Heavy Seas - Plank I - Heavy Seas Beer

PSUDREW

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: pours a deep burnt amber, browish color. Pours with about 2 knuckles of head, and it looks kind of tannish
S: Wood definitely is there. with some sweet raisin odors & hints of rum. Yeah the alcohol is definitely present in the end
T: Sweeter then expected. There is totally the wood showing up, and there are hints of smoke. Dryer then expected, really. there is some dark fruit in there, maybe a smidge of carmel
M: medium, on the light side. You could go through this and not be overwhelmed at all. well put together
O: really surprised. This beer was very enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2011 02:34:06 | More by PSUDREW

UCLABrewN84

California

3.83/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle pour at the bottle share held at Chloe's inside Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a clear dark orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. There is a slight amount of sediment seen floating in the glass after the pour. Smell is of malt, brown sugar, and caramel aromas. Taste is much the same with a vanilla flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that tastes better than it smells in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 23:19:29 | More by UCLABrewN84

atone315

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

03-24-2013 15:45:56 | More by atone315

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

03-24-2013 14:50:24 | More by TonyTalon

Greenblanketbrewing

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

02-14-2013 03:06:47 | More by Greenblanketbrewing

CGMLS3

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.8%

02-14-2013 01:20:57 | More by CGMLS3

FLBeerGuy

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.8%

01-29-2013 02:58:33 | More by FLBeerGuy

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -20.6%

01-23-2013 00:51:57 | More by yourefragile

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

12-29-2012 04:51:57 | More by cliff1066

brentk56

North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours an amber-influenced tawny color with an inch of tan foam; decent retention presages a few shards of lace

Smell The poplar (a combination of cedar and plywood) aspect is dominant; caramel, stone fruit and tobacco elements complete the aromatics

Taste: Caramel and tobacco flavors, up front, with stone fruit, earthy hops and the wood elements bringing up the middle; after the swallow, the woody flavors are dominant, though the fruit and earthy flavors add complexity to the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Interesting concept using the poplar wood, but I am not sure that it makes this an Old Ale nor does it really complement the malts and hops very well

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 01:44:02 | More by brentk56

warnerry

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

10-18-2012 02:43:37 | More by warnerry

smakawhat

Maryland

3.18/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

A small two finger caramel and light tan head is made, settles to a slow small collar. Body gives a nice dark red amber brown, kind of mahogany red. Some slight light penetrates giving some chestnut appearances.

Nose is toffee and sticky malts, smells a little oaky but also an interesting kind of balsam like sense, like sawdust.

Taste is quite tannic. A very woody and thin body mixes with a very light malt. Not very rich tasting, and quite thin in the palate and in feel. A prickly carbonation up front at first. Finish is kind of lacking but an almost varnishy quality perpetuates the mouth. Bitter tannic quality lingers, but not boozy.

Overall, it's not quite awful or particulalry bad, but it's not really that great. I could drink worse. However, the Plank II is CONSIDERABLY better.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 22:39:13 | More by smakawhat

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.85/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap 7/8/2012 at Doherty’s East Ave Irish Pub, in Pawtucket, RI, served in a US pint glass.

A: The beer is a very deep dark brown color, with a light beige head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is faint but contains bourbon, roasted malts, some dark fruit and a touch of hops.

T: The taste starts out with sweet flavors of chocolate, licorice and dark fruits. Then a hearty roasted malt character comes in. The hops presence is very mild but complementary and provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Smooth and a little crisp, medium-to-heavy body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, good kick, good representation of style, this is a solid beer to sip on for a long time, but there are better options in the style.

Serving type: on-tap

07-10-2012 02:01:13 | More by TheManiacalOne

jjboesen

Maryland

3.85/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

An entry in the brewery's "Mutiny Fleet," the Plank I, an old ale, begins with an intensive frothing that quickly fills the tulip glass; the body is a dark amber that shuts out light. There is a substantive, yet spongy, head that slinks down into the glassrim to leave slippery splotches of gummy lacing.

Interesting nose evokes whispy notes of toast and charcoal; the palate, the taste is subtle, detects a rushing fade of plum and malt. Chewy mouthfeel provides a hearty bite once there is allowed some breathing time. A unique quaff, to say the least, though it can't really be said to be a representative of the style. Not bad, though.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 22:51:10 | More by jjboesen

Brenden

Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Notes are recent.

A finger tall tan head tops a medium brown-colored brew with red hues, leaning toward the darker end of the spectrum as old ales go, and shows pretty good retention. Lacing is left in uneven spotting and light patching.
I like the balance on the nose of sweet and dry (woody). There's some dark fruit and some brown sugar as the sweetness goes. Some toast comes out of the malts with a touch of caramel adding to the sweetness.
I'm not sure the wood tones down the sweetness to a perfect balance in the flavor, though it is tasty. The dark fruits notes form the bulk of it. Alcohol sits underneath the entire way. I like how the wood dries it out, though, and adds its own dimension of flavor and balance. It's difficult to describe how it's dry without drying, but that's more in the feel anyway.
Speaking of, this beer has a medium-full body with moderate carbonation. Crispness stays even and there's a smoothness that the alcohol doesn't take too much of. With the wood, this beer ends up semi-dry, which is good for a sweet beer like this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2012 11:33:18 | More by Brenden

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

06-04-2012 05:04:31 | More by vrbulldog22

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

06-02-2012 13:58:18 | More by orangesol

KevinTK

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-30-2012 14:13:02 | More by KevinTK

SickNukes

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +32.3%

05-22-2012 18:21:43 | More by SickNukes

aanakinskywalker

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-01-2012 04:37:21 | More by aanakinskywalker

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +19%

03-16-2012 20:12:52 | More by mendvicdog

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Keg @ EBF.

Hazy brown molasses color, light fizzy head.

Nose light barrel, esters, buttered barrel, light diacetyl, brown malts and sugar, toffee, caramel, etc.

Taste sweet, hint of diacetyl, buttery oak, toffee, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, vanilla, and a bit of dark fruits, toasty biscuity malts, and some bitter almost briny earthy hops, and a light booze towards the finish.

Mouth is fuller bodied, decent carb, hint of booze.

overall not bad, a nice old ale with decent malts, hint of dark fruits, lots of buttery oak and toffee flavors which also make me feel there is a hint of diacetyl but not completely sure.

Serving type: on-tap

02-13-2012 15:59:49 | More by jlindros

McNealc31

Ohio

4.47/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Murky brown with a beige head, just from the smell, expect this to be big and malty. Indeed, it is! Full and round butterscotch flavor coats everything. Decidedly on the sweet side of things, but the hops cut through at just the right time to bring some balance. Hints of cherry and vanilla are there and a certain wood-like quality in the finish. Though I'm wondering if I would notice it if I didn't know to expect it.

Big flavor, creamy mouthfeel, not overly bitter. Complex and tasty flavors. Plank I is a winnerrrr!

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2012 23:08:28 | More by McNealc31

nmann08

Maryland

2/5  rDev -47.1%

02-07-2012 14:33:27 | More by nmann08

Fish113d

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Pours a dark copper brown color with very little head.

The nose is of vanilla, some wood barrel, and some cherries. Very nice and subtle.

Sipping reveals a nice brown malt with a sweet vanilla bean flavor and and a very smooth rum finish....very nice!

Great balance...not overly carbonated and smooth for a brew with exceptional ABV. Very impressive.

Overall, I loved this bottle for the Super Bowl....cheers!

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2012 03:58:36 | More by Fish113d