Skookum Brewery Murder of Crows

Murder of Crows

 

Skookum Brewery in Arlington, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.55
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 16
A big, roasty, American Stout, brewed with a plethora of specialty malts and finished on old crow whiskey oak cubes. Bitter chocolate, oak, dark fruit and a subtle smoky char.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

s: liquid smoke | molasses | anise
a: dark brown body | oily thin brown head
t: meat | oatmeal | caramelised sugars
p: nutty | graham crackers | licorice
o: good spices | deep malts | complex sugars throughout

12 ounce bottle | Downtown Spirits: Seattle (downtown, duh!), Washington [state] | 07-February-2020 | US$2,99 | packaged: 31-December-2019 | sampled: 01-March-2025 as Last Beer Before a Month Off for March 2025!

Tried from Bottle from Downtown Spirits on 01 Mar 2025 at 22:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 355mL can (thanks Peter). Dark brown with small beige head. Quite roasty, some feint fruitiness and wood. Decent, but not a ton of depth.

Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2023 at 00:58


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

I like the name, fitting for an imperial stout. A better than average day, think I’ll use the Teku glass this evening. The 12 oz bottle came from the NW courtesy of the prodigal son, always appreciated. Lift the cap, tilt the bottle and observe the contents. A midnight black body with a ring of light tan bubbles and a consistent circle of recharged foam in the middle of the glass. The scent is roasty with grain and chocolate. The drink is pretty fair, I get scorched toast, dark chocolate, charred pecans, wood and black licorice. Just a touch of sweetness to break things up and a decent bitterness. A substantial sensation. No complaints here.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2022 at 01:11


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Black body with thick tan head. Light malt and cocoa aroma. Full bodied taste malt with chocolate and toffee and a bit of the barrel. Long malty finish

Tried on 27 Jul 2020 at 03:13


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On Tap at the Brewery/taproom Nearly black pour, dense dark tan head. Lots of soft dark roast and notes of bitter chocolate and coffee. Full and smooth and pretty easy for 9%

Tried from Draft on 26 Jun 2019 at 04:32


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle from ES shared with Andrey. Appearance: very dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: dark fruits, roasted malt. Taste: similar, very roasty. Overall: pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2019 at 04:06


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Stas. Black, tan head. Roast, coffee, chocolate, wood, vanilla, a bit of licorice, sweet and bitterish, full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2018 at 16:01


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown with moderate tan head. Aromas of dark powdery chocolate, licorice, creamy coffee and toasted malts. Flavours of toasted oak, rich dark chocolate, dry dark berries and smooth roasted malts. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2017 at 20:30


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Dark brown. Lots of rich chocolate on the nose. Thick, rich, brown sugar, big body...good stuff. Complex, full flavour but drinkable.

Tried on 26 Aug 2017 at 20:16


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12oz bottle thanks to torrey. pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is roast malts some chocolate sweetness and ash. Taste is more of the nice roast malts ash and a bitter dark chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2017 at 21:13