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Big River Grille California Common


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A California Common brewed by
Big River Grille & Brewing Works Chattanooga (Gordon Biersch)

Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

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52.8/5.02.79/5.0Spring5.2%0Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Beer fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures. Hallertau and Mount Hood hops.

 crizay (1070), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jul 2, 2005  
Pretty cloudy orange, slight copper color going on, not like any usual california commons I"ve had that were yellow. Not too much going on here, hoppy and good.


 Sassy (217), Mullet Capital of the World, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 2, 2005  
Had this with Wunder and Shag at the Big River. A copper color with some mild hops and a slight malty caramel presence. Nothing special really but an ok session beer.


Drinker101 (54), East Ridge, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/514/20
Apr 18, 2004  
Orangish appearance medium head. Flavor was malty but very good. Shag is right though the people walking above us were quite annoying and it was hard to concentrate!


 Shag (1823), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 18, 2004  
Dark orange appearance with a moderate head. The aroma was faint malt and candy. Flavor was malty and a little on the light side. This favored a lager more than an ale. The aftertaste was slightly bitter. Although I have to admit I had a hard time concentrating on the flavor with all the people looking down at me from the elevated walkway directly above my head. Overall a refreshing beer for the summer months but nothing outstanding. Perhaps we will see this one at the upcoming Georgia Beer Festival??


 wunderbier (1261), Finland
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/59/20
Apr 18, 2004  
Caramel and hay malt (L); earthy hops (L). Amber body. Lightly sweet flavor becomes a lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish with a tinge of diacetyl. Medium-light body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The bottom line is: with a little more hopping this could have been a nice beer.



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