Heavyweight Baltus O.V.S.

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

reddish brown with tan head. flavor of crystal malt with some sourness mixed in. tastes like belgian sour ale. a solid if not spectacular ale

Copper orange color. Honey malty aroma. Palate a bit flat. Flavor is toffee with noticiable kick followed by smooth orange and hoppy bite.

Bottle at Eulogy: Poured a dark amber color with a nice sized head. The aroma was strong malts and yeast. The flavor was sweet and slightly sour. Overall, for a beer that is probably going on two years old, it is still holding its flavor and is enjoyable to drink. Glad I got to try this.

Pretty forgetful. This is my 2nd or 3rd time with Heavyweight and they just haven’t done much for me. I know they’re out of business for the most part. Wasn’t sure what to make out of this beer. A Belgian Strong? The beer poured out an amberish-red color with a medium sized head. First whiffs and all I got was malt, sour malt in fact. Yeast also shows up with a bit of tobacco notes. Flavors was like a plum extract or rotted plums..I don’t know which. Alcohol and spices are also very prominent. Seemed like a dubbel somehow. A bad dubbel. Anyways, not tasty at all.

Plum color with lots of yeasties in suspension. Aroma is dominated by some raisin with a bit of brown sugar and bread. Flavor is sweet and bready - lots of sugar, dark fruit, and caramel/slightly sweet candy. Thinner mouthfeel. Good and unique, but this is mediocre relative to the better Heavyweight beers that were made.

July 2006 - I didn’t like it. If I knew it was supposed to be a Belgian Strong, I probably would have liked it less. This defies style...and is somewhat of a mess. Aroma smelled like sour wine. The flavor was a sour wine with sour butter. Flat mouthfeel (which I hate) and cloying. Distinctive (I’m trying to be positive), but flat out unpleasant.

12oz bottle, courtesy of Schutzenliesel. Thanks, Tom! Pours a murky, burnt caramel color; fluffy khaki-colored head with great retention and lacing. Pleasant, mildly tart aroma showing brown sugar, bananas, and a pleasant yeastiness; very nice aroma; some wheat. A bit of hard caramel at the front, but no over-the-top oxidation; slightly tart citrus and lively carbonation at the front; medium mouthfeel; red fruits, sweet brown sugar, and some doughiness; pleasant and drinkable. Medium, citrus and brown sugar finish; tasty stuff.

From a bottle. Pours a dark amber color. Aroma of sweet candied fruits, roasted malts and alittle bit of yeast. Decent brew, that seems to held up to time, since I have no idea how old this bottle is but its atleast 3 years old.