Mexican Cake - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Triple Coconut
Westbrook Brewing Co.

Thanks to mbgreg for hitting me with this in NBS BIF #15. Sorry it took so long to crack this gem.
Burnt mahogany to obsidian in hue. Cocoa colored headstocks around for a few minutes, tapering off to a firm ring. Slight lacing, great retention for style.
Chocolate, warm booze, and yes some coconut. But not over the top. Very tempting.
Flavor definitely shines and dances with all of the expected flavors gracefully trading off and sometimes melding. The chocolate and barrel warmth engages the full mouth. It's a wash of slightly sweet and warm booze and hint of barrel wood. But the coconut really shines here. It's both fleshy and slightly toasted. I was nervous due to sitting on this one a little too long. But thankfully, heaven.
Mouthfeel is chewy and warm.

 

 

Look - black thick syrup with almost no rimming but nice lacing and a lot of chunks
Smell -so much barrel chocolate and coconut
Taste -boozy barrel chocolate and nice coconut
Feel -full body creamy light carb
Overall - pretty good but pretty dirty at the same time

 

Whoa! Dark brown appearance with a tan head that recedes slowly to a collar, good retention, good lacing. Big big coconut notes for sure, but in no way offensive. Thick body, moderate carbonation.

 

 

Appearance - The beer poured black with a reddish tint and a dark mocha head. Oh man, the floaties made the beer look swampy.

Smell - Light, creamy coconut led the way. The heat of the spice was also evident.

Taste - This beer combined so many things I love. The coconut was strong at the front, but the heat gradually built and cancelled the sweetness. The dark chocolate gave a nice sense of balance between the sweet and the heat. My one complaint was the lack of a strong barrel presence.

Mouthfeel - The coconut smoothed the beer with minimal carbonation.

Overall - I suspect there are better Mexican Cake variants, but I like this one.

Appearance: Pours dark as night with a modest beige head; squiggles of lacing linger

Smell: The coconut is quite pronounced in the aroma and clearly complements the chocolate and Bourbon tones

Taste: Chocolate and coconut forward with the Bourbon and Mexican cake spices emerging; after the swallow, the hot pepper makes an impact but not as powerfully as in the base beer

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: Coconut is a complicated adjunct but it is handled well with this variant

 

 

 

Coconut floaties are never a bad thing. This is the most coconut forward stout I have ever experienced. The nose is rich dark chocolate and coconut with bourbon coming in late. Taste is coconut forward without any lingering coconut oil you find with some coconut stouts. Really well done and an enjoyable sipper.