Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

pours dark amber, tan head with nice lacing. aroma of leather with floral and hops notes. flavor is flowers, plum, alcohol, with some kind of ’buttery’ note. warmly alcoholic finish. my first sip of this beer was a kind of unpleasant kick that caused me to grimace. but that was just t he first sip. as this beer warmed, i warmed to it. a very nice attempt at a style that is not a favorite of mine.

Man this is true to the name. It will make you a blithering idiot if you drink more than 3. It has an aroma akin to a wine or a brandy. It’s appearance is a dark/red amber. It’s flavor is a cross between fig-malt-wine. Palate is crushing like vodka hitting the palate, it’s not bitter, but it has some alcohol flavor and finish. It’s not for everyone, but it’s potent. If you want to get wrapped with blistering smack face this is it.

bottle. slight malty aroma with a touch of alcohol. pours a deep red with no head... very little carbonation. deep dark fruits, sweet malts and a touch of burning alcohol. Spicy on the tip of the palate, while smooth and soft on the sides. Not your typical American BW... next to no hops.... heavy on the malts. Good, but not my favorite by far... somewhat reminds me of Brown Shugga.

On tap At the Pepperland café Served in a sniffer it had a nice finger of off white head that goes quickly to lace on top of a reddish brown body It had a wonderful nose fruity, rasiny, caramel and whiskey Flavors of sweet dark fruit’s, molasses a slight alcohol warming, and a light hop (spice) bitter Mouthfeel was medium to full with the warmth of the alcohol kicking in at the end This is a sipper very easy to drink but the high abv will get you. This is one to end the evening with

sampled at kelly’s 2008 hell with the lid off. pours a cloudy red amber, with a thin off white head that quickly fades to a film. sweet earthy citrus hops smell. smoky burnt brown sugar taste that gave the impression of being similar to a roasted marshmallow, finished off with a hint of wood. sweet finish, with light bitterness, thick oily and sticky mouthfeel, fairly full body. not bad, but not outstanding.

Pours a nice garnet-ruby with pretty much no head but nice lacing and bead. Nose is like rose, flowery and perfumy, with an underlying backbone of toffee malts and an alcoholic warmth. Slightly fruity and somewhat akin to cough syrup, with a similar thick body and lingering medicinal hop finish. Reminiscent of Old stock, another barleywine which probably needs a couple years to round out the flavors.

Real nice. Nothing overpowering. Not too sweet. Nice and warming on the throat. Not as robust as some others but very drinkable.

Strong sweet aroma, fruity and very spicey smell also. Looks like a deep amber ale with maybe a slight brownish red tint. Very sweet taste, not spicey like the scent. Raisiny plum taste with a alcoholic caramel malt taste. Very warming, and quickly. Light sweet sticky feel. Almost tastes a little mediciney.