Today's review is Skull Rock Oatmeal Stout by Thunder Bay's Sleeping Giant Brewing. Skull Rock is an Oatmeal Stout brewed with rolled oats, which gives it a little extra body, paired with roasting and chocolate for a well-rounded dark beer.
From the label: Six different malts, toasted oat silkiness and a single aromatic English Hop deliver balanced complexity. A slightly sweet stout with a rich grain and chocolate flavour. 5.1% ABV
Appearance: Thick, hefty black-as-the-night stout with very heavy amount of burnt caramel head on top - it took me quite a while to wait for the head to diminish a bit so I could pour more beer and actually get a photo of the beer. The head does diminish gradually, as you can see in this picture, to leave behind a layered lacing on the side of the glass, while the colour gradually turns to a yellowish beige.
Aroma: Sweet stout with notes of caramel, oats, and moderate notes of roasted malt to give it a bit of a coffee aroma to it. There's a decent amount of dark chocolate in the beer, a bit of an earthiness, and even a hint of a floral hop presence at the end.
Taste: Nice, sweet stout with a bit of dark chocolate sweetness to it, notes of oatiness to it, roasted malt to give off a bit of a bitter coffee flavour to it, a good amount of caramel, and an earthiness at the very end. It's a bit bitter for an oatmeal stout but has a good deal of oatiness to it to give it a bit of a cereal vibe. Rich, dark, roasted.
Overall Thoughts: Decent oatmeal stout with a nice amount of caramel sweetness to it, moderately bitter and a tad earthy. Bit of dark chocolate and definitely got a good amount of heft on it so it's not something to drink quickly as it hits the stomach pretty quickly, hard!
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1 comment:
Nice beer can design! I'm curious about what is the taste of the beer.
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