Wee Whale
Heavyweight Brewing Company in Ocean Township, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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djd07 (28882) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle during RBWG. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong raisin malt and caramel. Medium mouth with dark fruit and caramel, bit oxidized.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A bottle from my cellar that I took to the RBWG 2013 Grand Tasting. Clear brown body under a tan head. Sweet malty aroma. The flavor follows the aroma pretty much.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle at RBWG 2013 Grand Tasting. Pours clear, copper-brown with a creamy, beige head. Some oxidized malts in the nose, caramel, lightly tangy fruits, berries. Medium to big sweet flavor, toffee, ripe fruits, plums, bread, light leaves. Mellow oxidation. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, loads of toffee, ripe fruits and bread. Has aged well. Delicious.
deyholla (22839) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled thanks to someone a the post NotB tasting. Poured a cloudy dark brown with an amber hue and a yellowish brown head that lasted throughout hte beer. Aroma had sweet grains and caramel as well as a bit of roasted dark grains. Flavor started with molasses with some sweet grains and bread as well as a hint of raisin.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A murky brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is of over ripe fruits, prunes, carame, vanilla, and wood. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and prunes, leading to a dry woody finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of nicolascage. Slightly hazy, reddish brown with a creamy, light brown head. Vinous and complex aroma of dried fruit and port. Quite full-bodied with very sweet caramel flavours, some overripe fruit, vanilla and sherry. A little low in carbonation and a very subdued bitternes. This really is like fluid candy. Very delicious indeed. 191207
jcr (3164) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15
750 ml bottle. Wee Whale is heavily endowed with big malts, sugar and fruit — and they all come through in the aroma and flavor. The body is dark brown with a light brown, tight-bubbled head. Molasses, caramel, raisin, plum, toasted malts, brown sugar and nuts all present themselves in the aroma. The taste is very sweet with a light to moderate bitter finish. Creamy mouthfeel in a medium to full body. The alcohol is detectible in the warmth of the finish, too. The major drawback were notes of paper in the flavor which may have been because of the age of the beer.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Wee Whale from Heavyweight Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at BCTC ’06.
Usual strong appearance from Heavyweight. Lightly hazy with sediment on the bottom and a large, well-retained head. Body is a soft magenta-tinged caramel, with darker mahogany tones through the middle. Head is dark-beige and laces quite well.
Strong, stickyish caramel in the nose is smoothed by buttercream and a blanket of soft fruits. But for all of the sugar and raisins, it’s never sharp, nor do I find any strange or off flavors. Light vanilla and a hint of vinousness with moderate roast that is also quite relaxed. No alcohol, and as it warms, some lively currant and dark chocolate flavors find their way in to the mix, giving a light livliness to the otherwise smooth, easygoing, malty ale.
Similar flavor profile, with the light fruits being softened by a wall of caramel-toffee. Importantly, it’s not overly sweet, with strong attenuation providing balance and a medium to medium-full body. A touch of roast is passing, almost peaty, with some light spanish coffee notes. But for the most part, I don’t find too much complexity, just a wonderfully balanced, malty, caramel-based beer. Hints of sticky prune/raisin notes emerge somewhat, on the end, but that might also be my imagination, knowing that it has raisins in it. Carbonation is perfect. The bottle had breathed for a while and just a soft, supple mouthfeel was left. No alcohol in the flavor.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a tan head with dark brown color. Aroma is malt, caramel, dark fruit. Taste follows. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750 poured into a mug. Color is really dark brown, with slight translucence at the edges, small tan head. Aroma is present - malty of course and a pleasantly sweet caramel aroma. Some plum/raison alcohol presence. Also a sour wheat aroma rises as it warms, Taste is a cripsy malt like flavor. Some roast presence. Some alcohol felt as well. Mouthfeel is a but fizzy for me. Medium body.