Hawkers Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout 2023 440ml Can

Country: Australia

Brewery: Hawkers Beer

Style: Imperial/Double Stout

Format: 440ml Can

ABV: 13%

Beneath the surface of this Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout lurks a colossal behemoth, waiting to pull you into its black depths. Do you consume it, or does it consume you? Enjoy now or cellar it for a rainy day. Even better, treat yourself to this one and grab a second for future you. Future you will be stoked.

On the artwork: Originating in Norse folklore, the story of the Kraken has certainly evolved over time and become something of a pop culture icon; while most of us presumably haven’t sailed the Scandinavian seas in our lifetime, we’ve still heard of the terrorising octopod that eats ships. It’s not unlikely that the myth would have originated from the sighting of a giant squid, only becoming embellished with every retelling of the tale. In any case, the beast seems to appear in some form or another somewhat frequently throughout history, and if you’d never seen a giant squid or an octopus before, it’d probably scare the scurvy out of you, too. In contemporary terms, the Kraken has become associated with pirates, and by extension, rum. Nevermind a certain spiced-rum that pulls branding from this very myth - these barrels were not those barrels.