Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.

Established in 2012

Contact
712 Macdonell Street, Thunder Bay, P7B 4A6, Canada
Description
Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.’s craft beers are inspired by Lake Superior and the northern wilderness with its rich Canadian heritage.

Since 2012, after much experimenting, tasting and testing, the craft brewery began preparing its magic through carefully considered recipes. Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. produces a distinctive line-up of easy drinking, full-flavoured beer with the perfect balance of deliciousness, attitude, and northern provenance.

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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
This porter poured a deep amber colour with a creamy, tan coloured head. Nice lacing. Scents include vanilla, powdered cocoa and a little tobacco. First swig was smooth, creamy and delicious. Flavours of cocoa, vanilla and coffee and burnt toast. Finish is lightly sweet with flavours of cocoa, coffee and vanilla lingering.
Tried on 24 Oct 2023 at 21:22

7/10
Reasonably well brewed. Not a kolsch, but a chewy blond ale with some nice characteristics. Costco adventkal 2022
Tried on 26 Dec 2022 at 01:58

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
This doppelbock poured a deep black colour with a creamy, light brown head. Nice lacing. Scents include nuts, alcohol, rum and toffee. First swig was very flavourful and bold. Flavours of caramel, whiskey, wood, coffee and anise. Finish is sweet and thick, with flavours of smoke, whiskey and molasses lingering.
Tried on 22 Nov 2022 at 00:41

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
This stout poured a lighter black colour with a creamy, brown head. Nice lacing. Scents include coffee, cocoa, sweet cream and a little smoke. First swig was a little thinner than expected but quite good. Flavours of coffee, cocoa and ash. Finish is smokey and lightly sweet with black coffee flavours lingering.
Tried on 11 Oct 2022 at 21:59

7/10
A deep dark brown ale with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light vinous character, alcohol warmth, woody notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, light vanilla, pleasant. Bottle from brewery.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2022 at 00:53

6/10
A copper brown stout with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice chocolate malt with dark fruits, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice chocolate malt with powdery mouthfeel, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at Red Lion
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 21:50

7/10
A copper ipa with a thin creamy off white head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with resinous hops, light mineral notes, light citrus, pleasant. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light cereals, pleasant. On tap at Red lion.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 21:39

7/10
A deep dark stout with a thin lacing brown head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, pleasant. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, light coffee, pleasant and herbal.
Tried on 18 Mar 2022 at 22:33

7/10
A deep dark porter with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, nice chocolate malt with dark fruits, light vanilla and coffee, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light vanilla, light coffee, pleasant. On tap at brewery, nitro.
Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2022 at 22:21

7/10
A hazed murky golden ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt, resinous hops, light dank notes, pleasant. In mouth, sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, light peated notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2022 at 22:07