Whiskey Wee Heavy
Bitter End Brewery and Bistro

Whiskey Wee Heavy was presented to me in a tulip-shaped wine goblet. Since it was served directly from the cooler, I patiently let it warm to the proper imbibing temperature (50-55F) while I enjoyed another selection. The Irish-cream colored head dissipated rather quickly under the big reddish brown-deep russet brown body, presumably due to the higher than normal alcohol level. The aromas started leaping out of the glass once it started warming with lots of buttery toffee, caramel apple and toasted oak notes. There was also a nice lingering smokiness that danced in the background along with some sherry and rum cake notes. The flavor started off big and chewy from the caramel sweetness with some underlying bitterness that seemed to keep check. The finish was big & malty e.g. caramel/toasted with a flourish of alcoholic warmth. This big, Strong Scotch Ale seemed to mellow with each sip. This definitely must be Prescott's big brother and is worthy of any Scotch Ale lover's attention. Here's to a not, so Bitter End!

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Pours dark, black and inky with a thin head into a snifter. Aroma is sweet and malty with a hint of oak-aged whiskey.

Taste is smokey, roasty and sweet with a strong whiskey malt without the overpowering alcohol flavor. Almost three distinct stages in the taste: Initially dark and sweet as it first hits the tongue; second is a milder, smoother, bitter coffee and roast flavor as it saturates the palate; the finish is a full and rounded whiskey flavor, complete with the aged wood element.

Mouthfeel is not too heavy, not too oily, just enough to make it an after-dinner sipper. What I am reminded of is the MacTarnahan's Oak-Aged IPA, except with coffee. One of my favorite styles, I could really hurt myself with this one if I lived in Austin.