The 2-4 Beers of Christmas 2019 Day: 7 Skull Rock Stout

Beer # 507 Skull Rock Stout

Brewery: Sleeping Giant Brewing Company


Type: Independent Microbrewery    Est.:  2012

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Beer Style: Oatmeal Stout

ABV: 5.1%      IBU: 30

Format: Aluminium Can  Size: 473 ml

Cost: $3.10 CAD     Purchased At: LCBO

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 Sleeping Giant Brewing Company is on my bucket list for brewery visits for two reasons A: they make good beer. B; They make good beer in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I have been through Thunder Bay, however, I have never stopped to look around (I was on the bus from Calgary headed to Toronto). It is a beautifully rugged city and I was to go just wander one day. There are amethyst mines, hiking trails, Group of 7 worthy scenery, and agate beach. I'm a real rock hound so that speaks to me a lot. Every time I see a Sleeping Giant beer I get a little excited because they are rare down here. (They maybe another coming up soon!). Tonight's offering is their Skull Rock Stout. It is made in the traditional stout way save for the addition of rolled oats into the mash to give it body.

Onto our beer...




Pours a murky chestnut brown with an aggressive head that is stratified with small medium and large bubbles. Head is creamy tan in colour. When I cracked the can there was a distinct smell of cinnamon. the aroma is whisky and oatmeal with hints of malt and molasses. The first sip is roasted malt freshly ground coffee, espresso and chocolate. The body is light and airy with hints of dusky dried fruit. There is some distant woodsmoke on the middle with a touch of ashes on the finish.  Aeration gives us some vanilla, rum, whiskey notes with touches of oak and caramel.

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 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL


Final Thoughts:

This is a very good stout and one I would love to crack in front of a roaring fire. Especially if that fire was in a cabin on the shores of Lake Superior in a snowstorm. Very Christmassy, and quite tasty.

CJT

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