One of the country’s most prolific new beer festivals returns this Saturday in the 2019 WeldWerks Invitational, and we now know exactly what to expect. The Greeley, CO-based brewery has announced their pour list for Saturday’s SOLD OUT event taking place at the DoubleTree Hotel Greeley and this all-star lineup of heavy hitters ensures there will be no sophomore slump.

While this year’s pour list may not have the volume of individual beer name recognition as last year’s lineup, which included Barrel-Aged Abraxas, Duck Duck Gooze, and Toppling Goliath’s Assassin to name a few, this year’s collection does boast a few immediate stand-outs such as Perennial’s Maman 2018, Bottle Logic’s El Duende, Holy Mountain’s King’s Head, Amalgam’s Other Realms + Vanilla, More Brewing’s Barrel Aged Henna: Coconut, Cinnamon, Maple and Vanilla.

Additionally, where the real intrigue lies as was evidenced by last year’s fest, is in the quality of rising young breweries attending that aren’t typically available in Colorado, who’s names may only seem familiar to die hards. Such is the case with Moksa Brewing, Horus Aged Ales, Superstition Meadery, The Veil, Southern Grist, 3 Sons, Hop Butcher for the World, and Other Half to name a few.

As hosts, WeldWerks will also once again use the platform to flex its own muscles with a trio of Medianoche barrel-aged stout single barrel variant releases Bananas Foster Medianoche, Ice Cream Sundae Medianoche, and Coffee Rye Medianoche which will be accompanied by the more familiar 18 Month Medianoche, Coconut Medianoche, Rye Vanilla Medianoche, Bourbon Brandy Medianoche, and Starry Noche.

WeldWerks will also be kicking off the weekend on Friday with 9 can releases and several taproom only tappings. Can releases which have been announced thus far include Peach Pie Berliner, Peanut Butter Cup Achromatic, Evil Pastry Stout Factory with peanut flour, graham cracker, marshmallow, coconut + maple syrup, Revenge of the Evil Haze Factory featuring Citra, Sabro and Lotus hops, Double Orange Creamsicle Milkshake, Guava Lime Gose, and S’more Like a Sour, a kettle sour brewed with smoked malt, milk chocolate, toasted marshmallows, vanilla + milk sugar, You Can’t Do That to IPA, a collaboration with Cerebral Brewing, Blue Raspberry IPA made with Citra Mosaic, Vic Secret, Galaxy Hops and 40,928 blue raspberry gummies, and Advanced Fluid Dynamics, a Hazy DIPA brewed with Sabro and Lotus hops.

Invitational Weekend-only Medianoche releases include three new single barrel Medianoche variants. These include Bananas Foster Medianoche, aged in a Jamaican rum barrel for over 20 months with over 50 lbs of ripe bananas, brûléed with Turbinado sugar, along with cinnamon, vanilla, and even more caramelized Turbinado sugar added, Coffee Rye Medianoche brewed with chocolate and crystal rye malts, which was aged in a freshly emptied 10-year rye whiskey barrel for over 20 months. After nearly two years of barrel aging, WeldWerks cold-conditioned their single barrel of Medianoche with a blend of four different roasts of Peruvian coffee from Zoe’s coffee and one more Medianoche variant, and Coconut Brandy Medianoche, aged 19 months in a freshly emptied 7-year California XO Brandy barrel, then conditioned on 50 lbs of toasted coconut and raw coconut.

Saturday’s schedule will also kick off with an expanded silent auction beginning at 10am and concluding at 3pm. This year’s auction items include offerings from

Amalgam Brewing

American Solera

Barrel Culture Brewing and Blending

Bearded Iris Brewing

Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales

Casa Agria Specialty Ales

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Fremont Brewing

Horus Aged Ales

Mikerphone Brewing

More Brewing Co.

Other Half Brewing Company

Our Mutual Friend Brewery

Perennial Artisan Ales

Prairie Artisan Ales

Side Project Brewing

Southern Grist Brewing Co

Superstition Meadery

The Bruery

The Lost Abbey

The Rare Barrel

The Veil Brewing Co.

