Big Rock Warthog Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Bottle (341ml). At the Laughing Buddha, Sudbury. Poured clear bubbly gold with an average beige head. Aroma of fresh oats, sweet malt and some sprucey hops. Tasted of grains and hops to start, some oaky malt, but mostly grain flavour. Creamy and lively mouthfeel, average body. Decent Canadian cream ale, it has character.

33 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA via Winnipeg. Light amber colour, mildly active carbonation. Caramel/toffee aroma, sweet flavor with some some butterscotch and faint banana. Very drinkable, although lighter weight than I had hoped.

On tap at the Foggy Dew. Appearance: light brown with a small white head. Aroma: slightly nutty with a slight grassiness to it. Flavour: mild caramel with a dash of malt, nuts and grass. Not bad.

341 mL bottle. Copper-red with minimal head. Weak and sweetish aroma of dried fruit - prunes and dates. Sweetness lingers throughout (not overly sweet), with just a hint of bitterness at the end. Finishes quickly. Not a lot else, though. The best beer I’ve had from Big Rock. Similar to Newcastle Brown.

341ml bottle @ beertown in cambridge. a 4.5% amber ale of some kind. certainly not a brown ale. not offensive, worth a try but now that ive had it i wont seek it out again.

355ml can.
Pours a light hazelnut colour with thick looking off white head. Smells of caramel malts and a small bit of hops. Flavour is a little citrusy and juicy with a slight bitter finish. I’ve been noticing with a few of Big Rock’s beers that the aroma and flavour don’t seem to compliment each other and thats a bit off-putting for me. Smooth and semi-watery mouth feel. Small bitter finish. No huge aftertaste.

can. Pours clear amber-brown with a medium creamy off-white head. The aroma is grainy. Mouthfeel has a little less texture than expected, light-medium body with average carbonation . Flavours of sweet malt and nuttiness. Finish is crisp and a hint bitter.

341 mL Bottle. Copper body with an off-white foamy head that settles to wispy ring and film leaving some lacing. Aroma is grains, malt, and earthy hops with a hint of treacle. The flavor is very much there without being imposing: sweet malt with a hint of brown sugar, a mild expression of tangy hops in the aftertaste followed by a butter biscuit linger. A brownie point for the original label design.

Originally rated September 2005. This cream ale (well, it use to be back then) pours an amber colour with a small head that falls short, but leaves a creamy thin layer over the brew. Lacing is there, but thin, and carbonation is light with tiny bubbles. The nose is full of roasted and caramel malts. So is the mouth. Watery mouthfeel. I remember having this one in huge tall glasses at Minglewoods in Ottawa back in the day, and loved this brew. Seems watered down since that day, but still a good brew with a darker colour.

Wisps of a creamy head over a deep amber body. Caramel sweetness and bready aroma. Light and crisp taste with some caramel coming through. Medium amount of carbonation and a slightly bitter finish.