Heresy - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

zac16125

South Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle into a pint glass
No born on date

A: Pours an opaque black with just over 1/2 a fingers width of mocha colored head. Head dissipates down fairly quickly and leaves zero lacing.

S: Surprisingly potent aroma. Dark fruits, anise, vanilla, raw oak, and dark chocolate. Hints of stale coffee, and a touch of a slightly astringent phenolic character. Pretty nice.

T: Vanilla, roasted malt, and bakers chocolate hit the palate all at one. Accompanied by some sweet bourbon and raw oak. Bitter coffee, dark fruit sweetness, some booze towards the finish. The bourbon character is actually fairly significant, which surprises me as Im not entirely sure these were aged in bourbon barrels (I'm always skeptical when it just says oak barrels, that could mean a lot). Either way though, its got a real nice palate profile. Stronger and more complex then I anticipated.

M/D: Pretty heavily carbonated, which I generally despise in my IS's, but it manages to work fairly well with this one, probably due to the lighter body. It does have a silky smooth essence to it as well, which would be all the better if it were a touch thicker with lower carbonation. Still pretty nice mouthfeel though.

O: Overall, this was quite a pleasant surprise. Not sure why I was underestimating it, it has pretty high reviews, but it has been sitting in the back of my fridge for a couple months, never really catching my eye until tonight. Glad I finally drank it though. Good, strong aroma. Fairly complex and powerful flavor profile. Definitely worth a try. A well done IS.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 00:01:57 | More by zac16125

kirkse

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

06-20-2013 02:53:58 | More by kirkse

drgonzo2k2

California

3.75/5  rDev -6%

06-20-2013 02:21:56 | More by drgonzo2k2

garfscores

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -6%

06-18-2013 00:16:51 | More by garfscores

Darklight

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

06-17-2013 23:50:40 | More by Darklight

Jeffreysan

Maryland

3.43/5  rDev -14%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle poured into a snifter

Appearance: Pours completely black and devoid of all light, like tar, without practically any head or lacing to speak of, just an extremely thin, almost invisible halo of lacing gripping the glass. This beer is gorgeous! Exactly what an Imperial Stout should look like!

Aroma: Dark bread, slight roasted coffee beans, and dark chocolate. Hints of vanilla. Oak. Subtle alcohol aroma

Taste: This is a very strong tasting beer, much stronger than its little brother the Old Heathen. Definitely getting alcohol here, whereas in the Old Heathen I had to really, really search hard to get any alcohol. Here the alcohol practically slaps you in the face! Almost too much too, as I’m finding it pretty harsh. The alcohol completely overwhelms the other flavors of the beer to the point that I couldn’t taste much else, except some hoppy bitterness at the finish. Not a good balance.

Mouthfeel: Smoooth, like a creamy coffee, with almost no carbonation to speak of, which leaves a smoothness that’s very, very pleasing. Very chewy, thanks to the alcohol, which clocks in at 8%, and you taste it all here.

Overall: I didn’t like this stout anywhere near as much as I liked Weyerbacher’s Old Heathen. Actually, out of all the Weyerbacher beers I’ve had, which I’ve liked very much, I rate this one really low, taste-wise. Not my stout at all. Love the name, in fact, it’s one of my favorite names for a beer, but I don’t like the beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 22:15:42 | More by Jeffreysan

EigenBeer

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -6%

06-17-2013 20:37:46 | More by EigenBeer

MNPikey

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

06-17-2013 00:07:13 | More by MNPikey

bcsbeer

Florida

3.79/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pulled from the ice box and sat on the counter 30 minutes before serving.
Visually it was a midnight brown with a generous tan head. ( aggressive pour) The head reduced to a ring after a few minutes. No lacing to speak of, the suds could not hang on. Not a lot for the nose, baring a light whiskey aroma with some dark fruits. Taste was boozy flavored with raisin, fig, molasses and black licorice. It had a nice alcohol warmth on the big gulps. Mouthfeel was in the middle, somewhat oily and low carbonation.
If you like a shot of Crown Royal with your fruit cake you should do well with this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 04:31:29 | More by bcsbeer

GeorgianBayPackr

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

06-15-2013 01:51:34 | More by GeorgianBayPackr

YeastEnthusiast

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

06-14-2013 04:04:51 | More by YeastEnthusiast

twizzard

New York

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

06-14-2013 01:23:05 | More by twizzard

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-13-2013 20:15:18 | More by djre4orm

dbc5

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-11-2013 03:17:16 | More by dbc5

Snikwad1020

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -6%

06-11-2013 02:20:24 | More by Snikwad1020

docrates

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

06-09-2013 14:59:01 | More by docrates

Mantooth

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-09-2013 02:59:38 | More by Mantooth

lunarbrew

Wisconsin

3.73/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured hard with a small 1 finger head that fell down as quickly as it appeared. Beer seems to have a medium viscosity. Pours jet black.

Smell oak and roast on the front end. Lacking the sweet nose I was hoping for. There is a lot of acidity in the smell, which is a bit of a turn off for me. There are notes of black currant, raspberry, and fig. Def. some bourbon present, but nothing that wows me here.

Flavor is more mellow than I expected. Still not sweet enough, and I find that berry acidity in the backend. There are some nice flavors going on here, but nothing seems to mesh like I want it to. Some light toffee, a little vanilla, and a good about of oak flavor. Generally, the beer doesn't pack a big enough punch.

Mouthfeel is fine, but a little lighter than I like. Medium with medium-heavy carb. Shmeh.

When I want a BA stout, but not one I'll miss, this is the perfect candidate. It's good. Ok. Decent. Fine. So-so.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 02:31:11 | More by lunarbrew

khargro2

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

06-08-2013 20:52:49 | More by khargro2

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -6%

06-08-2013 15:43:36 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Stout_Combo

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

06-08-2013 15:12:45 | More by Stout_Combo

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-07-2013 16:36:43 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

DeutschesBier

Maryland

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-07-2013 16:01:43 | More by DeutschesBier

Andreias21

Florida

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-07-2013 13:52:08 | More by Andreias21

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.3%

06-07-2013 04:41:48 | More by megamass