Romeo
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Copper-colored pour with ruby hues. Smells like a Belgian SPA with gingerbread and Jolly Ranchers. Has traces of odors that are actually offensive.

Romeo is all over the place. Spicy, then sweet, then gingerbread, then spicy again, then boozy. One day it will decide what it wants to be when it grows up.

Don't fake your own death over this one.

 

12oz bottle to tulip. $5.00 for the single. Bottled on 08/04/11 and sampled on 10/12/11. The bottle lists the ABV at 8.5%.

A: A light brown cap of 1 finger disappears quickly. The film and collar last a bit longer but, once they fade, the brew becomes flat and still. The body is a medium-dark mix of brown and red, murky and opaque. Lacing is non-existent.

S: Grains, caramel and cookie - all toasted plus the slightest hint of chocolate malt. Hallertauer and Saaz hopping is light while the Belgian yeast strain comes out strong.

T: Fermented dark fruits + bubblegum (yikes....think Extra - the pink pack). The aftertaste lingers long and is hard to enjoy.

M: Medium full body. VERY sweet, cloying and down-right syrupy. Average level of lively carbonation. Underattenuated.

O: Like a bad mixture of a Dubbel and Dunkelweizen. The code name should have been "Two Handed Dunk." A rare miss by the folks at Weyerbacher.

 

 

Thanks to danedelman for this extra.

A: Pours a deep red color with a thin off white head, poor retention, and leaves a small amount of lacing.

S: Raisins, dark caramel, vanilla, medicinal cherry, candied sugar, spicy Belgian yeast esters, clove, pepper, with a boozy finish.

F: Starts of spicy with cloves, pepper, coriander and changes into chocolate, vanilla, banana, cherry, and caramel, with a mild hotness to it. Complex and interesting.

M: Full bodied, mildly hot, softly carbonated, has a slight cayenne like spiciness to it.

O: Overall I really enjoyed this beer, it's quite different from other Belgian Strong Pales. Glad to have tried it.

 

 

Murky reddish, light brown, and orange colored body. Lacing doesn't last, it runs down the sides of the glass. Small head when poured, but faded fast.

Notes of cherries, pear, and candied sugars. The cherry smells llike cherry lifesavers.

Flavors of mashed sour cherries, belgian candied sugar, earthy hops, and a light peppery taste. Sharp yeast bite, sweetness hits right upfront which coats the mouth (a bit cloying), and a dry finish.

A bit of an underwhelming belgian style brew. This one doesn't come close to failing or isn't unenjoyable, but it misses the mark of a really good brew. Sweetness takes over a bit to much, the carbonation is fairly tame and would've been beneficial to breaking up the sweetness.

[77/100]

On draft at Timberwood Grill in Charlottesville, VA.

Half finger offwhite head, hazy grapefruit/brown body. (I don't remember clearly what this meant, but it's what I wrote.)

Light bubblegum, Belgian nose.

Body is rich with light fruit, especially banana. Wheaty and rather sweet. Some hop citrus but you have to hunt for it. Maybe the cherry claimed in the description... maybe.

Smooth, thinnish feel-- unremarkable.

Quite nice, reminds me of what a lighter-bodied Aventinus might be.

 

 

 

 

amber color that was very cloudy and hazy but also had a huge head of white peaking up and over the top. lots of lacing up an down the sides of the glass.

aroma is ultra hoppy with loads of pine and citrus bursting at the seems here, really nicely done with a light yeast that brings apples and pears right to the front here, again just what i needed. light, well carbonated an loaded with a pop that was just superb,. each sip starte with a quick hit of light citrus, an smooth mellow fruit notes that were accented by a lovely peppery finish