Big Rock Traditional Ale

Cask, Toronto. Ruby red - brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and nuts. Flavour of caramel malts, fruits, hops and toffee.

On tap. Pours dark, coppery brown, with a smallish tan coloured head. Aroma is sweet, malty. Flavour is a little sweet, malty, hints of caramel. My go to beer when in Calgary. I’ll have a Trad.

341ml bottle from the LCBO Ok so i have had maybe a thousand of these or so over the years it was my beer of choice for a long time so i have a abit of a soft spot for this one. funny how after sampling a lot of different beers how this seems thinner and lighter than i remember Pours a nice coppery red with a small tan head little to no lacing The aroma is malty and sweet caramel The taste is sweeter than i remember still quite good though malty with a dry finish Ah yes my old freind the TRAD

On tap at O’Shea’s in Toon Town. Pours brown with a white head. This is a flavorless beer. A big nothing. Perhaps that is the tradition. Dark in color, but light in body. A mild roastedness can be detected at best.

On tap: Appearance: Ruby red with a nice white head. Served in a Big Rock glass. Aroma: Nice cinnamon, caramel and malt nose. Flavour: Malt, hops, nuts with a long dry finish. I was quite surprised by this.

341ml Bottle A nice taste to it. Definitely another personal favorite from Big Rock. Its a nice bitterness on the palate, but a softening taste prevails if you let it stay on your tongue for a second. A nutty taste will hit the back of your throat as well.

Pours a reddish amber color with a light bubbly head that is thin and diminishes quickly. Aroma is very sweet caramel, some nuttieness. Flavor is like drink liquid walnuts, the only thing your missing is some of that nut skin that flakes off in your mouth but your mouth even feels somewhat dry, as if it were there. I give them credit that the beer did have a lot of flavor, walnut, but overall its a beer I would have pretty infrequently (if available to me).

20oz Pint of Draft, The Slice Bar, Lethbridge AB. Great chestnut brown color. Floral aroma with a hint of caramel. Flavor is deep and rich. Flavor is caramel, rosted malts, and a very smooth hopy finish.This is one of my favorite beers. It is best on tap. Once you have had Trad on tap, drinking it from the bottle or can is pretty disapointing.