Eighteen
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

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From:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Weizenbock
ABV:
11.1%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 11.81%
Reviews:
54
Ratings:
279
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 13, 2020
Added:
Jun 16, 2013
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  35
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Ratings by KeyWestGator:
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Rated by KeyWestGator from Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

Apr 19, 2014
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Reviewed by MesaDan from Minnesota

3.35/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
They call this a Weizenbock (tasted like a Barley wine or wheat wine): Drank Nov, 2020...bottled 2013: Slight sweet caramel nose; really no head, just a bit of lace around rim; amber hue; medium mouthfeel with fine effervescent carbonation; immediate alcohol vapor with a caramel & sherry taste, some bitterness/dankness. Finishes with a salacious and bitter bark dankness. Would have been nice to have this beer in 2013 for comparison.
Nov 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by chiefz1 from New York

Aug 10, 2019
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Reviewed by descobar from Florida

4.06/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
this beer came out over 5 years ago and was cellared at just below room temperature. did not expect much.
Look: poured into snifter it had a deep brown color and absolutely no head. the beer was opaque with a bit of sediment at the bottom of the glass. no lacing.
Smell: rich toffee, caramel, molasses. dark fruits, grassy and herbal notes. some spice. just a hint (almost undetectable) of oxidation.
Taste: heavy malt sweetness coupled with bitterness that hits the palate hard but in a good way. a big beer indeed but no harshness.
Feel: medium body, oily texture, moderate carbonation, pronounced astringency. The finish is long and sweet and bitterness lingers. Hint of alcohol warmth.
Overall: Wow. this is so good! this brewery excels at brewing big beers but this 11.1% abv anniversary Weizen doppelbock is now more of a barleywine or wheatwine in this case. big and bold but with no harshness without it being smooth...
Feb 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.23 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by Jammyman from Pennsylvania

Jul 31, 2015
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Rated by GrinkoN from North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
To come later later ter
Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.8 by williamjbauer from Colorado

Jun 02, 2015
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

4.1/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This a an almost three year old bottle poured from a 12oz bottle into a snifter.

Very very opaque brown with absolutely no head.

Lots of smooth rich malt on the aroma and dark cherries prunes and dates. Lots floral ester notes too.

Taste is super fruity with a sweet malt.

Beer holds well with three years of age.
Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.43 by jmdellafave from New Jersey

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by LeeEvolved from Virginia

Feb 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by IrishColonial from Texas

Jan 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by cultclassic89 from Texas

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaemeno3 from New Jersey

Dec 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by prototypic from Ohio

Dec 13, 2014
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Reviewed by Fieldzy27 from North Carolina

4.12/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
poured from 12oz bottle into a snifter. Bottle date is 6/6/13 so its a little over a year and a half old.

Pours dark brown with some cherry highlights when held up the the light. Looks like a quad color. The head is tan , reached about an 8th of an inch before deflating to a tan ring around the glass. Lots of sediment and floaties milling around. Left the yeast cake on the bottom of the bottle but a large amount of sediment remains running around the glass. Looks good.

Aroma: Lots of banana and clove, dark fruit , dried plumb, fig , caramel , slightly boozey aroma. Some more bread notes in there as well, what a great nose. Smells like a quad as well with a lot of banana to it.

Taste: Flavor is much bigger on the dark fruit, dried plumb, sticky dates and prune, some clove spice and a little banana as well. Much more boozey on the pallet even with its age it still has some alcohol heat. Also some caramel and toffee notes. Flavors are well rounded and consistent tastes like a weizenbock should with just a touch more alcohol.

Mouthfeel: Its a bit thinner than I would like, letting it warm to a bit to see if that improves, carbonation is great especially for its age.

Overall: A good beer, tastes as it should without any error or imperfection. I do feel they could have made a better beer by dialing back the ABV or increasing the malt to carry the alcohol better. 11% is a little excessive at 9% I bet this would have been excellent. I have another bottle cellaring now maybe it will be better at the 2 or 3 year mark.
Dec 09, 2014
Eighteen from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 279 ratings