AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
This Scottish-inspired deep mahogany-colored ale showcases a rich, malty flavor profile of caramel and toffee offset by hints of roast and subtle smoke. The complex malty sweetness includes notes of dark fruit balanced by a subdued hop bitterness. Wee Heavy is incredibly nuanced and in a class of its own in terms of balance and sophistication. It ages very well and will keep improving for years to come.
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Fra fad.
Mudret brun med lidt brunt skum.
Kraftig aroma af malt og karamel.
Smager meget sødt og diskret bittert. Føles blød og olieret. Ok.
On tap @Mikkellerbar Aarhus
Pours really deep red, with little head.
Scent: liquorice, malts, little roasted.
Taste: Liquorice, sweet.
Texture: Medium to high co2.
Tap. Aroma of slight smoke, malt, toffee, oak-like. Dark brown with off-white head. Taste is moderate sweet, malt, caramel, slight smokey. Full body, creamy feel and smokey caramel malt finish.
An american, brown Scotch Ale with low head. Aroma is coffee, caramel. Taste is bitter.
Shared 2017 bottle. Clear dark red colour, small tan head with good duration and lacing. Aroma of caramel, dried fruits, dark fruits, some raisins, plums, grapes, toffee. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter, caramel, dried fruits, dark fruits, raisins, plums, grapes, toffee and light nuts. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Great, rich and balanced scotch ale.
Kastanjebruin met off-white schuimkraag die redelijk snel inzakt. Caramel, noterig, milde bitter in de afdronk. Zeer lekker bier.
Official description is very accurate. Nothing is sticking out. Extremely well balanced. A great example of a style.
Klares Dunkelbraun mit reichlich Schaum. Malzig, etwas Karamell, Nüsse, leichte Rauch- und Röstaromen, im Abgang leicht bitter, sehr süffig.
(∞-fruité (red, noir), pomme-poire, ~fumé, > scottish, liquoro-veloutée, dense, > prune, mûre, bois, gâteau-pomme)
Nice amber almost woodlike colour with off white head. Nose and taste is incrwdibly rich in malty caramel with even toffee notes. Some clear maltiness as well. Palate and final taste is Warmbier with dark drivs fruits to go. Very nice conpanion.
Aus der Flasche am 2016-04 getrunken. Fettes, schön malziges Schottisches Ale. Ein Spiztenbier, doch es hat ein überrascht leichten Charakter doch einem etwas bittern Abgang.
bottle @ home, vintage 2017. dark amber with beige head.
honey, malt, coffee, some alcohol, some smoke, dried fruits.
full body, slightly oily mouthfeel, medium (to heavy) sweetness, medium bitterness, warming, really nice balance and good drinkability
750 ml at home, vintage 2017. Pours a chestnut brown with a beige head. Aroma of honey, dried fruits, figs, butterscotch and milk chocolate. Full oily body with a soft carbonation, a medium sweetness, a light to medium bitterness and some very light booze. Flavor of brown sugar, honey, marzipan, toffee, some smoke and some lightly roasted malt. Finishes with residual sweetness and a light herbal bitterness along with lightly roasted malt. Overall heavy and full but not boozy or cloyingly sweet and thus nicely balanced with a good drinkability.
Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Palate: 4
Overall: 15
Score: 7 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
750 ml bottle, 2017 vintage, shared by PowY, thanks!
Copper-brown body, with a big, creamy, lacing, beige head.
Aroma of toffee, dried fruits, cocoa, sherry, chocolate, slight smoke.
Tastes similar, with a bit more smoke.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes moderate roasty, moderate sweet, slightly smokey, a bit toasty, fruity, with toffee, some chocolate.
Very nice. Balanced and really smooth to drink for the ABV. Great mix of sweet, fruity, roasty/toasty notes, with a subtle smoke. Great example of a style, I don't like that much normally.
0,75l bottle at Powys shared by Powy, big thanks. Vintage 2017. dark brown color, small off white head. smells of dried fruits, pears, smoky, plums, earthy, nice to very nice smell. full body, light carbonation, slick mouhtfeel. tastes smoky, plums, earthy, dried fruits, nutty, marzipan, caramel, light sweetness, spices. finishes lightly sweet with notes of plums, light smoky and marzipan notes. very subtle and enjoyable beer. love the plum and smoky notes, complexity is low but the balance is just great. very nice beer.
