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Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Calgary, Canada

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RATINGS: 214   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.93   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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Noted for the smooth and mellow balance between malt and hops, its dark copper color flashes garnet when held to the light.


1.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 5/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 04/02/1998
Source: Ale Atlanta

amber, light malt aroma, light malt flavor, low hopping

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 2/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.2/5.0
Score: 4
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2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - AUG 5, 2008
2008-07-27, draught at Ship & Anchor, Calgary, 5-3-5-2-9=24
Amber color. Very simple Ale, very light toffee aroma, caramel flavor, not much more to write about.

2008-07-22, can, 4-3-5-2-10=24
Amber color; poor head. Very light aroma. Medium bodied, with some caramel flavor and correct biterness. Drinkable, but too simple.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Oakes (10184) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - DEC 29, 2000
The yeast that Big Rock uses has a dominating character, and you get the impression that they use the same malts and same hops for all their beers. In others words, if you’ve had one, you’ve had them all.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - OCT 15, 2006
On tap at The Railway Club, Vancouver. Amber, thin beige head. Quite nice fruit on aroma. Closest thing to an English beer so far on this trip. Slight yeast, good malt, like a British best bitter on the aroma. Some caramel. Malty fruit in mouth is very pleasant.Hopevidenced on end balances the malt well. I like it. Uncomplicated bitter.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
argo0 (9224) - Washington DC, USA - JUL 22, 2002
Brown red filtered. Nice malty aroma. Malty with English hops in a supporting role. Mediocre, but certainly palatable.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
faroeviking (8805) - HAITI - SEP 16, 2009
Botella. Clear deep amber colour. Aroma of toasted caramel and toasted malt with some grains. Bit thin mouthfeel. Sweet caramel with well toasted malt and a light hoppy bitterness. Rather thin brown ale.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bov (7354) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - NOV 12, 2000

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Lubiere (6987) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 23, 2006
Deep reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. Light aroma of roasted malts, and nuts. In mouth, the same roasted malted grains with light caramel, and rather light body. Quaffable. Bought in singles bin at LCBO. 1.50$.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JoeMcPhee (6964) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 23, 2004
Probably one of the best beers I’ve had from Big Rock. Nothing complicated. Dark amber colour, thick off-white head fading to a thin lace. Caramel malty aroma, a trace of nuttiness, brown sugar, and chocolate. Flavour is of malty sweet caramel. Not bad.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
maeib (6630) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - APR 7, 2004
On tap - Biermarkt Toronto. Oh dear I did make bad choices here. This is to me a very poor attempt at an English ale. Very bland and also very cold. Won't be seeing this one again.


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