Voodoo Brewery

Wiley Roots Brewing Company

Now here’s your first look at the 2019 WeldWerks Invitational Pour List

Brewery Name City, State Beer Name Style ABV Mikerphone Chicago, IL Barrel-Aged Imperial Smells Like Bean Spirit Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 11 Mikerphone Chicago, IL Barrel-Aged Imperial Smells Like Bean Spirit: DMV Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 11.5 Mikerphone Chicago, IL Rhubarb Love Fruited Berliner Weisse 8.5 Mikerphone Chicago, IL Tiki, Do You Love Me? Fruited Hazy DIPA 9 Crooked Stave Denver, CO Bourbon Barrel Imperial Oatmeal Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 12.1 Crooked Stave Denver, CO Persica Grand Cru Oak Aged Golden Sour 6.1 Crooked Stave Denver, CO Member Berries: Tempranillo Oak Aged Golden Sour 7.6 Crooked Stave Denver, CO Raspberry Origins (Tawny Port Barrel) Wine Barrel Burgundy Sour 6.4 Black Project Denver, CO STARGATE:VANILLA BBA Golden Sour 7 Black Project Denver, CO Oxcart: Blend B (2018) Gueuze-Style Spontaneous Ale 6.2 Black Project Denver, CO HABU: Cherry | Chocolate Fruited Spontaneous Ale 6.9 Jester King Austin, TX SPON Grapefruit Fruited Spontaneous Ale 5.5 Jester King Austin, TX SPON Three Year Blend Gueuze-Style Spontaneous Ale 5.5 Jester King Austin, TX Aurelian Lure Barrel Aged Sour 6.1 Jester King Austin, TX Montmorency vs. Balaton Barrel Aged Sour 6.1 TRVE Denver, CO Beatin' The Odds Mixed Culture Ale 5.9 TRVE Denver, CO Bring On The Clouds Mixed Culture Ale 5.7 The Rare Barrel Berkeley, CA Summer's Gonna Hurt You Oak Aged Golden Sour 6.3 The Rare Barrel Berkeley, CA Kerfuffle 2018 Oak Aged Golden Sour 7.8 Kane Ocean Township, NJ A Night To End All Dawns Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 12.4 Kane Ocean Township, NJ Stacking Casks Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine 12.9 Kane Ocean Township, NJ El Dorado Punch Fruited IPA 7.3 The Bruery Placentia, CA Fudge Brownie So Happens Its Tuesday Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 14.1 The Bruery Placentia, CA Almond Joy So Happens Its Tuesday Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 14.2 The Bruery Placentia, CA Cherryversary Wine Barrel Aged Ale 15.8 The Bruery Placentia, CA Sour Tangie Sour Rye Ale 8 Firestone Walker Paso Robles, CA Maple Parabola Barrel Aged Stout 10 Firestone Walker Paso Robles, CA SLOambic Oak Aged Wild Ale 5.8 Casey Glenwood Springs, CO One Key: Double Fruited Funky Blender - Apricot + Peach Oak Aged Sour Ale 7 Casey Glenwood Springs, CO One Key: Double Fruited East Bank - Apricot and Peaches Oak Aged Sour Ale 7 Casey Glenwood Springs, CO Funky Blender Preserves - Blackberry Oak Aged Sour Ale 7 Casey Glenwood Springs, CO Funky Blender Preserves - Raspberry+Blackberry+Cherry Oak Aged Sour Ale 7 Other Half Brooklyn, NY Bourbon BA Pastry Town Imperial Stout Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13 Other Half Brooklyn, NY Mosaic Daydream Oat Cream IPA 6 Other Half Brooklyn, NY HDHC More Citra than All Citra Imperial IPA 10.5 Other Half Brooklyn, NY Tumbleweeds Helles Lager 4.8 Modern Times San Diego, CA Monsters' Park Blackberry Cobbler Barrel Aged Stout 14.2 Modern Times San Diego, CA DDH Timewave Zero Hazy DIPA 8.5 Our Mutual Friend Denver, CO Vanilla Thanatoid Barrel Aged Stout 12.9 Our Mutual Friend Denver, CO Chéne Péche Foeder Sour Beer 6.3 Our Mutual Friend Denver, CO Baraka Red Wine Barrel Saison 8 Our Mutual Friend