Orkney Brewery Skull Splitter

Beer, the Metalheads choice of beverage. For years, it has been a staple of our diet, and possibly the only staple, aside from the usual mixed drinks and the once in a while bar-b-q we are known to consume. From the era of Vikings (the first Metalheads) to the modern day Legion, beer has always been on our side fighting the good fight, giving us a relaxant from a day of beheading false prophets, the occasional posers, or just to drown a day from the office, beer is our nectar from the Metal Gods.

Today, we look at possibly the most Metal beer in the world. From the shores of Scotland, we have from the Orkney Brewery Skull Splitter beer.


Skull Splitter, with these 2 words we can end this post and call it a day, but Metal has always been about the music capability of being true to the musicians and fans, and beer is no exception to the rule.


Looking inside the well of Metal.



Skull Splitter is a Scotch Ale that has a magnum kick of alcohol content (8.5%!) with a powerful flavor to match.


The people who designed the art for this beer were definitely listening to some Moonsorrow or Týr, or combination of all Viking Metal bands to make this fearsome Viking stare at you and say "My Axe is as big as me, and this beer is as big in flavor as my Axe" (AUTHORS NOTE: Scandinavians are known for being really tall and big, so please take this gesture of description as an idea of the beers taste).


The beer looks as dark as Metals evil roots, and this is amongst many reasons why the beverage is as Metal as I claim it to be.


The cost for a 4 pack of this HEAVY beer is $11 plus tax, which is expensive, but worth every penny of it, plus considering how it's made, and where it comes from, it explains a great deal why it costs as much as it does.


The beer is named after Thorfinn Hauskaluif, and Skull Splitter was either his nickname or what the last name stood for. Either way, this is a very METAL name (both the first and last names).


The smell is just unbelievably amazing. It's like a scent that was meant to lure the worthy to give us an idea of what we are getting into. The vapors go inside our nostrils and provides scenes of Valkyries battling each other into an orgasmic frenzy.


If you want a great beer before a concert (especially an Amon Amarth concert) or just want something to drink while watching one of the many Viking documentaries that are out there, this is the beer for you.