Wicked Heavy
Ex Novo Brewing
- From:
- Ex Novo Brewing
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 16.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.55 | pDev: 3.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 19, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vurt from Oregon
4.6/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16-ounce can purchased at ABV Public House in Hillsboro, OR sometime back in late 2022 when this beer was new. Date stamp reads "08/26/22". Poured in stages into a Fort George Festival of Dark Arts 2015 taster glass.
Look:
Dark red-brown body with ruby highlights. The beer manages a thin skin of cream-colored foam that retreats to the edges of the glass quickly and leaves no lacing. Impressive legs, though, as befits a beer with an ABV north of 16%. There's a bit of sludge in the last pour.
Smell:
Caramel, sweet malt, and glimpses of raisins and brine, all adrift in a sea of bourbon. Yet somehow not unbalanced. Fleeting traces of burnt sugar and savory smoke.
Taste:
A formidable amount of bourbon flavor and heat, with a depth of mouthwatering malt best measured in fathoms (and lots of 'em). Nuances of malt follow: bread crust, caramel, nutty granola. Notes of maraschino cherry, caramel, smoke, almond paste, and molasses cookies. Luscious sweetness tinged with a faint saltiness. An unexpected floral/licorice bitterness manages to make a comment in the liqueur-like finish before being overwhelmed by sweet, nutty malt and a roar of bourbon. Over the top, yet, again, somehow not unbalanced.
Feel:
More body than an army of Beyoncés. Mean to say this beer is THICC and smooth. Radiant with alcohol heat. Mild but effective carbonation.
Overall:
After more than 3 years of aging, this beer wakes and declares, " 'Twas only a wee nap." It rises, bold and pugnacious, full of bourbon and heat. Notes of fruit, smoke, and herbs provide interesting side quests. A rich and thoroughly satisfying beer, and I am just a bit sad that I will not meet this one again.
Mar 08, 2025Look:
Dark red-brown body with ruby highlights. The beer manages a thin skin of cream-colored foam that retreats to the edges of the glass quickly and leaves no lacing. Impressive legs, though, as befits a beer with an ABV north of 16%. There's a bit of sludge in the last pour.
Smell:
Caramel, sweet malt, and glimpses of raisins and brine, all adrift in a sea of bourbon. Yet somehow not unbalanced. Fleeting traces of burnt sugar and savory smoke.
Taste:
A formidable amount of bourbon flavor and heat, with a depth of mouthwatering malt best measured in fathoms (and lots of 'em). Nuances of malt follow: bread crust, caramel, nutty granola. Notes of maraschino cherry, caramel, smoke, almond paste, and molasses cookies. Luscious sweetness tinged with a faint saltiness. An unexpected floral/licorice bitterness manages to make a comment in the liqueur-like finish before being overwhelmed by sweet, nutty malt and a roar of bourbon. Over the top, yet, again, somehow not unbalanced.
Feel:
More body than an army of Beyoncés. Mean to say this beer is THICC and smooth. Radiant with alcohol heat. Mild but effective carbonation.
Overall:
After more than 3 years of aging, this beer wakes and declares, " 'Twas only a wee nap." It rises, bold and pugnacious, full of bourbon and heat. Notes of fruit, smoke, and herbs provide interesting side quests. A rich and thoroughly satisfying beer, and I am just a bit sad that I will not meet this one again.
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