Weyerbacher Prophecy

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Very sweet fruit cocktail of an aroma with plenty of vanilla and bourbon character that marry well along with bubblegum esters. Hazy blonde body has plenty of particulate in suspension and is topped by a low white head that recedes rapidly to partial cover and ring. Alcohol and bourbon take up a lot of room in the fruit salad of a flavour with plenty of marachino cherry and pineapple. Vanilla coasts out the aftertaste after a punch of alcohol and moderate bitterness. Some diacetyl. Medium light body is quite dry and well attenuated with strong carbonation and a somewhat slick and sticky texture. Chalice. Cellar temperature. Bottle (RBSG leftovers, Jul-05).

Easy drinking Belgian ale, very clean with all the esentials of yeast craftmanship and some barrel ageing. Enjoyable, refreshing with dinner. Maltiness without cloying, no extreme alcohol present,moderate pineapple in finish, a good Belgium. Medium mouthfeel. Good effort.

First impression was one of shock, as the amount of flavor just overwhelms. Oddly reminiscent of a mead I tried, only with more complexity. Flavor has a strong taste of white grapes, vanilla, and its own unique tinge. Rather hard to describe. Overall, very good, but it is so overpowering that I can’t imagine having it often. Worth a try.

Hazy, light gold appearance with a thin head and scant lacing. Aroma had characteristics of butterscotch, vanilla and oak. The spicyness that was noteworthy in the taste of the original Merry Monks seemed more subdued in this version. The yeastyness and candi-sugar are still there, along with an apple like fruityness. Medium bodied and modestly carbonated, leading to a sweet, fruity finish.

Loved Heresy and Insanity... this one not so much. I don’t think the oak barrel works as well with a tripel. I was surprised that this reminded me of a cider, as others had mentioned. Overall - pass on this one.

Cloudy orange body with a small head. Aroma is a mess with notes of pepper, fruits (oranges and lemons) , yeast (apple) and oak. Like the description, it’s a Tripel aged in an oak barrel. While the flavor has all of these notes, the flavors are jumbled and all over the place. I love oak aged beers, but it didn’t seem to work here. Perhaps this needs some time to age, because these flavors are about as balanced as a Red Sox fan and a Yankees fan talking on a sports radio show. There might be some good ideas, but the end result will be messy.

Pours an orange amber with a fizzy head that vanishes so quick I couldn’t tell you what color it was. Nose is bourbon through and through. Way to boozy in the nose. Flavor is much the same, there are some sweet fruity notes present. It’s a shame that the barrel aging has dominated the nose and flavor of this beer. Maybe a year or two in the cellar would make this shine.

has a slightly fruity feel thought not quite out of the closet. nice microbrew and lovely amber yellow/opaque. The head is filmy, like ambergris.