Juicy Bits
WeldWerks Brewing Co.

 

 

This hazy IPA pours a pale hazy straw color. The flavor is fruity, reminds me of pineapple, followed by a little hop bite. The mouthfeel isn't super clean, but it's not unpleasant. It almost has a bit of a chalky feel, but in a good way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(131 days old) Standard haze, but nice thick lacing. Juicy citrusy aroma. Starts off more tropical and slightly sweet (El Dorado?), until orange zest carries it through to a pleasingly dry finish. Hopped at a West Coast level, the unexpected bitterness really adds a zing to the beer. My first taste of Weldwerks, and though over four months old, it was kept refrigerated throughout and still tastes pretty fresh. Would love to try a fresher sample and more Weldwerks, now that it is available in mid-Atlantic.

 

On tap at Proper Brick Oven Taproom, dahntahn Picksburgh watching the Steelers vs Baltimore.

Super fresh and juicy aromas with a hint of honeysuckle.

Ever so slight sweetness picks up on the balance of bitter hop flavors. Really enjoyed this one.

 

$5.29 for a 16oz can at BevCo, canned 10/08/25. 6.7% ABV, brewed with El Dorado, Mosaic and Citra. No other specs per the website or can.

Pours out to a thickly hazy deep golden, like pineapple juice, forming a small white head with low retention and some solid sticky sheets of lace. Carbonation is about 2.2 carbs or so. The nose is ripe with oranges, pineapple and mango with a little grapefruit and pine. Not catty or dank. Smells lovely. The mouthfeel is creamy and medium rich bodied, very smooth finish coating the tongue with a very nicely balanced acidity and minimal vegetal notes. Taste is a recap of the nose...oranges, pineapple and mango. Appropriately named...very juicy. Easy drinking mild bitterness, just enough to balance it out. No off flavors or aromas. Very nicely brewed, no signs of oxidation.

This is a great NEIPA. I was surprised to find it here in Michigan so had to pick it up and even though it's a bit pricey, it's worth the $5.29/can. I bought a bunch of NEIPAs to have something to compare to my homebrewed NEIPA, which I am kegging in a few days. Way better than M43, IMO.

 

so fire

This is a pretty good, but not great NEIPA. It is quite fruity in it's finish and is close to a "milkshake" style of NEIPA, but it still has some bitterness to it. I would drink it again.

Maybe I got old product or this years batch is different but this is not remotely an editor's rating "95" world-class hazy IPA. On that scale I'd give it an 80 at best. It's looks and smells like a decent hazy but the flavor is flat and watery, with very little body or depth. Yes it does have some tropical fruit notes like it should but very little else to offer. With this score I was expecting something in the realm of a Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish or a Spindletap Houston Hazier, which are both rated 94/95.