Denver, CO The Fizz Keller Pils 4.8 Lost Abbey San Diego, CA Zinners and Saints Oak Aged Sour Ale 7 Lost Abbey San Diego, CA Agave Maria Reserva Tequila Barrel Aged Strong Ale 14 Lost Abbey San Diego, CA Citrus Sin Fruited Wild Ale 7 Perennial St. Louis, MO Maman 2018 Barrel Aged Stout 13 Perennial St. Louis, MO DDH Cave Torch Hazy IPA 6.7 Perennial St. Louis, MO Nothing to Find Oak Aged Saison 6.2 New Belgium Fort Collins, CO Chocolate Barrels on Barrels on Barrels Barrel Aged Stout 13 New Belgium Fort Collins, CO DDH NEIPA Hazy IPA 8.5 New Belgium Fort Collins, CO Err on the Side of Awesome Barrel Aged Sour 7.2 New Belgium Fort Collins, CO L'Amour en Cage Fruited Golden Sour 7.7 Holy Mountain Seattle, WA King's Head Bourbon Barrel Aged Brown Ale 11 Holy Mountain Seattle, WA Demonteller Saison Foudre Aged Saison 5.1 Pinthouse Pizza Austin, TX Time's Person of the Year Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 10.5 Pinthouse Pizza Austin, TX DDH Bailing Room West Coast IPA 7.2 Pinthouse Pizza Austin, TX Galaxy DDH Electric Jellyfish Hazy IPA 6.5 Fremont Seattle, WA Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star: Coffee Edition 2017 Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13.6 Fremont Seattle, WA Nancy Fruited Saison 6.3 Fremont Seattle, WA Head Full of Dynomite, V 11 Hazy IPA 6.8 Fremont Seattle, WA Brother Imperial IPA 8.5 Moksa Rocklin, CA Deluxe Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 14.7 Moksa Rocklin, CA Exorbitance Imperial Stout 13.7 Moksa Rocklin, CA Moksa Mule Sour Blonde 5.5 Moksa Rocklin, CA Rocklin Lager Dry Hopped Pilsner 4.9 Outer Range Frisco, CO Pastels IPA Hazy IPA 6.3 Outer Range Frisco, CO Final Summit Farmhouse Ale 6.7 Bearded Iris Nashville, TN Rat-a-tat Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 10 Bearded Iris Nashville, TN Mood Ring - Raspberry Milkshake DIPA 8.5 Bearded Iris Nashville, TN Flamingo Road - Strawberry Peach Fruited Sour 6 Bearded Iris Nashville, TN Escape Artist Hazy DIPA 8 Casa Agria Oxnard, CA Strickland Ranch Wild Ale Mixed Culture Sour 6.3 Casa Agria Oxnard, CA Bayas de la Casa Fruited Foeder Saison 6.1 Amalgam Denver, CO Other Realms + Vanilla Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 14 Amalgam Denver, CO Continuum Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 12 Amalgam Denver, CO Hidden Bridges Barrel Aged Saison 4.8 Liquid Mechanics Lafayette, CO Revolver Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13 Liquid Mechanics Lafayette, CO Notoriously BRÜTal Grape Brut Sour 6.4 Liquid Mechanics Lafayette, CO Lucid AF West Coast IPA 7 Voodoo Meadville, PA Summagick Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 11.9 Voodoo Meadville, PA Black Magick aged in Bourbon Brandy Casks Bourbon Brandy Barrel Aged Stout 13 Voodoo Meadville, PA Зангиеф Aged In Whiskey Tawny Porto Casks Port Cask Aged Stout 14.6 Voodoo Meadville, PA Really Thin Pancakes aged in Bourbon Barrels Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 12.8 Superstition Prescott, AZ Aperçu Oak Aged Apricot Saison Mead 14 Superstition Prescott, AZ Hit the Silk Lemon, Coconut + Vanilla Mead 14 Superstition Prescott, AZ Framboesa Atando Port Barrel Aged Raspberry Mead 13 Superstition Prescott, AZ Blueberry Spaceship Box Blueberry Cider 5.5 Boulevard Kansas City, MO Smooth Fuzz Oak Aged Belgian Ale 7.2 Boulevard Kansas City, MO Coffee Imperial Stout Aged in Grape Brandy Barrels Imperial Stout 13.8 The Veil