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Big Rock (India) Pale Ale

Big Rock (India) Pale Ale

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An English Pale Ale brewed by
Big Rock Brewery

Calgary, Canada

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642.6/5.02.61/5.05%14.9English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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Big Rock is pleased to bring you our newest addition to the family, PALE: India Pale Ale. Historically, the original India Pale Ale’s were cask conditioned and heavily hopped to allow the beer to mature on its long voyage from Britain to India. Our dry hopped, fermenter conditioned IPA is brewed in this traditional method. The result is an exceptionally well-balanced, flavourful ale; refined and subtle. In the spirit of refreshing our portfolio, we bid a fond farewell as we phase out Chinook Pale Ale.

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 TheJester (521), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/55/102/511/20

Aug 26, 2006  
Just says "Pale Ale," not "IPA." Smells like old vegetable soup, but not in a good way. Coppery, with almost no head. Malty sweetness, followed by a brief grassy taste, finishing with brief hoppy bittnerness. Nothing lingers. A simple ale; nothing special. Warthog is much better.

 garthicus (627), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/510/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Appearance: golden orange, small white Head. Aoma: caramel, malt, hay. Flavour: again, caramel and grass, a hay finish.


hobbersr (61), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange with a smaller white head. Has a crisp citrus aroma. Palate has a orange and grapefruit taste with a nice bitter finnish from the hops.


Cole (8), , Alberta, Canada
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2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Nice Color, smooth drinking. Can taste a little bit of hopps. All in all, pretty good. Nice work Ed.


 fiulijn (6142), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 5, 2008  
<i>Draught at Ship and Anchor, Calgary</i><br />Light amber color. It’s a mild Amber Ale, with a light cheesy touch, more evident in the flavor than the aroma. Can be boring.


 patrick767 (1586), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Jun 22, 2008  
tap at Big Rock in Seoul - This one has a mild aroma of malt and grapefruit accented hops. The flavor struck me as very fruity and also quite sweet for what they’re calling an IPA. It’s barely hoppier than what Alexander Keith’s claims is in IPA. That’s not saying much. This one’s drinkable, but don’t expect bitterness.



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