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Big Rock Traditional Ale

Percentile
40
overall
Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Amber Ale

Calgary, Canada

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1712.95/5.02.94/5.05%46.8English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Noted for the smooth and mellow balance between malt and hops, its dark copper color flashes garnet when held to the light.
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 GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
May 26, 2009  
Draft at The Railway Club in Vancouver. Poured a dark orange color with a creamy off white head that left some lace behind. Smelled of subdued brown sugar and sweet cream. Light to medium bodied and delicately sweet up front. Tasted of pale malt and light earthy hops. A bit of toffee emerged at the end.


 AaronBouchard (128), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/105/510/20
May 4, 2009  
Brownish red , nutty sort of aftertaste and some traces of fruit. Easy drinking for an ale.


 Bullit (1346), Glasgow, Scotland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Cask, Toronto. Ruby red - brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and nuts. Flavour of caramel malts, fruits, hops and toffee.


 jimmay (203), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2009  
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.


 terrybail (335), London, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 10, 2009  
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


 SledgeJr (2960), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Feb 8, 2009  
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.


 garthicus (1274), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 1, 2009  
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.


KidVenom (27), Manitoba, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 27, 2009  
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.



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