The Whale Rider
Weathered Souls Brewing Co.
- From:
- Weathered Souls Brewing Co.
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.67 | pDev: 5.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 07, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Imperial stout aged in a blend of bourbon barrels with coconut, toasted coconut and vanilla beans.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Craftbeerfan666 from Norway
4.92/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.92/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Even well tasty after all these years
Jul 07, 2024
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.54/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.54/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Batch 4, 2023 Bottle. 15.5% ABV.
Pitch black on the pour. Beige bubbles of carbonation build to about a half inch of head on the beer. It settles into a thin ring that circles the liquid.
The nose is adjuncted bliss; liquid Samoa cookies. Notes of baking chocolate, toasted coconut, and vanilla fudge swirl throughout the profile. A touch of smoke and fresh oak integrate into the profile as the beer warms and the barrel character has more time to open up.
The palate is more subdued in its sweetness. Toasted coconut features, bringing with it a balancing bitterness. Flavors of dark chocolate lead the way for undertones of roasted malt, tobacco, and a touch of smoked maple.
The mouthfeel is smooth, and medium in weight. A touch of bitterness compliments the well-carbed liquid, and it finishes warm and with just the slightest touch of dryness as it trails.
Sep 18, 2023Pitch black on the pour. Beige bubbles of carbonation build to about a half inch of head on the beer. It settles into a thin ring that circles the liquid.
The nose is adjuncted bliss; liquid Samoa cookies. Notes of baking chocolate, toasted coconut, and vanilla fudge swirl throughout the profile. A touch of smoke and fresh oak integrate into the profile as the beer warms and the barrel character has more time to open up.
The palate is more subdued in its sweetness. Toasted coconut features, bringing with it a balancing bitterness. Flavors of dark chocolate lead the way for undertones of roasted malt, tobacco, and a touch of smoked maple.
The mouthfeel is smooth, and medium in weight. A touch of bitterness compliments the well-carbed liquid, and it finishes warm and with just the slightest touch of dryness as it trails.
Reviewed by ICMTM from California
5/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
While there's no such thing as a perfect beer The Whale Rider is perfectly created!
Look - BLACK. Consistent with other WS offerings this beer is thick and pours like motor oil.
Smell - Coconut/Chocolate slight booze and sweetness.
Taste - Vanilla Icing, Coconut, Chocolate, and a hint of bourbon and wood. The vanilla hits harder on taste than the nose. Definitely a BA pastry stout that hits a great balance between sweet, bourbon, and base stout.
Mouthfeel - Thick and viscous yet silky. Surprisingly it's not chewy.
Overall - This beer is extremely well executed. Zealously named "The Whale Rider" it lives up to that. The beer compares to any hype beer similarly made. It was a pleasure to try this.
Jan 10, 2021Look - BLACK. Consistent with other WS offerings this beer is thick and pours like motor oil.
Smell - Coconut/Chocolate slight booze and sweetness.
Taste - Vanilla Icing, Coconut, Chocolate, and a hint of bourbon and wood. The vanilla hits harder on taste than the nose. Definitely a BA pastry stout that hits a great balance between sweet, bourbon, and base stout.
Mouthfeel - Thick and viscous yet silky. Surprisingly it's not chewy.
Overall - This beer is extremely well executed. Zealously named "The Whale Rider" it lives up to that. The beer compares to any hype beer similarly made. It was a pleasure to try this.
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