beer_name: AleSmith Wee Heavy
text: a transparent deep darkend cheerry red beer that pours with an immense 2 inch head which slowly subsides to a few mm. the aroma expelled by this magnificently colored beer is one of cherries and vanilla. i am expecting some malt madness for sure. i was not dissapointed, and while this beer has a great up front flavor it is less rewarding in the finish. there is a nice maltiness to the front of this with a carmelized long boil flavor that i find typical of this style. a slight sweetness hits the tounge initially followed by a kettled flavor (peat smokiness or something of the like). caramel fills the middle very nicely but then the flavor drops out to a metallic taste. this off flavor is then followed by a stong alcohol flavor and some chocolate aftertones. in all i really liked this beer, but the end really dissapointed me. i can't get past the metallic and strong alcohol flavors before the nice chocolate finish. i will get this one again and see how it ages.