Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot

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

Deep brown, rapidly diminishing tan head. Malt and fruit everywhere, yet fairly dry and vinous. Also some chocolatey bitterness. Outstanding stuff.

Another hit for Weyerbacher. I like this one a bit more than Victory's Old Horizontal brandywine ale. This one by comparison is a bit smoother, yet still has that kick in the back of the throat taste thanks to its high ABV. Tasty through and through, and not too heavy, either.

Poured out a murky brown color. It had a decent head for about 5 minutes, then it faded to a ring of creamy bubbles around the rim of the glass. Aromas of dried fruit, macerated cherries, vanilla, toffee, caramel (big time), somewhat bready as well. Tastes great, with a beefy malt backbone right up front, with that sweet caramel middle to it, and a slightly sweet finish to it. Coats the tongue well, like a caramel syrup. Lingering, sweet aftertaste as well. A great Barleywine in my book. Hides it's alcohol very well.

At first pour, this beer is quite unassuming. You are soon in for a treat! The beer appears deep red with a nice creamy head. Aroma is a quite strong and malty. Flavor is exemplary of the barley wine style being warmly strong, maltly, and alcoholic. Finishes sweetly. Name says it all!

caramely sweert after the initial malty aroma, dark reddish brown color, with light head. medium sweetness, soft carbonation, thick feel, full body,

Draft. Outstanding! A great "desert beer". Taste more of a brandy than a ale. The name fits this beer, you can easily turn into one. Great suttle nose. Good head. Very drinkable but high notes of alcohol. Highly recommend! This is what makes Weyerbacher great. Decent carbonation and awesome taste that makes me want more. Cheers!

Blithering Idiot pours to a beautiful deep caramel color with a slight white head, and a moderate to soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is quite nice with aromas of sweet malt, toffee, estery fruity aromas, and touches of pepper alcohol. The palate is lush and full on the tongue with a very silky body that glides down the throat. Complex flavors of sweet malt, toffee, fig, plum, raisin, butterscotch, and pepper can all be found in this beer. Blithering Idiot finishes with more of those complex malt and fruit flavors and ends with a warming, very soothing burn that lingers. Wow. A very impressive barleywine, with lots of big malty flavors and nice undertones of fruit and alcohol. This beer comes in at a very warming 11.1% abv and will take the edge off of any nerves, and make you feel relaxed and blissful.

One of the great barleywines. Very smooth, but you know it’s a barleywine by its warmth Fruity, vinuous nose and palate with a smooth, warm finish. Wish it were made all-year round!