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Big Time Ave Rat Malt Liquor


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A Malt Liquor brewed by
Big Time Brewery

Seattle, Washington USA

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72.77/5.02.77/5.06.25%0 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed in celebration of the U-District’s most misunderstood denizen, the “Ave Rat.” Stylistically, it’s a strong pre-Prohibition West Coast adjunct lager, brewed with Pilsner malt, flaked maize, and Styrian Goldings, which blend together into a rich, golden beer that is smooth, refreshing, and only a little bit edgy. O.G. 16.0,

 AmEricanbrew (924), Swamp Shreveport, Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Clear dark gold with a frothy white head. Big fruity, corn syrup berry aroma with ethyl alcohol. Nice smooth body. Good sweet pale malt lager flavors with a clean finish. Maybe they should bottle this, in 40 oz’ers and sell’m to the pan handlers on the ave........


 bitbucket (1542), Kirkland, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 15, 2008  
On tap at WABL Fathers Day BrewFest 2008. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Medium body & light carbonation. Sweet aroma and taste of biscuit and almonds, maybe a touch of plastic? Not an everyday drink, but ya gotta do at least one.


 BillKismet (1410), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 14, 2008  
I had postponed tasting this one as I am not really interested in malt liquors at this point in my life and Big Time always has at least a few decent beers on tap. However, this was a surprising deviation for the style, and had I not known, I would never have pegged this as a malt liquor. It is blonde-bronze in appearance with a foamy-creamy head. Surprising burst of moderately appealing floral and perfumed notes in the aroma mingling with light graininess and alcohol. The flavor reinforces the perfumed-floweriness, with a strong hoppiness. This was akin to a highly hopped cream ale, as it has a smooth, creamy texture.


 presario (2405), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/56/20
May 25, 2008  
Sample at the pub. Yellow. Holds it head well. Grainy nose. Thick diesel and paint thinner. Almost drinkable.


 after4ever (1719), Brier, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Jul 15, 2007  
Draft at the brewpub. Pours medium straw color with a thin white head. Light corn nose. Medium body, tingly light corn/hay sweetness on the mid-palate. No particular finish. Pretty drinkable for the style but other than that pretty drab.




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