What is Leinenkugel's marketing plan? A few days ago I was expressing disappointment that they had bypassed their Spring seasonal, 1888 Bock and jumped right into the Summer Shandy. There's no question that Summer Shandy is a popular beer, but please, let's at least
try to maintain some seasonality! On the other hand, Leinie's has introduced the Big Eddy limited edition series. The Russian Imperial Stout was great, and now the Wee Heavy is stepping into those Big Eddy shoes and filling them nicely.
The Wee Heavy poured a rubyesque (that's right, occasionally I make up my own words) mahogany. Not much of a head, and as one would expect, very little hoppiness. The high ABV (9.5%) gives it a smoothness that you might associate with some good scotch. Lots of maltiness, some caramel sweetness and hints of "dark" fruits like raisins, figs and black cherries. It's incredibly smooth, and the only thing discouraging me from having more than one is the high alcohol content.
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