Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Belgian Pale Ale Project – Weyerbacher’s Verboten (#14)

12 ounce bottle decanted into an oversized snifter.  5.9% ABV.

Appearance:  Weak, soda-like bubbles rising through a pool of murky amber.  Zero head retention (2.25/5).

Aroma:  Smells kind of dirty… funky, but not in the way you’d want it to be.  A little citrus pith and toasted malt are cowering in the back corner, but that’s about it.  I don’t know (2.75/5).

Taste:  This doesn’t taste anything like I was hoping it would.  I get some ruined malt followed by a bit of grassy hops on the back end.  Maybe there was a decent Belgian Pale Ale in this bottle once, but if that was ever true it has since retired and died (2.5/5).

Mouthfeel:  Thick and flat (2.25/5).

Overall:  This poor bastard is yet another example of how poorly this style ages.  I love that there are breweries out there making beers like this, but an “Enjoy By” date should be front and center.  This embarrassment of a beer does not represent the style or the brewery with any class.  It’s too bad (2.5/5).

-Matt

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