Wee Heavy
Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.

Wee HeavyWee Heavy
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From:
Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Ranked #24
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,829
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 11.58%
Reviews:
578
Ratings:
1,099
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 11, 2024
Added:
Mar 24, 1998
Wants:
  119
Gots:
  113
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Ratings by fx20736:
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Reviewed by fx20736 from New York

4.3/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 25 oz bottle into a British Pint Glass.

A beautiful Rembrandt of rich Mahogany with Chianti Red highlights and a thin khaki head that leaves some cursory lace.

Aroma of Caramel and Molasses

Mouthfeel is soft yet solid

Taste: This is a sweet beer. Figs or Dates soaked in dark rum come to mind. Sweetened Gingerbread dough might be the solid malt base. I do not detect much of a hop presence, perhaps a shadow of Earthy English Hops just to cut through the sweetness. As the beer warms the vapors remind me of a Single Malt Scotch.

Notes: An amazing beer! This is a heavy (Wee Heavy) beer that is an Evening Sipper and a coolish Evening at that. I am actually surprised that the abv is only 6.5% because I almost expected a beer this flavorful and rich to be loaded with alcohol. This could be a nice Sunday Evening beer in the cooler months.
Sep 26, 2011
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Reviewed by matthewMcNeill

4.88/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Extremely aromatic with a nicely rounded taste that sits so fine on the back of the throat. Perfect for a cold night next to a fire with a fine cigar and a dram of Glenfiddich
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Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois

4.21/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle into a tulip.

A: Clear dark mahogany color with a half-finger light tan head.

S: Sweet roasted malt - caramel, apple, toffee. A faint hint of cider vinegar in the background.

T: Follows. Caramel malt, toffee, and bread. Definitely sweet but not cloyingly so.

F: Medium-full bodied, creamy and lightly carbonated.
Dec 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.9 by emerge077 from Illinois

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Rated: 3.62 by ThinkAgain from Canada (ON)

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Rated: 4 by JLK7299 from North Carolina

Oct 11, 2020
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Reviewed by scotorum from Massachusetts

4.07/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
BEL HAVEN WEE HEAVY SCOTCH ALE 8/28/20

An oversight not to have reviewed this before. Have been buying it on and off for years. Poured from the 11.2 oz. bottle into an English nonick pint.

a: Clear dark copper with a finger thick white head which receded to even surface foam and spotty to dense lacing.

s: Sweet malt.

t; Mild Caramel malt.

m: Medium, good body and some carbonation tingle.

o: My favorite Scotch ale, the epitomy of the style.
Aug 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.98 by smi69 from New York

Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by doctorgary from New York

Mar 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Jan 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by BigGruntyThirst from Canada (ON)

Nov 25, 2019
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Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle into a tulip.

L: Clear garnet-brown body under an inch of soft tan froth. Decent retention, light lace. Quite pretty, particularly the color and clarity.

S: Butterscotch, toffee, overripe apple, candied orange. I'm having trouble getting past the buttery diacetyl and overripe fruit, but it's definitely rich.

T: Sweet up front, with dried fruit and caramel leading the way. Some toasted brown bread and warmth toward the back end. Bold and mouth-watering. Enjoyable.

F: Slick medium body with lively carbonation. The effervescence makes it feel lighter than it tastes. Slightly incongruous.

O: I like it, but its over-the-top sweetness heads off in tangents that distract from the core malt flavors I was expecting, and not always in entirely pleasant ways. Fun to try, but I doubt I'll seek it out again. Beer of Fame review 174/250.

Cheers!
Nov 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Nov 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by arzt from Germany

Oct 27, 2019
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Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida

4.21/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Dark, clear amber with a distinct off-white nitro head that forms from the bottom.

Smell: Sweet bread, piney hops, mild banana esters. Relatively light.

Taste: Liquid bread with a touch of sweetness and toasted malt. Very low hop bitterness. Mild metallic aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Thick and creamy, with minimal carbonation.

Overall: Could use a somewhat stronger flavor, but a solid choice that gets close to a “real ale” on keg.
Oct 11, 2019
Wee Heavy from Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 1099 ratings