Verboten
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

VerbotenVerboten
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From:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #67
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,489
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 11.44%
Reviews:
320
Ratings:
742
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 01, 2023
Added:
May 21, 2010
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  62
Formerly Zotten, but taken off the market in Feb 2010 in a copyright infringement agreement between Weyerbacher and Bierbrouwerij De Halve Maan.
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Ratings by Gueuzedude:
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona

3.7/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Quite aromatic smelling as I pour this beer; I get layers of fruit and vibrant spice. A soft pour yields a four-finger thick, light tan colored head in my 25cl tulip glass. The beer is a bright, amber color that shows an almost brilliantly clear, copper color when held up to the light. Aromas of ripe pears, sweet plums and aromatic apples mix with spice notes of big clove and light pepper. Towards the finish some notes of thin, fermented grape juice aromas start to come through; a touch tart, almost cider like and with a mineral, almost metallic edge. A touch of dusty malt towards the finish helps to round things out a bit. An interesting aroma that accentuates fruit and lots of clove.

Lightly sweet with a mix of apple and some huge, phenolic driven clove flavors up front. The beer is quite well carbonated, which contributes to a definite fizzy texture as it flows across the tongue. The finish has quite a bit of sharp phenolic notes to it, leaning towards clove but with a touch of a harsher edge and something a bit like cola. Underneath the omnipresent phenolics is a touch of fresh grain character, some soft fruity esters (that the clove notes seem to make cidery at times) and some spicy higher alcohols. Pretty light bodied, though not thin, the carbonation definitely helps with the perceived lightness as well.

Definitely characterful for a Belgian Pale Ale. It can be a bit too phenolic at times as the Clove character is a bit dominating. Not bad though.
Aug 09, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Feb 01, 2023
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Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina

3.54/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This was based on opening a 2010 Zotten. Aged pretty well. Still carbonated. No oxidation, etc. Nice Belgian yeast character. Enjoy getting these old beers.
Nov 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.19 by Skibum61 from Pennsylvania

Jun 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by Timtac from New Jersey

Jan 03, 2017
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Reviewed by descobar from Florida

2.54/5  rDev -32.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
disclosure: bad experiment in ageing. but found it, decided to try it. - pours deep amber with a white thin head that quickly disappears. cloudy with visible yeast sediment. aroma is a combination of different elements of oxidation. green apples, estery/solventy and horse blanket. there's no hop presence left. so the remaining flavors are just malt sweetness and maybe some candy sugar. surprisingly the oxidation from the nose, does not carry heavily into the flavor. its almost all malts like a Scottish ale. body has thinned out, carbonation is also very light and there is an astringency that borders on harsh. despite all this, it finishes dry and only the above mentioned harshness lingers on. - way past its prime
Oct 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by macrosmatic from Florida

Jul 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Feb 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by reizorc from Pennsylvania

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by DrStiffington from New Jersey

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by fakedeadgirlfriend from Florida

Jan 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by RBorsato from Virginia

Dec 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by barflybastard from Pennsylvania

Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by Beastcpa from Pennsylvania

Sep 05, 2015
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Reviewed by vish747 from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I love the Verboten. It's a smooth beer with a hoppy finish. It pours a translucent bronze (light amber), and smells faintly hoppy. It tastes sightly sugared and sweet, but with a disappointing yet decent finish. The bitter aftertaste doesn't mesh with the initial smoothness, and it detriments the beer's overall taste.

Regardless, it's a great beer.

It goes down easy like a lager, with a lot more flavor.

Drink if you want a great Weyerbacher beer, and an interesting hybrid between sweet and slightly hoppy.
Aug 19, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: An amber pour with a slight orange tint and a light haze supports a quickly receding 2” off-white foam collar. S: Estery aromas rise form the glass. T: This yeast driven beer features fruit, plum, apricot, orange, and some caramel and toffee with a moderate bitterness. F: Medium body and medium high carbonation. O: A well balanced and drinkable beer.
Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by KAF from Iowa

Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Aug 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by Lucular from Maryland

Jul 23, 2015
Verboten from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 742 ratings