Wee Heavy
Mad Fox Brewing Company
- From:
- Mad Fox Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 11.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 21, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 23, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by sokol_1993 from California
3.77/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Got a taster cup at Snallygaster DC, 2016
Look: Dark black with a good amount of head.
Taste: Strangely a bit sour, as if there some brett in there. Much more fruity than other scotch ale, and some maltiness. However, the intensity is nowhere near others. Little sign of alcohol.
Not bad in itself, but a strange wee heavy, and I'd have another brew if I want one.
Sep 21, 2016Look: Dark black with a good amount of head.
Taste: Strangely a bit sour, as if there some brett in there. Much more fruity than other scotch ale, and some maltiness. However, the intensity is nowhere near others. Little sign of alcohol.
Not bad in itself, but a strange wee heavy, and I'd have another brew if I want one.
Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed at the brewery. Thin head on a deep amber body. A very attractive brew. Excellent lacing. Aroma is loaded with dark fruit, mostly strawberry and some cherry with caramel and toffee notes. Flavor continues this with even more strawberry, toffee, caramel, light licorice and brown sugar. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Interesting wee heavy. It's very good but seems like a Belgian dark strong without the yeast character. Either way, a nicely flavored and complex brew.
Aug 05, 2012
Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Mad Fox or the angry tiny red dog depending on how good your English is.
Beer is copper / dark amber, clear mostly, thin tan head, small bubbles, looks nice.
Aroma is sweet, a little earthy, i like the aroma.
Beer is light in body and a little sweet but thin on the finish. It is interesting. but not great. I enjoy it enough I'd have it again.
Feb 05, 2012Beer is copper / dark amber, clear mostly, thin tan head, small bubbles, looks nice.
Aroma is sweet, a little earthy, i like the aroma.
Beer is light in body and a little sweet but thin on the finish. It is interesting. but not great. I enjoy it enough I'd have it again.
Reviewed by novajeepfreak from Virginia
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I was expecting a tad more to be honest....good ABV but it left a little to be desired but I'm very picky on Scottish ales to be honest....could have been a tad more sweet with some more malt to it....overall a good beer that I'm sure will be brought home in a growler some time in the future.
Aug 16, 2011
Reviewed by Chaney from District of Columbia
4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Mad Fox.
A: Chocolate brown, extremely dark, with a silent but deadly frothy off-white head.
S: Plums, caramel, and mild puffs of licorice.
T: HUGE dark fruit presence: plums for sure and well as a fair amount of toffee. Pretty dry, yet fruity finish.
M: No booze detected which was pretty cool, and the malt bomb character of the Wee Heavy style was definitely strong with this one. Absolutely no lacing whatsoever.
O: This one got tons of great buzz early on in Mad Fox's existence, but for some reason, some of that buzz has died. Still, I think this is a pretty damn good Scotch Ale, especially considering the fact that I'm not a big fan of the style overall.
Aug 15, 2011A: Chocolate brown, extremely dark, with a silent but deadly frothy off-white head.
S: Plums, caramel, and mild puffs of licorice.
T: HUGE dark fruit presence: plums for sure and well as a fair amount of toffee. Pretty dry, yet fruity finish.
M: No booze detected which was pretty cool, and the malt bomb character of the Wee Heavy style was definitely strong with this one. Absolutely no lacing whatsoever.
O: This one got tons of great buzz early on in Mad Fox's existence, but for some reason, some of that buzz has died. Still, I think this is a pretty damn good Scotch Ale, especially considering the fact that I'm not a big fan of the style overall.
Reviewed by Eriktheipaman from California
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured a very dark plum.
The smell was of dark fruits. Cranberries and raisins.
The taste was along the lines of smell with dark fruits. It was a very sweet beer and had a lot of residual sugar. A little too sweet for me but not a bad beer for such a high ABV.
Decent for such a high ABV but I wouldn't order it again. And take with a grain of salt because Wee Heavy is not my favorite style.
Aug 15, 2011The smell was of dark fruits. Cranberries and raisins.
The taste was along the lines of smell with dark fruits. It was a very sweet beer and had a lot of residual sugar. A little too sweet for me but not a bad beer for such a high ABV.
Decent for such a high ABV but I wouldn't order it again. And take with a grain of salt because Wee Heavy is not my favorite style.
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