AleSmith Wee Heavy - Barrel Aged
Review is from notes taken on 10/13/2009. Thanks to Pwoods for his generosity in sharing something like this. I've never seen this one and may never see it again, so it's pretty special. Pour is from the bottle to a snifter. Appearance: Pour is a very deep brown, bordering on black; body seems nearly opaque and shows the occasional bubble or two popping on the surface; no head to speak of; oily and spotty residue clings thickly to the sides; some sediment lingering on the bottom of the glass. Smell: Deep, toasty and carmalized maltiness; definite presence of alcoholic vapor; slight woodiness and a bit of a sweet vannilla presence as well. Taste: Strong presence of stringent alcohol and a hefty dose of wood; malts are much more subdued in the mouth. Mouthfeel: The body seems a little thinner to me than Alesmith's standard Wee Heavy; still oily and slick and provides plenty of stick throughout the mouth. Drinkability: ABV is burny and kind of high - definitely a sipper; the maltiness doesn't seem especially well blended with the woodiness and the alcohol, but still pretty solid. I think I actually prefer the regular Wee Heavy from them.