Richmond, VA Cognac Sleeping Forever Cognac Barrel Aged Stout 13 The Veil Richmond, VA Tefnut Imperial Gose-style Ale 11 Horus Oceanside, CA Proper Dose Imperial Stout 13.9 Horus Oceanside, CA Deepest Shade Barrel Aged Stout 15.5 Horus Oceanside, CA Eagle's Exclusivity Imperial Stout 15.7 Burial Asheville, NC Death and the Miser Red Wine Barrel Aged Sour 8 Burial Asheville, NC Anno Domini MMXIX Imperial Stout 14 Burial Asheville, NC Ain't It Wild Fruited Hazy IPA 8.6 Burial Asheville, NC Innertube Adjunct Lager 3.5 Wiley Roots Greeley, CO Wooden Spoon & Whisk Imperial Stout 12 Wiley Roots Greeley, CO Vanilla Anonym Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13 More Brewing Villa Park, IL Barrel Aged Henna: Coconut, Cinnamon, Maple and Vanilla Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13.5 More Brewing Villa Park, IL Hophorescent Hazy DIPA 8.2 Great Notion Portland, OR Berries and Cream Imperial Stout 11 Great Notion Portland, OR Juice Reviver Barrel Aged Sour IPA 6.5 Great Notion Portland, OR Guava Mochi Fruited Hazy IPA 7.2 Great Notion Portland, OR Jammy Pants Fruited Kettle Sour 7 Cerebral Denver, CO Barrel Aged Safe Word Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13.5 Cerebral Denver, CO Prime Lens Barrel Aged Saison 7 Cerebral Denver, CO You Can’t Do That To IPA Fruited IPA 7.2 Cerebral Denver, CO Tactical Maneuver Foeder Aged Helles 5.5 Barrel Culture Durham, NC Erosion Theories: Mango Guava Mixed Culture Farmhouse Ale 6.5 Barrel Culture Durham, NC Pie Time: Blueberry American Wild Ale 6.3 Primitive Beer Longmont, CO Island of Zeros Oak Fermented Spontaneous Ale 6 Primitive Beer Longmont, CO Petit Bon Vivant (P-04) Oak Fermented Spontaneous Ale 5 Primitive Beer Longmont, CO Tidal Wave of Mystery Oak Fermented Spontaneous Ale 6 Primitive Beer Longmont, CO ZUURSTOK Oak Fermented Spontaneous Ale 6 Southern Grist Nashville, TN Batch One Theory: Fluffernutter Barrel Aged Stout 12 Southern Grist Nashville, TN Double Fruited Marshmallow Passion Fruit Pineapple Hill Fruited Sour Ale 5.6 New Image Arvada, CO Maceration - Blackberry, Plum, Raspberry Wine Barrel Aged Mixed Culture Ale 6.5 New Image Arvada, CO Hey, Bartender - Rum Runner Rum Barrel Aged Mixed Culture Ale 7.5 New Image Arvada, CO Hey, Bartender - Blood and Sand Scotch Barrel Aged Barleywine 10.5 New Image Arvada, CO East Coast Transplant - Mango Sunrise Fruited Hazy DIPA 8.5 Side Project St. Louis, MO Derivation Blend #10 Rum Barrel Aged Stout 14 Side Project St. Louis, MO Derivation Blend #9 Barrel Aged Stout 14 Side Project St. Louis, MO Raspe Oak Aged Wild Ale 7 Side Project St. Louis, MO Abricot du Fermier Oak Aged Saison 8 American Solera Tulsa, OK Apple Cinnamon Dilemma Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Stout 12 American Solera Tulsa, OK Distraction’s Grasp Imperial Stout 14 American Solera Tulsa, OK Merlot Bat House Foeder Aged Ale 10 American Solera Tulsa, OK An Offering of Guava Sour IPA 7.4 Prairie Tulsa, OK Little Festival On The Prairie Ale Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout 13 Prairie Tulsa, OK Rainbow Sherbet Fruited Sour Ale 5.2 Prairie Tulsa, OK Deja Vous Farmhouse Ale 4.8 Hop Butcher Chicago, IL Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Bourbon Barred Aged Stout 13 Hop Butcher Chicago, IL Numerous Different Things Fruited Hazy DIPA 7.5 Hop Butcher Chicago, IL I Want To Believe Hazy DIPA 7.5 Hop Butcher Chicago, IL The Jewels Hazy DIPA 