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Weyerbacher Insanity

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6093.72/5.03.71/5.0Special11.1%78.2Snifter
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Insanity, first released November 2004, is Weyerbacher's latest creation in the world of cutting edge beers. Insanity is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors such as malt, dates, oak, vanilla, and bourbon just to name a few.
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 Ungstrup (15376), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 23, 2006  
A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is quite faint, but what is there is of malt and caramel. The flavor is better, with primary notes of caramel, but also light notes of alcohol and vanilla (from the oak). The end is very dry and quite woody, but also with notes of cowberries.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
May 8, 2006  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours amber golden with a slight haze and a small, off-white head. Malty, caramelish nose. Full-bodied with lots of oak and caramel. Well balanced, hoppy finish. Lovely. 220406


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/101/511/20
Feb 20, 2005    Updated: Apr 27, 2005
Bottled. Hazy red, near no head. Woody apple brandy nose - calvados! malty and sweet with clean mouthfeel and a completely overpowering bourbon/calvados wood flavour. Sugary finish. One-dimensional undiluted barrel flavour. A disappointment.


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 24, 2006  
Bottled. Brownish red, a bit hazy, colour, beige small head. Plummy and sugary aroma with hints of vanilla. Quite the same in flavour, except that alcohol shows up more in the flavour than nose. Very wellbalanced.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Apr 23, 2006    Updated: Dec 3, 2006
Bottle. Cloudy amber coloured with an off white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, vanilla and dried fruits. Flavour of pine needles, vanilla, wood and hops.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Apr 13, 2009

Date: April 30, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Words: oak aged blithering idiot
Appearance: dark amber, thin white head
Aroma: sweet bourbon aroma
Flavor: huge bourbon flavor, lots of sweetness, lots of alcohol, huge

Date: September 09, 2006
Appearance: touch of lace
Aroma: a bit of wood in the aroma
Flavor: lots of woody oak and vanilla flavor coming through, alcohol not so apparent this time

Date: February 24, 2007
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.6 to 4.0
Appearance: muddy orange, wispy beige head, lasting drippy lace
Aroma: sweet rum soaked raison and vanilla aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet bourbon and vanilla flavor, dark caramel comes through well enough to balance, alcohol is present but not too over powering, the bourbon, vanilla, and sweet caramel make a very nice blend

Date: December 28, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma is milder than past bottles
Flavor: sweet caramel and vanilla flavor, lots of oaky bitterness, alcohol shows up as it warms
Overall: this bottle is only a year or two old but does not appear to be a beer to age

Date: April 12, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: trappeze
Appearance: viscous
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma with a light spicyness, brown sugar sweetness
Flavor: sweet caramel candy flavor drizzled with vanilla, touch of brown sugar, alcohol remains hidden in the draft version until reaching room temperature, oak shows after warming as well

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
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 Oakes (8114), Kowloon, Hong Kong
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 7, 2005    Updated: Nov 28, 2008
Hazy reddish-amber. Crazy boozy vanilla maple colour. Sweet, like a maple liqueur (but not as gross as those tend to be), with a soft maltiness. Nice firm alcoholic finish. Lots of subtlety and depth, a real winner.


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Dark amber color with a red light; thin creamy head. The aroma is malty, with a touch of vanilla and very light wallnut. Thick body, full malt flavor, very sweet, with sweet caramel and fudge too, a hint of liquorice. Even the final is very sweet, not enough hopped, there is a lot of malt and caramel, some sweet liquorice; the alcohol warmth is too much. Not enough complex, not fully convincing; and the barrel is missing in action. For the lovers of malt juice.



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