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Verboten
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- From:
- Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #67 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,485 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 11.44%
- Reviews:
- 320
- Ratings:
- 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 Shaw:
Reviewed by Shaw from Florida
3.63/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I stopped by Kingdom Liquors in Brandon and picked up a bottle of this, among other beers.
It's a hazy golden in color with a big foamy head that reduces to a thin layer in my glass.
Light aroma of Belgian yeast and spices, with notes of lemon peel.
The taste is lightly spicy and earthy, with notes of lemongrass and citrus.
Bubbly body that's not watery.
Overall a decent Belgian Pale Ale.
May 11, 2010It's a hazy golden in color with a big foamy head that reduces to a thin layer in my glass.
Light aroma of Belgian yeast and spices, with notes of lemon peel.
The taste is lightly spicy and earthy, with notes of lemongrass and citrus.
Bubbly body that's not watery.
Overall a decent Belgian Pale Ale.
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2018Reviewed by descobar from Florida
2.54/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
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, 2016Reviewed by vish747 from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
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, 2015Regardless, 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.
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
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
Verboten from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
742 ratings
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