Rock Cats

Malt-Forward. Golden.

Brewed in collaboration with Town Brewing from Whitby in celebration of Slake’s 4th anniversary.

We set out to brew a malt-forward lager using local Vienna malt from Barn Owl. This batch of Vienna is lighter in colour than typical, but brings a lot of malt character to the table. We used a decoction mash in order to get the most character out of the malt. 

The result is a lager with a darker golden hue than our typical lagers, and a bold malt presence. Expect a good amount of sweetness balanced by moderate bitterness. It’s flavourful, yet easy-drinking. We think it’s the perfect fall lager! 

Rock Cats is named after some stray cats which showed up at the brewery's doorstep one day. First we saw one cat. Then another cat. Finally, we noticed the mother had nested in the rocks near the brewery patio and had given birth to kittens!

$1 from each can will be donated to the Loyalist Humane Society. Please spay & neuter your pets! There are over 200 cats that have been abandoned at the local Humane Society. Thank you to the tireless volunteers and this amazing organization for their help in providing veterinary care for these cats, who have now all been re-homed at the brewery and by members of our staff.