Weyerbacher Heresy

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Wood, chocolate, roasted coffee and vanilla aromas. Thick creamy head that dissipates to a thin lacing. First taste was a little bland but as the breww warmed all the flavors I expected from the aroma came out in full and stayed on my palate for a long time. Woud definitely recommend this beer to a friend.

Bomber; Nose of chocolate, oak woddinessand light alcohol and vanilla; opaque black with a big, cinnamon-tan, glass-lacing head; flavor of chocolate, oak, vanilla, and very light bourbon; body is fairly thick; finish light alcohol warmth.

Date: September 02, 2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: Imperial stout aged in oak barrels
Aroma: black, sweet winey roasted malt aroma
Flavor: big malt flavor, endless vanilla flavor, lots of sweetness
Overall: great in a sample but may be too much in a full pint

Date: May 10, 2005
Mode: bottle
Appearance: thin tan head can easily be roused but quickly disappears
Aroma: sweet winey roasty aroma
Body: huge oak flavor, big body, big malt flavor, nice winey character that grows and grows, stays huge to the last drop
Overall: a pint is not enough

Date: October 14, 2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: black, big tan head, touch of lace
Aroma: dry chocolate aroma
Flavor: nice vanilla and oak flavor, very dry chocolate flavor, light bitterness, touch of fruity wine, lots of woody oak causing a touch of bitterness

Date: February 24, 2007
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.5 to 3.3
Aroma: huge fumey bourbon and roasted aroma with sweet vanilla and a hint of oak, a bit thin
Flavor: sweet and sour bourbon flavor, lots of oak rises to the front, turns into thin bourbon and chocolate, some sweet vanilla tries to save it but over the top bitterness from the oak prevents it
Overall: a classic battle between heven and hell

Date: July 04, 2008
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.4 to 3.5
Words: aged
Aroma: sweet bourbon and vanilla aroma, dark chocolate, lots of fruityness
Flavor: sweet chocolate and bourbon flavor, additional vanilla sweetness, oak adds balance
Overall: age is very very good for this beer

Date: April 05, 2009
Mode: draft<br /

Dark brown brew with light brown head. Roasted bitter chocolate aroma, alcohol very apparent also. Thick and smooth, bittersweet chocolate flavor nice warmth in the chest. Very easy drinking. Slight sourness and alcohol aftertaste. Good good good.

pours pitch black with a thick tan creamy head, wonderful lacing. Very complex beer with hints of bourbon, oak, coffee, & chocolate. finish’s with hints of vanilla, bourbon,& malts. oh yea borbon aroma

pitch black with a tan head. flavor is of peet, smoked malt, and some licorice a very complex beer with a warm alcoholic finish, very nice

near black pour with a quickly disappearing reddish light brown head. milk chocolate and light cocoa powder dominate over the smoky charcoal aromas. big alcohol slap in the face.it has a woody chocolate flavor with some vanilla and coffee characteristics. pleasant dry finish. medium bodied with moderate carbonation. bourbon aged flavor kills the beer and hides its potential.

Appearance: Pours an inky black body with a dark, tan-colored head that quickly fell to a thin ring of lace. Smell: A redolent aroma vast in red wine qualities; dark chocolate, black pepper, alcohol, and tart, dark fruitiness. Taste: For me, it’s more evocative of a red wine than anything bourbon based. Unfortunately, any chocolaty or roasty stout qualities are thin and tend to meander, and that’s if you can perceive them beneath the excessive oakiness. As the beer warms, the alcohol goes from being glaring to overkill. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation. Somewhat watery texture. Drinkability: For me, it fell short of the bold, though balanced deliciousness of some other Imperial Stouts. In fact, I preferred the simple, straight-up Old Heathen Stout.