Weyerbacher Heresy

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

Whiskey and vanilla in the aroma, but surprisingly subtle. Deep dark black with a creamy tan head that looks like ice cream. I don’t know who poured this down the sink, it’s like a beer milkshake. Very smooth texture, I preferred this beer when it was ice cold. Vanilla flavor with a touch of the roasted malt. Clean finish with a touch of liquor. I ate it with cookies and was happy as a clam.

2005...bottle....this is a foul creation spawned from an oak barrel..the label is cool...it brings you in then you pour the beer down the sink...so the only thing this beer has going for it is the shininess of the label...I need to re-rate this 3-3-2-2-3 original rating overall was 1.3 -----2007 bottle, enjoying in 2008...pours very dark brown appears black, a brown sugar head that drifts away--silky body--smells of sweet malts & a little chocolate....defiantly oak coming through....a little bitter hoppiness throughout, especially in the finish---dark fruits, prunes/raisins and a bit of bitter oaky chocolate...glad I tried this after my palate and tastes have changed--sticky lips--a little alcohol on a deep inhale and a sweetness in the finish...rating reflects this tasting

Sampled on 11/29/2006 at the November meeting of the Junedale Beer Klub. Brought by Jed... Tasting notes: Nearly black in color, opaque. Creamy dark brown head. Bourbon in the aroma. The flavor is a wonderful combination of black/English walnuts, dark chocolate, some woodiness, and vanilla. Warm, alcohol finish with some bitterness in it. Medium to full body and very creamy. A fine example of an oaked beer. -- I have been wanting to try this beer for awhile and must say that this was one of the highlights of the tasting (although the Speedway was the best, as always!). I look forward to having this again in the future...


3/18/2008: Weyerbacher Heresy’s aroma has oaky bourbon, creamy char, and vanilla. Its flavors include semi-sweet chocolate blended with vanilla. Light, smoky char and subtle oxidation are picked up in the finish. It is opaque and black in color with a large, thick, craemy dense tan-colored head that leaves solid lacing. It is also full-bodied with a creamy, smooth, and velvety texture. This is one big, flavorful, low-priced stout that doesn’t disappoint in any way!

22 fl. oz. bottle (8.0% Alc. by Vol.) from ross (via trade) shared with Rob. Thanks Ross!

(Bottle) Pours dark with red and brown reflexes. Brown fast decreasing head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, and port. Buttery and really oaky. Very dark chocolate and notes of red wine. Dark and roasted malt. Tones of cherries, lime, raisins and hints of allmond paste. Dark chocolate flavour with a smooth mouthfeel and a buttery aftertaste. Lingering, oily oakyness. Raisins and parsley. Just the right amount of sweetness but maybe to buttery.

Now this is an Imperial Stout! Aroma of bourbon,whiskey, vanilla is right on! Solid black in color just like the Old Heathen, only this one has a fluffy brown head. Much smoother than the Old Heathen as well. Very smooth and creamy. It is amazing what a little wood will do. (That’s what she said) The only thing that throws me off from this bottle is that it is 22oz and the lesser Old Heathen is only 12oz. This is an amazing beer. I love it! Thank you MrBendo for the great trade piece! You are the man, Todd.

Pours close to black with a dark tan dense head. The aroma has dark chocolate, vanilla, roasted malt, a bit of bourbon and light alcohol traces. Medium / full body with a good amount of soft carbonation. The flavor starts with lots of chocolate, roasted malt, light sourness and even some light berry notes. The finish brings out some more bourbon, roasted malt and sourness that lingers. A good impy stout, but there are significantly better available.

22 ounce bottle from Thiachili. Black as black can be. A lasting whipped brown head. Aromas of roast barley, oak, vanilla, whiskey, dark chocolate. Medium whisky and oak flavor. Also some char, vanilla and dark malts. Palate is oily and slick. Roasted bitterness in the finish. Pretty avarage.

Thick, sweet, malty scent with alcohol. Thick black body with creamy tan head. Amazing complex malty flavour. Thick, thick, well-malted. Whoof.