Eleven
I purchased two bombers of this anniversary offering from the folks at Weyerbacher. I had a young bottle in mid September and thought it a bit too harsh and young, so I waited on the second until last night. Poured from the bomber into a 23 oz pilsner style glass. A: dark rusty orange, very cloudy, but with a dense inch and a half white head. S: overload of harsh hoppiness, little complexity, some burnt sugary malt. T: not well balanced a harsh kick with some citrus tangerine flavor followed by a cloying syrupy sweetness. Tasted under attenuated and just off, not very clean. High fusel alcohols and solvent like flavors. Some harsh astringent tannins as well. M: okay, but too thick, even Belgian Quads/12's have some middle ground and dryness. D: Overall a disappointing beer experience. Weyerbacher blew me away when I tried the Quad some five years ago, but has been hit and miss with their other brews in my opinion. Eleven is unfortunately a miss.