Wee Heavy
Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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A Strong Scotch Ale. This is a very full-bodied, dark rich brew with a sweet malt character of much depth possessing the flavors of toffee, plums and currants. The hop varietal used in such small amount is English First Gold and can be barely discerned. The target gravity for this brew is 20 degrees Plato and hop bitterness of just 14 International Bittering Units, which is a measure of hop content.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught, 8.6% @ Mad Fox Brewing Company - Glover Park Taproom, Washington, DC. Pours hazy very dark ruby / cipper brown with small light tan head. Clear aroma of malt and yeast, with some hoppy notes. Sweetish, malty flavour with fruity hints amd subtle, hoppy and estery touches. Bitterrish afteraste with sweetish notes. Warming alcohol presence. A nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2015
at 16:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Some peat malt and a hint of caramel. Pours hazy maroon with good head and lacing. A touch of toffee, plum. Some sweetness in finish. Soft carbonation. Very good for style. Tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2015
at 15:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Mad Fox. Dark amber brown with beige head. Aromas of booze, wine, caramel, toffee. Tastes of booze, red wine, caramel, toffee, light oak, dark fruit. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2015
at 18:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Raisiny aroma. Blast of lacquer soy sauce and alcohol but nicely balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2012
at 11:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a tan head over a clear brown hued body. Aromas are decently estery, plums, currants, figs with a strong caramel and brown sugar maltiness. Light melanoidins. Flavors are sweet, too sweet to be honest. Estery, caramel. Feels a bit out of balance. Thick mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2011
at 12:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of dried fruits with a spicy touch and yeasty phenols. Sweet fruity and roasty flavour with strong phenolic notes
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 12:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2011. Pours a deep dark brown amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity weak toasted malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Fruity toasted malty dark fruit, bready caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramle finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2011
at 01:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2nd August 2011
GBBF Cask. Hazy dark brown beer. A few bubbles for a head. Light palate, semi dry. Rich boiled sweets fruit with traces of coca cola. Very mild sourness. The malt is subtle, it’s all about the boiled sweets here. Allright though!
GBBF Cask. Hazy dark brown beer. A few bubbles for a head. Light palate, semi dry. Rich boiled sweets fruit with traces of coca cola. Very mild sourness. The malt is subtle, it’s all about the boiled sweets here. Allright though!
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2011
at 08:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Night cap on my first day at GBBF ’11, gravicask, 8.6% abv, one-third pint at USA Cask Ale Bar. Pitch black body colour, bright surface. Grain malty aroma added by dark berries. Dried fruits like plums in flavour together with dark berries and semi-sweet malts. Subdued hop bitter ending. On the sweet side of bittersweet (London, 02.08.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2011
at 06:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at GBBF, Day 1. Pours red-brown with a faint film. Tangy, dark fruit nose. Sweet flavor, notes of cake, ripe dark fruit, very light toast. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Pretty good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2011
at 13:00