8 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 16
Very deep brown body with a tan head. Strong aroma of sweet caramel, dark caramel, and dark dried fruits, with some alcohol in the back. Strong flavour of sweet caramel, dark caramel, dark dried fruits, and some liquorice. A vinous mouthfeel but far from being too alcoholic, with a full body, oily texture and quite soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy sweet taste with a moderate bitter finish. A brilliant brew.
[75 cl bottle shared with Svensenga smak & behag]
pours an oaky Brown from bottle with large tan head that lingers. caramel, toffee. taste is same with malts smoke and light hops. as good as advertised
W aromacie drewno, melasa, nuty whisky, karmel, toffi, parkiet. Z wyglądu brązowe, obrączka brunatnej piany, W smaku melasa, karmel, ciemny chleb, toffi, nieco torfu, melanoidyny. Słodkie, gęste, degustacyjne, alkohol nieźle ukryty, wychodzi w lekkim rozgrzewaniu. Finisz w postaci whisky i drewna. Całkiem przyjemne, degustacyjne piwo.
Aroma of caramel.Taste of tofee,caramel,malt,faint brown sugar,almond,pretty dry finish...
Gęste bardzo przyjemne odczucie w ustach. Nie było czuć torfu ani alkoholu.
Killer Scotch ale, tons of toffee, caramel, and sweet dark fruit notes mixed with hints of peat and smoke and a restrained but tangible bitterness on the back end. Slight boozy warmth adds a liquor-ish fade to the lovely malt cavalcade. Delicious.
On tap at The Mint in Bethlehem, PA. Dark brown color topped by a brief creamy tan head. Burnt caramel nose hints at smoke. Rick treacle malt flavor. Thick, chewy mouth feel. Notes of licorice, burnt sugar, port, prunes, dark dried fruit and brown bread. Quite decadent and worthy of slow, succulent sips. Wow!‼️
Tried on two occasions, 2 yo bottle from 750 ml from Svijet Piva and on tap at Brewdog Leeds. Pours black with nice lasting beige head. Candy, dried fruit, chocolate, black, tan head. Sweet. Warming. Seems that bottle lost a bit of aroma but gained complexity. Also draught version has more dark fruit and berries which is a great combination with chocolate, also making the beer more easy drinkable. Very good.
Aroma is potent and big with figs and dates, scotch barrel, slightly smoky. There's alcohol heat and some dark fruit jam. Taste is heavy and alcoholic, with dark fruits, dried plums, scotch, oak, raisins and toffee. Full bodied, low on carbonation, alcoholic feel in a silky mouthfeel. Great, big, heavy.
Mnóstwo suszonych owoców, spieczonego ciasta, karmelu i toffi tak w smaku jak i w aromacie. Świetne piwo, wybitnie degustacyjne, a niby styl taki nudny ;)
Kacper W. is drinking a Wee Heavy by AleSmith Brewing Company at One More Beer Festival
Alko, troche suszonych owocow, slaaabe
Probowane na One More Beer Festival. Aromat intensywny, lekko palony i owocowy. Smak mocno slodki, w smaku karmel, tofii, owoce suszone. Swietne.
Really full malty toffee - carame like profiled beer. Nice carbonation, a bit warming alocohol in the belly. Smoke really subtle in the finish. Cool beer. Tastes like a blend of Barley Wine with with rauch quadrupel.
Tap (One More Beer Festival 2017, Kraków). Piana średnioobfita, żółta, drobnopęcherzokowa, redukuje się do warstwy, koronkowanie ładne. Barwa miedziana, opalizująca. Aromat średnio intensywny, czerwone owoce, rodzynki. Goryczka średnia minus. W smaku czerwone owoce, rodzynki. Pełnia średnia, nasycenie średnie.
Rami Rami is drinking a Wee Heavy by AleSmith Brewing Company at Centrum Targowe Chemobudowa
Slodkie, owocowe, karmelowe, cialo jest, bdb z minusem za alko