Heavyweight Jåkeldrickå

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

Dark amber, cloudy and stormy pour. A thin cream colored head is resistant to any dissemination, it’s just stuck atop the murkiness that looks so evil and earthy. It is obvious from this moment that not only has this bottle held up remarkably well, it has morphed and blended into a bold and wonderful treat that started off as a well-executed attempt at a nearly forgotten traditional style and has become something more, something unforgettable. The apprearance is fantastic, as would the aroma, flavor and palate prove to be. The nose is awash with smoke and ample juniper, veering from the ends of herbal bitterness to neutral and fading to the other end of the aromatic spectrum, ending with sweet tones, then back again. Bourbon whiskey notes, and the vanilla from oak are soft and bespeak quality. Earthiness and tartness peer out, swallowing whole what German hop character is left. This is so appealing. Bread has left an indelible sourness behind. Yeastiness is light but still apparent. Pine notes, anise, ginger root, charred wood tips and medium alcohol influence add a soft bitter twang to the finale of each whiff. Alcohol is only lightly noticeable in the flavor, mild warmth moving in gradually. Bitterness is light, smoke is heavy, a crisp minty vegetation reminds of raw juniper, very frosty and wintery. Sourness reminds of a pulsing earthiness, no doubt a result of a healthily conditioned bottle and loads of bread and yeast with a wink of wild tendency. Sweetness is medium-high, lingering long into the substantial finish. Rye only makes its mark late in each sip, adding to the creaminess of the flavor and what flows across the breadth of the palate. The final notes in the mouth are of slow drying and herbs. The palate leaves nothing to be desired: it’s creamy, medium bodied, soft with only miniscule carbonation prickling. Awesome. I snuck off in the middle of a large tasting and had a few serene moments with half of the bottle in a dark corner. I wish I were still there.

A nice opportunity to sample this rarity! Thanks Henrik. A headless pale copper pour. Very phenolic aroma has a both a strong yeasty and spicy feel to it. Initially taking a certain leathery, softly apricot touched smoky path, but the advancing oxidation and flatness dull everything out and replaces with a very sweet, yet rather astringent woodiness that pairs with the juicy oranges to feel both tart and incoherent. Citrusy and floral, minty.. Chaotic really. Never simple, but never united.

Courtesy Dickinsonbeer. Pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Big, weird, medicinal smell. Pepto Bismol comes to mind. Big clove and mintiness to it. The flavor is minty as hell. Alot of menthol, spices, some fruits, juniper, and clove all mesh together. Just a weird brew. Not surprising with this brewery. Not awesome, but worth a drink or two.

Aroma is a blend of Bismuth and Necco wafers initially, with a "ginny" aroma, leading the way for the smoke. Flavor is as unusual as the aroma. The juniper and smoke really come through.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with no head. The aroma has notes of wood, fruit, and heather, as well as light smokey notes. The flavor is sweet and very smokey, combined with notes of over ripe peaches, leading to a dry and rather bitter finish. The body is powerful and the alcohol burns slightly in the throat. Very interesting - very complex.

Pours a hazy orange amber with a medium off white bubbly head. Aroma of ginger, cereal grains...and ginger. Flavor of light sourness, cereal grains and ginger.

Light in color like a blegian. Aroma a bit funky. Taste a little sour with some spice. Funky taste as well but may come from strange aged fruit. Odd finish lingers a little. Re-rate. Taste some smoke on this one, still has the sour and funk. Also still a bit wierd but good.

Thanks to whoever shipped this to me a while back! Poured clear medium amber (subsequent pours got progressively cloudier) with a short cap of white head. The aroma picked up gobs of weird, funky, and crazy spices.. I was able to pick out juniper branches and berries, hazelnut, honey, and white pepper.. but that didn’t tell half the story!.. quite intriguing! The flavor was on par.. spicy, sweet, and odd.. juniper berries and vinegar tartness (with an old, wet, wood twist) make the first impression.. toffee sweetness over the middle.. increasing spicage on the back-end with a honey sweetness.. solid, but unorthodox flow to it. Medium-bodied on the palate with a nice spicy and sour interplay.. really cool feel with a refreshing peppery finish. Cool!