Heretic Brewing Company Worry

Worry

 

Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
7.29
ABV: 9.8% IBU: - Ticks: 24
This golden blond Belgian-style ale is a symphony of bold and delicate wrapped into one. We took our 9.8% Belgian-style golden ale and aged it in Grgich Hill Estate Chardonnay barrels. It has a gentle warming with a light alcohol sweetness and a tantalizing fruity character full of apples, pears, and oranges. The barrel aging give it a great Chardonnay character and a dry finish that makes it dangerously easy to consume in quantity.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Light blonde color. Tons of bread, crackers sour funky nose. Very body very malty sweet lemons and oranges. So smooth and lovely with oak at thtree end. Awesome.

Tried on 03 Sep 2016 at 06:44


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

Tap at Hathor. Slightly boozy nose, some vinegar, wine, wood, orange and grapefruit. Orange color, hazy, with lace. Woody flavor, vanilla, grapefruit, wine. soft, oily, and silky. Nice tartness. Good!

Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2016 at 23:09


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

Draft. Clear bright yellow color, fluffy white head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of white wine, booze, vanilla. Taste is lemon, vanilla. OK.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2014 at 07:27


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Aroma is dominated by moderate fruit esters with pear being the most prevalent and apple next. Light honey note with a hint of white wine and oak, but the barrel characters are faint. Not much malt character at all. Light alcohol note as it warms. Pours a cloudy pale golden straw with a medium thickness white head that has surprisingly good retention considering it wasn't too fluffy. Light lacing with medium long legs. I got a few yeast chunks but I didn't pour as cleanly as I could have. Lots of tropical fruit up front with pear and apple being the most prevalent. Some honey notes mid palate with a hint of banana. Some light peppercorn spice present as well. The finish is slightly drying with some oak and white wine notes. Not too strong, but the tannins do add a bit of acidity. Medium low bitterness and no hop flavor. The grain doesn't taste as fresh and crisp as I would like and instead a bit muddled and stale. Medium low alcohol spice in the finish. Medium full bodied with medium low carbonation. The beer seems a bit under carbonated. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall this beer is alright, but I expect more from Jamil. It almost seems like the beer got exposed to too much oxygen either while in the barrel or during packaging. The carbonation is also on the low side. The fruit esters are nice and work well with the white wine character. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried on 11 Mar 2013 at 19:20


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours cloudy amber-yellow with a small off-white head that dissipates with nice lacing. Aroma is a touch of funk, lemon, wood, honey, peach. Flavor is the same, lightly sweet, light funk. Quite woody with an almost smoky near finish. Medium body, silky in the mouth. Alcoholic warming dry finish. Quite a nice beer, actually.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2012 at 23:05


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

Small bottle bought in Boise. Pours a cloudy orange color with a large white head. A big nose of lemons, pepper and white wine. The flavor is a light, easy brew with white wine, pepper, honey. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2012 at 15:16


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

Bottle received in trade. Thank you Claspada. Pours tiny hazy golden with a small frothy white head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace. Smell is slightly sweet with cereal, buttery wood, persimmon, dandelion, grass, plums, green grapes, almond paste, apples and pears. Taste is sweet with pears, red apples, buttery wood, hay, dry soil, white bread, alcohol, green grapes and plums. Mouthfeel is round and medium bodied. Finish is sweet witch crackers, buttery wood, pears, biscuits and hay. Not sure I’m a fan of the buttery character of this one.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2012 at 14:58


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty chardonnay flavor. Has a fruity malty woody yeasty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2012 at 02:31


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

375ml C&C bottle from wavers1, thanks
Appearance: Pours cloudy golden with a small white head and light lacing
Aroma: Sweet, woody, spices, fruity and citrus
Taste: Fruity, citrus, vanilla, some hot alcohols, finishes like a dry wine
The Chardonnay shines in this beer. If you like wine and beer, this is for you. A very nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2012 at 21:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

37.5 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced, yeasty and slight phenolic. Smooth toasted malty, caramelish. Smooth and caramelish malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2012 at 20:44