Brewery: Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Type: Independent Farm Brewery Est.: 2013
Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA
Beer Style: Imperial Milk Stout
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 38
Format: Brown Glass Bottle Size: 750 ml
Ok seriously... The only reason I wanted to do this beer is for the name of the brewery. Lickinghole Creek! I mean come on! Even better the town it comes from is Goochland? Really Virginia? I'm giving you the side-eye. Well, they do go into an explanation of the name on their website which I will post here:
"WTF IS A LICKINGHOLE? We get a lot of questions and giggle about our name and the brand. First of all, we can't make this stuff up. AND, yes, Goochland is a real place. It's often brought up in "The Cleveland Show." The name Lickinghole, is as old as the people who first discovered it. As a matter of fact, it's so old, it pre-dates proper English. It's the creek that runs through the farm. Technically it's, Little Licking Hole (you guessed it, there is a Big Lickinghole). You'll also notice that it's one word, and not two. Let's start with the definition of a 'lick'—not the verb, the noun. A lick (n) is a waterway somewhere between a 'rill' and a 'stream,' often changing in depth, path and size. Many of these 'lick' waterways had minerals and nutrients that animals would seek out, creating a 'licking hole' making it a great place for Native Americans and early Colonists to hunt animals." Website
Other than that, Lickinghole is a farm brewery that grows the majority of its grain and hops on the site of their 290-acre farm. They are water conscious and actually use part of the profits to support clean water projects in developing areas. The beer for tonight supports water development in Nine Mile Creek in Jamaica, hence the reason the bottle looks like a Bob Marley album cover. They don't explicitly say but I'm assuming the name One Lion is in honour of Bob Marley as well. So without any hesitation, I think we should jump right into the first of our #2-4BeersofChristmas with this American Imperial Stout.
Onto out beer...
Pours an intense chestnut brown with a thick creamy head tinted tan slightly. Aroma is deep, dark and complex with notes of fruit, chocolate, wood and whiskey. First sip is smoke and chocolate with notes of wood and ash. Molasses and caramel dominate through the middle with some lip sticking syrup. The body is quite light and fruity, with hints of raisin and apricot. Aeration gives us notes of cedar green hops and caramelised sugar. Long lingering warmth of alcohol after the finish.Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order: 5/6 PASS
Experience: 5/6 PASS
Christmas Cheer 4/6 PASS
Final Thoughts:
This was a good solid, flavourful stout. The only thing I would say against this beer is that it is sunny and cheery and makes me think of Jamaica and beaches instead of snow and fires. Still, a very good stout and a worthy cause so pick up any Likinghole Creek beer and make sure you contribute to supplying clean water to people who really need it.
Cheers
CJT
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