Summer Starry Noche
WeldWerks Brewing Co.

500 ml bottle into a snifter. A 2022 release, had 7/6/24.

Pours near black and opaque, with no head and a little dark, oily smear on the glass. Aromas of roasted malt, coconut, macadamia nuts, chocolate, rye whiskey, bourbon, some raisin. The flavors almost are the same, but shuffle in exposure: rye whiskey, coconut, chocolate, macadamia nuts, bourbon, roasted malt, light oak. Smooth, creamy, thick, a solid full body, appropriately carbonated.

Wow. Big, bold aromas and flavors, the nuts show really well- even after about two years, and the rye barrels have a significant impact. The mouthfeel is just terrific. An excellent offering.

A - Pours a thick pitch black with a no real head. Lots of coconut floaties. Decent amount of sludgy lacing.

S - Aroma is coconut, dark chocolate and heavy barrel presence.

T - The taste is dark chocolate, coconut, toasted macadamias, marshmallow and spicy rye finish.

M - Full body with low carbonation. Syrupy mouthfeel with a slick drying finish.

O - This is a top notch BBA stout.

In true Weldwerks fashion, the pour is straight up thick motor oil. Zero carbonation or head retention; only coconut particulates remain as the beer settles.

While verging on suntan lotion, you also get some great Mounds candy bar richness. WIth more time to develop, it really hones in on coconut macaroon pastry bliss.

The palate hits with coconut and chocolate right off the bat, but for such a pastry-sweet beer, there's a nice balanced bitterness coming from the toasted coconut and macadamia nuts. I would've hoped for a bit more of a present barrel character. That said, there's a clear warmth from the gravity, and on the long finish there's a sharpness that lingers from the rye barrel, along with a touch of torched oak.

Thick thick thick. Somehow it's still a good sipper, with a low but present carbonation and increasing barrel presence with time in the glass. The 14.6% heat balances the cloying sweetness well. While initially I was thinking this was overbearing in its pastry character, my opinion continued changing the longer I let it sit.

Bottled June 2022. Purchased off of Tavour May 2023. Poured at 57°. Inky black with ruby edges; very brief thin red brown ring, otherwise no cap nor lace; lots of flecks of coconut; thick heavy legs. Bourbon and toasted coconut nose; hot boozy retro nasal. Sweet bourbon, loads of coconut, and sugary chocolate. Thick heavy body; chewy viscous feel; alcohol burn on tip of tongue; face flushing warmth from 14.6% abv; light carbonation; barrel dryness in finish. Overall, sweet like a Mounds candy bar, but boozy; lots of residual sugar; truly a sipper due to both the alcohol and sweetness; tasty, but diabetes in a bottle.

2022 version poured from a 16.9oz bottle into a Bourbon County tulip glass. Wonderfully thick. Tasty coconut. Sweet but not overly. I had no problem finishing the entire bottle.

08/22/23 bottle @ home