Heavyweight Lunacy

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

Pouring t’is into my tulip glass as "Bomber" by Motorhead comes on the radio..........nice, we’re off to a good start! Absolutely no head or lacing. Scent (or should I say aroma) is that of what I expect from a Belgian golden. Basically rock candy, toffee, bubblegum, and well, kinda’ sweet. However, a bit more enticing than the average Belgian. There’s some sort of clove smell or taste somewhere, as my nose and palate are playing tricks on me tonight. Medium body, sticky and sweet, yet it still goes down easy. One of the better domestic "Belgian Ales" I’ve tried. Heavyweight R.I.P.

Pours great, nice thick foam head that lasted a while. Very good brew, glad I got to try it.

Bottle. Nose has Belgian yeast, fruit, and - yes! - that mysterious spaghetti funk I’ve long bewondered. Sweet and spicy with evident coriander. Cloudy golden with no real head. Belgian yeast and candis and lots of indeterminate fruit to go with a little alcohol in the relatively aggressive start. Coriander and lemon with strainable spiciness in a full body with a tart aftertaste. Touch of wit. Sweet and acidic with some herbal hops and alcohol to finish. Apple cider burp. Would be a nice sessioner if a bit weaker. Balanced and solid if unspectacular, yet another monument to HW craftsmanship.

hazy orange pour with a medium off white head. Skunky DMS aroma. Dry, peppery, skunky. Hops heavy to finish. Not very sweet, not yeastly, no coriander or other traditional Belgian Ale flavors or aromas. Bleh -

Courtesy boboski. Light straw color with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is sweet and smells a bit like apples. Mouthfeel is a bit thin for the style, but not a problem to drink. Taste is sweet with a slightly sharp finish; a little sharp tang is present at the end. A decent golden.

If this comment doesn’t stack up to some of the others, well, it is because this beer really doesn’t either. Not much to get excited about here. Yellow brown, one inch white head that fades to a quarter-inch and lasts. High carbonation. Nose: alcohol, sugary sweet malt, lemon, banana, a bit of pine. Taste has a spicy backbone - pepper and coriander. Upfront citrus: lemon, orange, some apple, slightly bitter. Watery on the tongue. Meh. Nothing to see here, folks - move on, move on.

floral, roasty, earthy, golden, hazy, aminimal head, medium bitterness, lightly sour, vinegar, light body, slick feel, flat,

Hazy amber with a huge, rocky head. Good head retention with good lace. Aroma of peppery spices, perfume, sweet malts and cloves. Taste has sweet malts, cloves, lemondrops and banana. Also lots of perfumy spices. Medium body, sticky texture. A really good beer.