty, with little in the hop department. The flavors are sweet malts, chocolate, and the coffee again. Way too easy to drink for a 10% ABV beer. The best scotch ale out there for sure."


 daknole (2940), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Good god what a beer. Man oh man. Brown pour, pretty small head. Aroma is just simply amazing. Caramel, toffee, smokiness, vanilla, wood. Flavor is just complex, smooth and amazing. I get hins of vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, graham crackers. Goodness I really must get more of this. My oh my.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Feb 16, 2003    Updated: Jan 1, 2006
I had the pleasure of enjoying the 2001. A nice dark cherry color with a nice mist of smokiness. A nice mixture of carmel/chocolate. Strong all the way through and finish smooth while remaining quite bold. A very impressive brew, very impressive.


 herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jun 20, 2002  
AleSmith has quickly become one of my favorite brewerys.Had this one on tap and it was pretty near perfection to me.I’m not very good at the flowery descriptions so just try it.$10.00 a bottle and worth every penny.


 omhper (12221), Stockholm, Sweden
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
May 20, 2002  
Chestnut brown. Huge amount of malt. Chewy and vivuous. Oak and toffee flavour, slightly salty finish. Very complex. Definitely world class!


 wetherel (1601), Encinitas, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/518/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Great, great, dense creamy lingering lacing head. Caramel color and sweet sweet caramel taste. One of my most favorite beers. A little expensive at $10/705mL, so I waited for a visit to Alesmith’s tasting room to rate this one. Again, excellent!


Gillard (42), Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Big thanks to Quake1028. A-Chocolate,marshmellow,Figs,Caramel,a malty AP-Very serious dark brown with a huge mocha whispy head. F-So so Good.Caramel, chocolate, Figs, a liitle pete smoke. P- Velvety smooth and long This beer is plain out a beer everyone needs to try. I crave this beer.



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