Heavy Seas Beer Peg Leg

**Aroma:** “Sweet malt character and dark fruit sweetness with notes of cherry, plums, and prunes. Nice vanilla character plus sweet chocolate that comes through nicely and dominates in the nose. Roast is subtle, with a hint of espresso.” **Flavor:** “The chocolate character dominates and carries through but isn’t overpowering. The roast character helps to balance the sweetness, and it sits nicely on the finish. Vanilla and cocoa round out the beer with a nice warming character. The oak-barrel character adds some nice complexity and is in balance with the beer. Hops are a friendly afterthought.” **Overall:** “Very chocolaty and very enjoyable. Subtle tobacco and vanilla are very welcome additions to the barrel character, setting this one apart from others and adding another dimension of complexity, yet not at all busy.”

**Aroma:** “Nice chocolate malt character with some caramel, coffee, and a little roastiness/toast character. No hops character. Cherry and plum esters accent the toasty malt profile. Spicy alcohol notes are a friendly warning. Roast character builds over time.” **Flavor:** “Sweet chocolate and dark fruit. Rich and thick caramel-oat combo. Some earthiness and some spice character. Silky mouthfeel with low-medium carbonation. Chewy and medium body. Balance is definitely toward the malt, but not cloying at all. Finishes a little roasty chocolate with some earthy spice notes and slightly bitter and slightly sweet making you want another sip. A slight warmth in the finish as well. Still and sweet, but with a good balancing bitterness that keeps it from being cloying. The malt profile is fairly simplistic, not offering many details besides caramel sweetness and roast finish. Alcoholic warmth is smooth.” **Overall:** “The roast and chocolate sweetness help to make this beer what it is. The earthy spice character adds some complexity and helps to balance the sweetness along with the warmth. Just enough hops bitterness to avoid being cloying. A good dessert beer.”

**Aroma:** “Nice dark malt sweetness. Some caramel, a little toffee, some roast, chocolate, and coffee in the back. Prunes and dark fruit character is very strong, with cherry the strongest. Spicy alcohol and mild malt. Not an aggressive nose.” **Flavor:** “Roast character is blended and balanced with dark fruit esters. Caramel, chocolate, and slight hints of toffee come in later. Very low hops character. Nice sweet dark malt character. Dark fruit sweetness, cherry, raisin, and prune.Finishes slightly sweet and creamy with no lingering bitterness but a slight warmth.” **Overall:** “Enjoyable and has nice malt richness. A well-done beer that is balanced and sufficiently thought out. Malt complexity is nice. The sweetness from the fruity esters as well as the malt sweetness carry through. The heat helps to finish this beer to keep it from being too sweet. This is another barleywine interpretation of the style but the stout foundation is intact. It needs a little age to soften the alcohol edge.”