Devilwood
Wicked Weed Brewing

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From:
Wicked Weed Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #53
ABV:
9.7%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,577
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 8.06%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
51
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 24, 2023
Added:
Dec 29, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
At Wicked Weed we have over 250 wine, bourbon and rum barrels full of aging beer. After brewing this 9.7% alcohol authentically Belgian ale we felt it needed an American touch, so we aged the beer in Kentucky Bourbon barrels for four months. This created a confluence of big American flavor and silky smooth Belgian aromas.
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Via an oddly volumed brown bottle, containing the less than standard 12.7 fluid ounces, came the pour into a clear glass Imperial pint mug. With the modest off-white head, it filled the vessel almost perfectly. Belgian triple and oak tannins arise to the nose, just as expected. The brew is hazy, dull and a bit darker than copper-amber. Maybe not murky, but it is opaque. The taste is a nice blend of a Belgian style strong ale and a bourbon barrel aged one. There's a caramel sweetness that gets first noticed by the tongue. So, there's plenty, maybe a little too much malty sweetness, at least for the style. Thankfully, the yeastiness of a typical Belgian is subdued and doesn't overtake the other layers of flavor. Same holds true of the woody tannins of a barrel aged brew. In short, this is a wonderful merging of two major beer tastes, each that almost always dominate to the degree that no nuances can be found. Here, they collaborate to make a unique flavor. But, overall, it's too sweet to be an excellent brew. Even though the high ABV is very well-hidden, the mouthfeel is only average, but credit given for carrying this much flavor, sweetness and alcohol competently. The glass lacing is less than average, but likely as good as others with this level of alcohol.
May 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.8 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Jul 15, 2020
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.55/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Date bottled: 03.28.17

Pours hazy golden amber orange with a creamy white foam head. Smells like woody oak, bourbon, coconut, vanilla, banana, hint of orange citrus, coriander, clove spice, caramelized bready malts, with floral earthy herbal hops. Tastes like bourbon, oak barrel, coconut, vanilla, banana, some orange citrus, coriander, clove spice, caramelized malt, toffee, with floral earthy herbal hops. Feels medium bodied, creamy with smooth moderate carbonation. Overall a nice bourbon barrel aged Belgian strong pale ale.
Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Apr 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.09 by Saylor from Pennsylvania

Sep 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by Best_Enjoyed_In_Texas from Texas

Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Aug 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by shadyside from Georgia

May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.92 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Feb 10, 2018
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.81/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle dated 3/2017:
Pours a light amber with a significant bit of haze. The head is muted on initial pour, but a thick just off-white foamy ring does persist.

Nose is a mix of orchard fruit - lightly tart apple, pear - and a whisp of whiskey, initially. A little syrup sweetness seeps in with warmth. The combination eventually yields a little apple wine-like note. There is also a bit of a floral nature to this beer, and when I search for something that might indicate a countering bitterness, I get a bit of what I assume is the barrel wood.

Taste starts sweet, with the apple and bourbon combining into a sort of easy-drinking apple brandy flavor. The beer has a heavy tickling carbonation that gets a little bite from an alcohol heat. A bit of caramel-vanilla sweetness battles a little presumed barrel-tang tartness in the back of the taste. This leads the apple brandy into more of an apple/pear cider impression (with a little vanilla splash at the end).

The barrel aging is fairly deftly done so that it doesn't overpower the base pale ale. It's noticeable without overpowering the flavors. Unfortunately for me, the beer tends a little sweet, and I'd like a little bitterness later in the taste to balance it.
Nov 26, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.84/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
a barrel aged belgian strong that a bit boozy and plenty sugary, one was enough, but i thought this was a little something different and a pretty tasty brew overall. murky pale beige to yellow color, really thick for something named golden, and with a tall white belgian looking head that saves it from a visual appeal standpoint. aroma is sweet and woody, almost bourbon, but im not sure its a whiskey barrel, could just be straight oak with vanilla and sugary sweetness from the added sugar not fermented out of the base beer and some tricky esters in the belgian yeast, which is quite robust in both aroma and flavor. pink and white necco wafers, vanilla sugar, and notes of pear and apples from the yeast, lots of lingering sugar and tons and tons of wheaty sort of body which only serves to extend the sugar and the booze this finishes with. fun and interesting, but not as delicious and high quality overall as i am used to from wicked weed, but that said, its more like a wood aged wheatwine or something, an its nice for the autumn. cool to see these guys back here with draft in the colorado market, its been a little while...
Nov 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by DBosco from Massachusetts

Nov 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by brauseboof from South Carolina

Oct 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by msscott1973 from North Carolina

Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Oct 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Oct 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by dsshuck from Delaware

Sep 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.31 by ThreeBeersWalkedIn from Maryland

Sep 09, 2017
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

4.09/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Poured from a bottle to a tulip glass. Had a copper color and a cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy head that lasted an average amount of time. Below average lacing.

S: A very enticing aroma of bourbon, Belgian-style yeast, vanilla, and light citrus fruit.

T: Tasted of a little bit of the Belgian-style yeast, light vanilla notes, lots of bourbon (very warming), citrus (a bit of lemon), a little malt, and some spices (pepper). Definitely one the more interesting Belgian Pale Ale flavors with the inclusion of the bourbon. A sweet, complex flavor.

F: A decent amount of carbonation with a somewhat slick finish. Medium-bodied.

O: Devilwood is an unusual take on the BPA style. Incredibly drinkable.
Aug 03, 2017
Devilwood from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 51 ratings