Weyerbacher Heresy

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

12oz bottle. Sent it home from The Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Beer is a nearly opaque dark brown with a small, frothy, light brown, totally diminishing head. The aroma is quite rich. It’s malty with round, moderate notes of roasted grain, chocolate and caramel, trace of molasses; Hoppy with light note of herb, trace note of resin/pine; Yeasty with a light note of sharp cheese; Heavy miscellaneous note of alcohol, moderate-to-heavy burbon, oak and vanilla. Really pretty. I think it’s time out in the barrel knocked some of the edges off of the aroma and rounded out into a more lyrical shape. Great result. The flavor is moderately-to-heavily sweet, moderately tangy/acidic with a long, moderately warm, lightly bittersweet finish. The body is medium-to-full, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is soft. Find myself hoping for a little more luxe of a net palate. Again... wish this were here.

Pours out dark with a thin tan head. Smell is slightly oaky, some vanilla, roasted malts, and chocolate. Taste is very similar to old heathen with a little bit of oak notes to it. Rather thin, but a pretty good summer imperial stout. I liked it. Full of coffee and toffee. Not bad.

Huge amounts of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, toffee and bourbon all in the aroma and flavor. The barrel aging gives such a silky smooth texture and mellows the flavors. Very good.

This is the way all imperial stouts should be made - in an oak barrel. The oak gives it some nice bourbon/whiskey flavors but are not overpowering of the thick chocolate and roasted malt flavors. As the stout warmed, more flavors were evident - a little more oak, tofee and cofee. Too bad you can’t find this on the west coast....

bottle: Poured rich and thick and dark chocolate brown; Roasty aroma all the way around, coffee, molasses, a hint of alcohol. Flavor is similar but bigger and better. Yummy!!

I really liked this version of the Old Heathen much better than the original. This is completely different, and much more complex. The pour is dark or course, with an average head. The aroma is of vanilla, and some of that nice bourbon smell. Smells sort of like a shot of Jack with some chocolate on top. The flavor is nice. Very smooth and drinkable, the taste starts out with some nice chocolate malt, and finishes with a hint of that bourbon. I could drink plenty of this one, without growing tired of it. "

Bottle - Pours thick oily black with thick tan head. Aroma is sweet malty chocolate with some notes of alcohol. Palate is thick and oily, but silky smooth. Upfront taste of bourbon with a follow through of malty chocolate, vanilla and some raisin sweetness. Aftertaste is somewhat sweet and oaky with a good amount of alcohol warming. Overall this is a very good Imperial Stout with some character. The oak barrel aging gives it a good taste of bourbon balanced out nicely with some malty sweetness.

Black with a thick head. The aroma is heavy with chocolate, toffee, malt and coffee. Sweet, with a remarkably light body and a noticable alcohol bite. Outstanding, if a little expensive.