Blasphemy - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Looking at it, and getting a whiff of it, though, it's clear that it's a barley-wine, barrel-aged. Fiercely carbonated, rich plummy crimson coloring, small, but lasting off-white head.

Aroma: Deep and vinous. Myriad wine-like flavors play out, intense berries, grapes etc. like a port or a wine, mixed with brandy or cognac.

Taste: Even more intense, and deep, and rich. Now I'm getting it…bourbon-barrel barley-wine. Blithering Idiot mixed with whiskey barrels. The fierceness is now mellowing, it's getting rather cool on the tongue, but the alcohol is taking it's place and rising up, ringing in the brain, quietly now, but getting louder. Rich, complex fruitiness melds with the brash bourbon qualities, making a grand, majestic mix.

This may be more than I can take in one session, but I'm strapped in for the long haul. Or am I? Let's see, and find out how sober I am in the other end.

Flavor continues strong, but doesn't completely overwhelm. It's rich, and complex, and very manageable. The only burden is the ever-increasing alcohol presence.

But, beyond that, this blasphemer is damnably delicious. I'd be best off with a smaller sample maybe, or share with friends, but I had to take this one down by myself. I've got probably eight ounces to go, and it's getting louder in here, boom-boompbbom-boom.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 08:57:14 | More by feloniousmonk

Casey3236

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2%

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Zimm

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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krisbee

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2%

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MADPolo

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -29.8%

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rderedin

Maine

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

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IPAchris

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

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dbossman

Nebraska

4.05/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Dark mahogany brown with a gorgeous, bready, thick head and okay lacing

S: Sweet caramel malts with lots of dark fruits and some boozy whiskey and oak undertones

T: Very balanced, big, boozy beer; sweet up front but balanced by a dry slightly bitter finish: the bready malts and dark fruits play well of of each other (cherries, dates, raisins, plums)

F: Quite creamy; medium body

O: A boozy but not overpowering beer--I wish there was more of a barrel presence but it's a really nice beer nonetheless

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 12:55:19 | More by dbossman

JSkone09

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2%

04-28-2013 20:35:44 | More by JSkone09

AlphaKingKegger

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2%

04-16-2013 04:07:26 | More by AlphaKingKegger

thegerm87

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +2%

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resistdefy

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

04-07-2013 21:29:13 | More by resistdefy

brheuer

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2%

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claytong

Vermont

4/5  rDev +2%

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ummswimmin

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

03-22-2013 18:02:03 | More by ummswimmin

Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev +2%

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kjkinsey

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -42.6%

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sendbeer

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

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elec

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

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t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +2%

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Ristaccia

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +2%

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akttr

Michigan

3/5  rDev -23.5%

02-25-2013 05:41:24 | More by akttr

bcostner1

Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

02-20-2013 00:01:48 | More by bcostner1