AleSmith Wee Heavy
Thanks to Boolshot for tradeing me this fine beverage! Served into a snifter: Appearance: This beer pours a super dark brown almost black liquid. The head is ummm...what head? No head to be found other than thin off white ring around the brim of my glass.Minimal laceing to be found. Smell: Sweet prunish,raisiny, sour and yet sweet tart apples, a hint of smokiness, a strong sweet malt character, mesquite wood, perhaps a little nutty, and even some licorice can be detected in the nose. Not much hops to note but the alcohol seems to linger in with the sweet malty drink. Taste: The taste is very much like the nose to the "T". Exept the alcohol is much more potent. The sweet maltiness is the majority of this fine brew. Still no hops to jump out at you to say. Much more prevelent smoke and peat character. A cinnamon roll and/or raisin bread seems to play a role as well. This beer seems to be (so far) on my top scotch ale/wee heavy beers list. Very flavorsome! Mouthfeel: Slick and oily with a fruity alcoholic film inside my mouth is left after each swallow. A medium body, almost thick with a good amount of carbonation even thou no head was produced. Drinkability: This is definitely a fine brew in my opinion. A must try if you have not already. I would love to try this again perhaps aged with just one year to compare and to give me an excuse to drink this again. Cheers2Beers