7.5 Bottle Logic Anaheim, CA Details and Dialects Double Barrel Aged Fruited Strong Ale 14 Bottle Logic Anaheim, CA El Duende Bourbon Barred Aged Stout 14 Bottle Logic Anaheim, CA Pele Punch Fruited Sour Ale 5 3 Sons Dania Beach, FL Barrel Aged Imperial Double Scoop Bourbon Barred Aged Stout 13 3 Sons Dania Beach, FL DDH Galactic Space Juice Hazy DIPA 9.2 3 Sons Dania Beach, FL Guava Margarita Acres Fruited Berliner Weisse 6.3 3 Sons Dania Beach, FL Passionfruit Tropical Acres Fruited Berliner Weisse 6.3 Trophy Raleigh, NC Heavyweight Champ Aged in OBX Rum Barrels Rum Barrel Aged Stout 12 Trophy Raleigh, NC Pineapple Now & Laters (w/More Pineapple) Fruited Hazy DIPA 9 Trophy Raleigh, NC Foam Party Pilsner 4.5 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Juicy Bits Hazy IPA 6.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Double Orange Creamsicle Milkshake Hazy DIPA 8.5 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Peanut Butter Cup Achromatic Imperial Stout 9.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Bananas Foster Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 14.4 WeldWerks Greeley, CO 18 Month Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 14.2 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Mosaic DDH Juicy Bits Hazy IPA 6.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Evil Pastry Stout Factory Strikes Back Imperial Stout 10.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Coffee Rye Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 13.9 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Ice Cream Sundae Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 14.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Coconut Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 13.9 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Revenge of the Evil Haze Factory Hazy DIPA 8.7 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Peach Pie Berliner Fruited Berliner 4.2 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Coconut Brandy Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout WeldWerks Greeley, CO Rye Vanilla Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 13.9 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Advanced Fluid Dynamics Hazy DIPA 9.2 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Guava Lime Gose Fruited Gose-style Ale 4.4 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Bourbon Brandy Medianoche Barrel Aged Stout 13.4 WeldWerks Greeley, CO Sweet Disposition Barrel Aged Stout 13.8

In addition to WeldWerks’ weekend of festivities, nearby Patrick’s Pub, a longstanding highly esteemed beer bar in Greeley will be hosting a pre-fest tap takeover featuring special tappings from many of the participating guest breweries. Tappings include entries from Bearded Iris, Mikerphone, Side Project, Southern Grist, Trophy, Casey, Crooked Stave, Modern Times, New Image, OMF, Outer Range, Perennial, Prairie, The Lost Abby, and Wiley Roots.

Speaking of Wiley Roots, they’ve also announced that they will be releasing a trio of new beers on draft and in cans to-go. These releases include: Sangria Slush, a Sour Ale with puréed Oranges and Lemons, refermented with Pinot Noir and Syrah Grape Must, Swatches National Grassland an East Coast IPA with Mosaic and Cascade hops, and Wooden Spoon & Whisk Double Fudge Chocolate Brownie, a double-mash Imperial Stout with Dark Chocolate, Cacao Nibs, and Vanilla.