Insanity - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.18
pDev: 11.48%
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Brewed by:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co. visit their website
Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine |  11.10% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (745), on-tap (43), growler (3)

Notes:
A bourbon barrel-aged English-style Barleywine.
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Ohiovania

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

12-18-2012 03:44:28 | More by Ohiovania
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t_carterb

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-19-2013 16:09:20 | More by t_carterb
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DocJ007

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a snifter.
2013 vintage

A - Light amber to brown in color, with a minimal head that dissipates quickly. No lacing.

S - Lots of toasted malt, oak, and vanilla from the barrel cover up hints of dried out raisin-bread from the base English barleywine.

T - Oak barreling brings forth complex notes of oak, vanilla, coconut, and candied sugar. No hop presence as expected. Finish is booze warmth.

M - Medium bodied with medium level of carbonation. Nothing surprising here.

O - This beer should be a sipper at 11.% ABV but drinks remarkably easy for being so strong. A very enjoyable barleywine that is better that the base beer (blithering idiot) in every way. If you are a fan of barrel aged beers and/or barleywines then you should be happy with this beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 14:03:40 | More by DocJ007
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Stevedore

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 05:02:48 | More by Stevedore
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Dactrius

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -16.3%

06-18-2013 03:46:24 | More by Dactrius
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Darklight

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +19.6%

06-17-2013 23:49:12 | More by Darklight
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alex_hart

Oklahoma

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-17-2013 02:19:17 | More by alex_hart
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jdkitchi

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-16-2013 01:38:08 | More by jdkitchi
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RealAleBlanco

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-16-2013 00:22:06 | More by RealAleBlanco
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Erice78

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -16.3%

06-15-2013 03:19:08 | More by Erice78
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BillHilly

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-15-2013 01:54:52 | More by BillHilly
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hopley

Massachusetts

4.98/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A - brown with nice 2 finger head which settled down, limited lacing

S - Great smell - sweet bubble bum with alcohol and vanilla

T - spectacular! great barrel taste with some vanilla, limited hoppiness for an ale but that's ok for an 11% abv, a fact that came through very clearly

M - heavy and thick, awesome

O - frigging great - the type of beer that you usually can only taste at a beer festival - so thankful they bottled this!!

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 01:54:01 | More by hopley
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Shumania

Virginia

3.96/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 ounce bottle poured into a snifter

A: dark cola, ruby red color, cream colored head and small bottles on the side

S: deep dark fruit, sweet cherries, plum, vanilla

T: similar to the smell, dark fruits, figs, raisins, cherries, vanilla, mild tropical hops, lots of hot booze

M: nice creaminess, but this is a sipper.

This is a very complex beer. There is a lot going on and it all works well together.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 01:08:12 | More by Shumania
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Thomas_Picton

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-13-2013 22:46:33 | More by Thomas_Picton
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djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -28.2%

06-13-2013 20:30:55 | More by djre4orm
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HopsMatt

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-13-2013 06:27:14 | More by HopsMatt
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jjd315

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -28.2%

06-12-2013 19:46:24 | More by jjd315
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carterbt

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

06-12-2013 03:48:14 | More by carterbt
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dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -16.3%

06-11-2013 18:08:16 | More by dsnyder61
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jmann40

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +19.6%

06-11-2013 17:31:07 | More by jmann40
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jarrgal

North Dakota

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

06-09-2013 19:44:13 | More by jarrgal
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docrates

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

06-09-2013 15:00:09 | More by docrates
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Mantooth

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-09-2013 05:48:57 | More by Mantooth
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TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

06-08-2013 15:44:18 | More by TheBeerAlmanac
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jreindl

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-08-2013 14:18:13 | More by jreindl
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Insanity from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
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