Style: Scotch Ale (or Wee Heavy)

ABV: 9.4

96/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 5

Mickey Finn's Brewery Wee Heavy

What the brewers say

“Intensely malty with notes of caramelized sugar, port, toasted bread, roasted nut.”

What our panel thought

“Heavy rich toffee, caramel, brown-sugar malt, faint roast malt, prune and raisin, hint of tobacco. Sweet malty flavor consisting of red apple, toffee, and tobacco. Dark-fruit acidity keeps this from being cloying.”

What our editors thought

“Dark fruit, toasty malt, a bit of fresh herbs and wildflower, and a vinous red-grape note in the aroma. Nutty malt lays over the big dark fruit in the flavor with a caramel sheen. Bold with just enough bitterness to balance.”

Review printed in: The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025) (View All Issues)


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“Coffee, toffee, toast, dark bread crust, roast notes in the nose complemented by a hint of floral Noble hops. Some pumpernickel, some dark prunes. Coffee and roast malt flavors are supported by a gentle hint of smoke and are balanced by a clean, lightly floral bitterness.”

Swamp Head Peat Dunwoody's Wee Heavy

Aroma: “Honey-glazed crystal malt, chocolate, lots of caramel, some soy sauce, dried cherry and fig, cardboard oxidation, stewed plums, and bourbon. Enticing and inviting.” Flavor: “Chocolate, soy sauce, stewed plums, bourbon, full-bodied sweetness, with some hints of cherry add sweet complexity in the flavor. Very malt forward, and the oak complements the flavors. A strong warming through the finish, which adds to this beer.” Overall: “A sweet version of a wee heavy with assertive bourbon notes and appropriate malt depth. Good caramel, a bit of chocolate with some toast, and slight dark fruits followed with some oak in the back. It’s sweet yet not cloying, and the oxidation notes really complement the beer, adding richness.”

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“Sweet corn, grainy aroma with light herbal hops. Crisp cracker-like malt. A nice grainy sweetness with just enough hop bitterness to balance. Prioritizes fun with the malty sweetness fading into an off-dry finish. The lawnmower beer vibe is strong, but the hefty malt and light acidity give it a flavorful punch.”

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