Callister Brewing Wee Laird

Wee Laird

 

Callister Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production
Score
6.56
ABV: 9.2% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Wee Laird is a 9.2% traditional Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, aged for 10 months in freshly emptied Okanagan Spirits ‘Laird of Fintry’ Single Malt Whisky barrels.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Chestnut colour, thin head. Rich toffee aroma with a little whisky character. Medium body, a bit hot and headsy, lowish bitterness and medium sweetness. Not my balance, but not unbalanced.

Tried on 27 Jan 2024 at 02:49


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from the tap. Clear amber brown with small beige head. Lots of caramel, stone fruit, only a hint of peat and whiskey. A bit sweet and lacking much depth. Edit: as the beer warmed up the whiskey notes really developed and came through. Still not amazing, but upped my rating from 3.1 to 3.3

Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2021 at 05:04


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

650 ml bottle. Pours mahogany with little head. Aromas of biscuity malts, sweet raisins and a bit of soap. Really not much flavour. Very neutral thin malts with light alcohol and finishes with some peat and heat. Like a very watered down very malty whiskey

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2021 at 01:10


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Murky copper body and good foam, soft burnt caramel aroma. Flavour is deep chocolate syrup and bitter molasses. Full and good oiliness, but again there's that blunt instrument quality to the thing, someone needs to learn to dance.

Tried on 13 Feb 2021 at 21:28


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Callister, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma reveals a nice gentle whiskey barrel character, smoky peated malt, and bready caramel. Flavour is barrel-heavy, with lots of whiskey, gentle smoke, heaps of caramel, and a touch of dark fruit. Really nice barrel character and the base beer provides good support. Not too sweet or boozy, with plenty of depth. Surprisingly great.

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2021 at 16:46