Heavyweight Barrel Aged Old Salty

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

750 ml bottle courtesy of willblake. Pour is hazy ruby cordovan brown. Fizzy off white head falls fairly fast leaving behind only specs of lacing. Aroma of stale cardboard and some vinegar notes initially. As it warms, some currant fruit, honey and sweet raisins comes out. Also, the wood becomes very present Taste is very soft, floral, sweet honey raisin fruit and some alcohol heat towards the end. There is a bit of woody saltiness in the taste as well, along with mild black pepper. Interesting and complex. Thanks for sending me this one way back when, Jon, just off the charts generosity.

Bottle shared by theisti. Pours deep mahogany red with some darker hues. Dark, lasting, khaki head with spotty lace. A bit of a vinegar bite in the aroma with a bit of oxidation. There’s some cherry and toffee as well. It opened up a bit better after awhile and the aroma was mostly tannic oak. Mmmmm. Rich toffee with some light milk chocolate. I wouldn’t have guessed that this was a bourbon barrel. Seem more like brandy or calvados. Tastes great. Quite full bodied, light carbonation, and a sweet but mellow finish. There’s still a lot of life in this bottle. Thanks for sharing Tim.

05 Bottle at RBSG. Pours deep amber with light beige head. Aroma of yeast, caramel, and vanilla. Medium bodied but with a slight fizziness to the texture. Flavor of caramel, vanilla, cherry, and honey with a muted bitterness. Lots of residual sweetness and a hint of oxidation. This seems to be past its prime. I may open mine soon

~RBSG ’08~

’05 bottle at the Grand Tasting. Pours a caramel brown color, with a tannish white head and nice frothy lacing. Some Belgian yeast aromas, clove, banana, caramel, and some vanilla. Flavor has nice creamy caramel and vanilla, ripe fruit such as mango, banana and citrus. Nice soft body, creamy mouthfeel, overall pretty damn good.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber-brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of toffee, chocolate, caramel, and fruit cake. Flavor of toffee, roasted malt, vanilla, bread, and fruit. A tasty, nicely aged barley wine.

Bottle, thanks to Bu11zeye. Pours a brownish orange body with beige head. Aroma of rasins and roasted malt. Flavor is very sweet with dark fruit. Full body with low-med. carbonation.,......Very good beer!

Tasting 06/15/08 Thanks bu11zeye again! This beer pours a ruby red amber. The aroma is liquorice,. The flavor is liquorice, figs and is a little oily on the mouthfeel. Cheers!

[1231-20080328] 1pt9.4floz bottle. Woody barrel roast sweet malt aroma with raisin bits and a mild hint of vanilla. Hazy, dark brown mahogany body with a quick foamy light tan head. Raisin dark fruit figgy roasted malt flavour with creamy buttery spices and bitter coffee notes. Full body is smooth. Very nice, quite interesting.
(Vintage 2005; c/o blankboy, w/ him, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)
Overheard: "Kicks that fxxking Weyerbacher barleywine up and down Yonge Street."