Weyerbacher Decadence

Formerly brewed at Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Muddy dark copper color...small head. Big aroma of malt and spices. Flavors of amber malt, brown sugar, rich Italian spices, celery salt, cinammon, ginger, honey, almond...no oxidation or phenols but this is from 05. Overall I loved this and heartily volunteered to drain the bottle...yumm!!

Bottled. Dark amber coloured. Unclear. Dense brownish head. Cloves, vanilla, ripe fruits, marcipan and light alcohol in the aroma. Flavour sweetish and fruity with spiced notes. Alchol notable. Quite smooth and balanced. Medium to full bodied. Spiced and fruity end with a tad of bitteness. Alchol very well hidden. The last brew from my trade with magnificent Ughsmash. Thanks friend, I enjoy every one of them.

Sampled December 2007
A carefully pour produces a light dusting, not quite covering, tanish colored, wispy froth. The beer is an amber color that shows a brilliantly clear, cranberry color when held up to the light. Interesting spice aromatics greet my nose as I take my first smell of the aroma. Earthy spice notes reminiscent of cardamom, nutmeg, clove and perhaps a touch of coriander mix with notes of honey, root beer and dr. pepper. The spiciness really amplifies the apparent sweetness of the aroma. The honey and spices sort of make this smell like some interesting, all natural spice-soda.

The beer tastes sweet, especially as a sip moves across the tongue. The sweetness seems a bit like a spice laden honey, but the spice notes meld and mix to make me think of myrrh; very much a sort of perfume-like quality or even potpourri. The mix of honey and spice notes make me think of the ancient middle east. Spice derived turpenes play a big role here; the spices themselves have aged enough that I can’t quite pull out what was used, but there are notes reminiscent of cardamom, nutmeg, clove, orange zest and mace. The alcohol plays a subdued role here, but does provide a touch of warming in the finish. The beer is quite thick and feeling, though not really in a chewy malt sort of way; the honey notes and texture seem to keep this a bit lighter feeling than it might otherwise be.

This is an interesting beer, it certainly could age for quite some time still without getting any worse and perhaps even significantly improving. I am not entirely sure what to think of it, but it is not the drain pour that I had feared (why else has it sat in the back of my fridge for the last two years?). this is still very spice driven in flavor, and with the sweetness I could even see this being served hot in a coffee mug on a cold Winters eve.

Hazy brown colour. Very spicy nose. Lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, alcohol and caramel notes. A little bit cidery, which is unfortunate. Light fruity finish. Nice brew, on the whole. I don’t think I got anywhere near sorting it all out but I liked what I did get out of it.

Deep copper with a light head and a touch of lacing. Bittering hops in the nose with a large hop profile. Spicy with caramel malts. Brown sugar comes around with the heat of the alcohol rearing up.

Very fragrant, pleasant to the nose - worth scenting again and again. Many deep carmel like spices but I tasted a lot of Kirsche. Low suds, flat finish.

Pours dark, semi-hazy amber. Array of spices in the nose. Some mulling spices, brown sugar, honey and rum. Similar flavor profile: malt, spice, and maybe some mead. Interesting, chewy palate.

OOOOF this is well over the top. It is smooth and rounded but still hits you like a bag of wet cement. I attempted to enjoy this over and entire footbal game. It did not change as it warmed. It was ferouciosly big and topheavy with malts and sweet caramel. Retired....as it should be. Begone! I hope the 12 is better than this critter.