Wee Heavy (Catoctin Creek Rye Barrels)
Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.42
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Aged in Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye white oak barrels, Oaked Wee Heavy intensifies the sweet toffee and dark dry fruit characters while balancing the sweet notes with drying spirit and oak.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rich, super hazy deep brown coloured body with a very thin, single centimetre tall light brown head and a touch of oil on top as well. Aroma of pungent, deep oak, alcohol, bourbon, brown sugar and even some vanilla - very strong and nice for the style. Full-bodied; Strong rich malt, earth, peat, smoked grain, alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar and molasses flavours throughout with a particularly strong peaty and toffee flavour that seems to last for a few minutes after a sip. Aftertaste shows the bourbon very well, some honey, grain, alcohol, rich vanilla and molasses and way more bourbon with the roasted malt and raisin flavours. Overall, a nice and rich beer that shows its flavours well and the malt even better. Worth trying if you can find this, and i’m glad I did! I sampled this ten ounce pour on draught at Whole Foods in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia at the end of my driveway on 12-November-2016 for US$6,00.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2016
at 02:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle shared with a friend. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of big whiskey, light chocolate and oak. Tastes of big whiskey, booze, dark fruit. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2015
at 22:39
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pours dark brown, a bit of foam. Aroma is quite interesting, green apple, smooth and a bit of caramel. Taste is multi-layered. Has some subtle caramel malt, clean, nice cocoa beans and still some green apple. Hops also there shining through especially from the end. Superbly balanced, well made.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2015
at 08:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Mahogany color, with thin head.. Lots of oak vanilla, chocolate, Bon bons, cherries, oranges. Very malty. Slightly boozy. Sweet nose. Bourbon is fairly subdued and well integrated. Very malty. One of the maltier beers I’ve had from the U.S. could be from Scotland. The mouth is a bit malty and a bit weaker than I would think. Kinda strange, but lovely.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2015
at 07:38
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4oz pour at the brewery. Pours a murky, rootbeer brown with zero head. Looks dangerous. Nose is mostly booze, vanilla, oak, some nail polish. Flavors are the same, the base beer is gone, heavy booze, some vanilla, some coconut. Sticky finish. Lots of sugar and booze.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2014
at 12:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear chestnut with a small tan head and no lacing. Aroma is more or less all whiskey. Whiskey also dominates the flavor with some spruce, caramel malt and a ton of green apple all over the place. A bit of tartness, lightly sweet. Light to medium body, light warming finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Mar 2013
at 14:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewpub at the Robert Burns beer and scotch dinner. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a thin off white head. Raisin and vanilla nose. Dark red cherries, raisin, vanilla, oak and licorice. Lingering boozy finish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2013
at 17:34