Insanity
Weyerbacher Brewing Co. in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.34
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Insanity, 11.1% ABV, is made by aging our Blithering Idiot Barleywine Ale in whiskey barrels. The barrel aging imparts an additional level of complexity to an already intense malt profile by adding a combination of vanilla, oak and whiskey notes.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Slightly hazy reddish amber. Aroma of malt, caramel, vanilla, wood and some fruitiness. Sweet malty flavor, pretty alcoholic, with lots of vanilla, caramel, a bit of honey and some fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 11:16
8/10
Tried
on 07 Jun 2013
at 16:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
roasty, vanilla, Oak, Dark amber, brown, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, full body, long finish, vanilla, vanilla, raisin,
Tried
on 23 Feb 2013
at 10:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draft at the Mad Fox Barley Wine Festival, Falls Church VA. 2011 vintage. Pours a hazy cola brown with a tan head. Much darker pour than most barley wines. Some toasted malt in the nose. An unexpected melange of apple cider, coffee, and sweet dark fruits. Alcohol strongly present in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2013
at 09:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a small average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, wood, moderate riped fruit - berry, moderate dried fruit, bourbon, moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, bourbon, light licorice - laber larver. Nice balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20121121]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2012
at 04:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from 2010. Reddish-brown with lace. Nice nose of wood, caramel, raisin, cherry, and booze. Sweet flavor, with caramel, raisin and other dried fruits, fruit salad, booze. Dry oaky finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2012
at 17:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
65 cl bottle @ olio, no BBE info
Aroma is rather surprisingly light, weird and somewhat sweet with some sugar, raisins, hints of berries and vanilla. Flavour is sweet with oaky notes, some raisins, sugar and vanilla. Somewhat stinging bourbon and some alcohol in the finish. Good.
Aroma is rather surprisingly light, weird and somewhat sweet with some sugar, raisins, hints of berries and vanilla. Flavour is sweet with oaky notes, some raisins, sugar and vanilla. Somewhat stinging bourbon and some alcohol in the finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2012
at 07:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
660ml bottle
Pours dark orange with a small white head. Aroma of ripe fruits, caramel malts, vanilla and oak. Taste is slightly sweet with a lot of vanilla, oak and hints of malts. Finish is sticky, sweet and strong with slightly bitter vanilla and oak notes. Okay, quite well balanced barley wine.
Pours dark orange with a small white head. Aroma of ripe fruits, caramel malts, vanilla and oak. Taste is slightly sweet with a lot of vanilla, oak and hints of malts. Finish is sticky, sweet and strong with slightly bitter vanilla and oak notes. Okay, quite well balanced barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2012
at 07:50
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
12 oz bottle. Pours a slightly red-tinged amber with some fine particles and an off-white head. Overripe fruit aroma, toffee, banana, caramel. Flavor is quite intense, ripe to overripe dark fruit, strong butterscotch, sweet cereal, oak, spices like cloves; definite bourbony alcohol flavor. Very intense and very, very tasty. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2012
at 22:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Sugar Maple Barleywine fest. Pours a hazy brown with an amber hue and an earthy brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has notes of toffee and sweet grain with backing vanilla and bourbon. Flavor has earthy grain and bread up front that becomes sweet with vanilla, bourbon and a hint of dark fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2012
at 18:22