Heavyweight Chuck

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

Draght @ Moan & Dove Amherst MA: Pours a deep ruddy brown hue. Sourish, malty nose. Butter, grains, wood, sour, light to medium body, slick mouthfeel, finish with faintly bitter hops and smooth sweet malt. An interesting treat.

I just don’t know what to say about this. A belgian, bubbly ale. Good head., good color. Weird flavor.

amber gold color, lightly cloudy. off-white/tan creamy head. bubblegum aroma, sweet malt too. flavor is sour with funky brett, creamy mouthfeel. light malt backing. faint banana and sour finish. thanks cornboy!

Bottle: Brown & ruby colored body with a tan head. Aroma is wood, apple, spice, pepper, tart cherry. Taste is bitter brettanomyces, very close to Rodenbach (as probiere noted), lemon, tart cherry, medium sour. Courtesy of cornboy.

Pours a hazy brown. Aroma of apple, spice, and some general sourness. Flavor is of sour apples, pie spices, and a mild maltiness. Definately interesting.

Smells vaguely like squash and pasta, and more of nondescript malt. No hops to speak of but some bretty qualities. Holy shit! Acid mania!It’s been suggested that this is somewhat Rodenbachish, but it’s not that balanced, and the acidity is different--it’s lactic and not acetic. Sour milk burp is coming and it’s not appealing. If you dig lactic, you’ll like this, but not my cup of tea. Thanks to cornboy!

Poured a darker reddish-brown color with a small off white head. Aromas and tastes of citrus (lemons and oranges), spicy and apple. Lightly sour with a light sweet balance. Crisp and dry finish.

01.13.05 750ml bottle from brewery. The last time I had this was back in October or November and I didn’t love it, as often happens when I drink beers brewed with wild yeasts, so I socked my other three bottles away hoping some time would help.
Dark copper brown pour with big, fizzy, tan head. Aromas are ripe and funky with some sweet fruit notes, cherry, apple. Very sour flavors but also sweet -- underlying brown sugar notes and green grapes or apple skin. Sharp cheesey, like gruyere, with a similar dry quality. It’s good, not great, and way unusual. There’s no pinning this one down to a style but it’s a fun experimental beer from a great local brewer. Pretty light and quaffable, but it’s still not my thing.