🕯 Downstairs goes our way, to the depth of my cellar… 🕯 BEER: Vanilla Medianoche (2020) BREWERY: WeldWerks Brewing Co. BEER STYLE: Imperial Oatmeal Stout (Willet Bourbon BA) COUNTRY: USA ABV.: N/A COLOUR (EBC): Pitch Black (100.0) BITTERS (EBU/IBU): - AROMA: Oomph! Kick in the balls deep! It has blend of chocolates, beautiful amount of molasses, loads of toffee caramels and also the vanillas. Beautifully soft yet willfull and determinded. *shakes head in awe* HEAD: Pretty much nonexistent. GREY’S VIEW Imperial Oatmeal Stout aged 18 months in Willet Bourbon Barrels and conditioned with 5 different Vanilla Beans from 2 species (Vanilla Planifolia & Vanilla Tahitensis). Should be good aí. First sip and it’s pretty much frikin’ incredible! Or is it? Taste has delightfully fresh Willet Bourbon Barrels with dark drybread, archipelago bread, strong licorice, dry yet fresh rye and sufficient oakiness. Vanillas softens (and deepens) flavours somewhat nicely, but this really is barrel forwarded unit to enjoy. Mouthfeel is motor oily and earthmovingly slow at first, but, as the journey continues it comes substantially more dry and oaky. Bubbles are deep, dark, black and dark chocolate flavoured. Giving bursts of underworld to the taste in every sip. You can also sense the charcoal in your nose after a short while. Vanillas blends smoothly into this. I did expect more from them, but it might be just me and my worthless mouth not to notice them. Willet Bourbon Barrels then again seems to be meant to us BA beer fans! Delightfully pure and strong with clear profile and firm being. They really can handle the high ABV’s and flavours. *deep nodding* OTHER NOTES: 1 Part of 4 different blend release. It definitely isn’t too easy or not to beginners, but damn beautifully build beer anyways. WeldWerks keeping the promises once again. BOTTLED 5/2020 TASTED 6/2021