Weyerbacher - Insanity 2012

Oh oh.  So etching went wrong somewhere here. I'll blame it on the terrible storage conditions. Pretty oxidized, and a weird bitterness to it. Really bad compared to the fresh one last night. Ugh. 

Weyerbacher - Insanity (2011)

Even more old reviews. 

Oh man this is great. Lots of caramel malt and hints of tobacco. There's a slight vanilla hint to it, but its not hot anymore. Super drinkable. I have two 2012 and two 2013 left and I may hold onto those for a while (even though I'm attempting to drink through my entire "cellar" before moving). 

Editor's note: I still have the 2012's and 2013's. 

Weyerbacher - Last Chance IPA

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Perfectly acceptable IPA. A little more bitter and less sweet than Loose Cannon. Not bad, not great.

Weyerbacher - Seventeen

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Courtesy of the Newtster!

This is a "big" saison. Definitely sweet for the style, and under carbonated (for my tastes). Tastes more on the style of a tripel maybe? Not sure I would pick up more, but I certainly wouldn't turn one down.

Weyerbacher - Blasphemy

This was better than I was expecting. Nice vanilla notes. Pretty sweet, but not overbearing. For $9, this is actually really good. For comparison, this is far superior to the Backwoods Bastdard I've had. You can actually taste the beer vs. the barrel aging. I'd actually get another bottle for the same price and stash it away for awhile.

Weyerbacher - Insanity (2011)

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

The 2012 - Its nice. Pretty hot. The bourbon is pretty strong, lots of vanilla.

The 2011 - The bourbon & vanilla isn't as prevalent. The barleywine comes through more. More caramel flavor than the 2012. I think I like it better with a year on it.

Weyerbacher - Merry Monks

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Mandy bought me a six pack of this for my birthday :-)

Actually a rather enjoyable & affordable tripel. Its not super sweet

Weyerbacher Sixteen

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Hmm. I think this is the first braggot I've had.

I guess its interesting. Its really sweet. A combo of honey & raisin flavors.

Eh. I'm not sure I'm in love with the style.

Weyerbacher Old Heathen

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Bought so that I could have a comparison point to Heresy.

Its not great, but its not terrible either. Heresy is a great improvement over this. I wouldn't buy it again.

Weyerbacher Quad

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

I think I like this better than the Three Philosophers.

Weyerbacher Slam Dunkel

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

Great name.

Hmm. This is slightly... peppery? Cloves? Something like that.

Not bad, but Aventinus is still much more enjoyable.

Weyerbacher Heresy

I had this on draft at Rustico a few weeks ago and loved it.

Its not thick and super sweet like a lot of barrel aged stouts. Strong vanilla/bourbon smell, but it doesn't come across that much in the taste. I really like it.

Weyerbacher Insanity

This is actually pretty enjoyable. Vanilla dominates the initial taste. A slight hint of bitterness. Pretty sweet. But it really works. Its not heavy or syrupy. Actually glad I have 3 more bottles to drink.

Note: This is Barrel Aged Blithering Idiot Barleywine.

Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

What the fuck, fall? Its only August. Next thing you know, Winter Ales will be available in September.

My first pumpkin ale of the season. Its actually pretty good. Not overly sweet. Nutmeg and some cinnamon are nicely balanced along with the pumpkin. I'd buy it again next year.

Weyerbacher Verboten

Eh. The dude at the beer store was pretty excited about this. Unfortunately, I am not. It tastes very "american", lots of bitter aftertaste, only slight banana taste. As much as I've been liking the "belgian ipas" I'm surprised I don't like this more.



Bonus Mandy Thoughts:
I like it better than the other one [Unibroue La Fin du Monde]

Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

Creamier than the standard double ipas. I think its pretty well balanced between malt and pine from the hops.

Not bad, but the hops don't stand out enough in this for me. I'd like something a little more bitter.


Bonus Mandy Thoughts:
Mmm Hmm [shakes head up and down]

Beers Not Pictured

Rogue Brutal Bitter (Now "Brutal IPA")

Hmm. This is pretty drinkable. Not sure its a favorite or really wows me though. I probably wouldn't buy a six pack of this, but I'd get it on draft again.

weyerbacher hops infusion ipa
oooh. this is interesting. it has a slight sweet/honey taste. a pretty good ipa.

Shipyard Pumpkinhead

The highpoint of this pumpkin ale is the dude with a pumpkin-head riding a horse on the bottle.

Its pretty thin and doesn't taste a lot like pumpkin, it tastes more of cinnamon than anything else really.

Its not terrible because its not overly sweet, but I'm not sure I'd get it again.

Clipper City - Heavy Seas - The Big DIPA
The bottle states that it is a double IPA. It has a pretty high ABV (10.5%), but you can't taste it too much. Fairly sweet without a lot of hop taste though. For a double IPA, I'd like some bitterness to it. Eh, its alright. I'm not sure I'd get it again.

Apparently this is the first of some small batches that Clipper City is putting out. Hopefully the others will be a little better