Big Tide Brewing Company Reviews

Quevillon	3 Big Tide Seaworthy IPA Thursday, October 5, 2023
Quevillon	3.6 Big Tide The Dickens New England IPA Wednesday, August 9, 2023
KeefOz	3.2 Big Tide Seaworthy IPA Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. ABV=6.2%. IBU=70. Poured a crystal clear dark coppery-amber with 5mm of off-white dense foam that diminished slowly to a blotchy cap that laced well. Carbonation moderate, lively and coarse to very coarse. Aroma subtly of caramel malts, slightly sweet. Taste is caramel malt and hints of sweet lychee and spicy (peppery) notes on the back; not overly flavoursome and not my style of IPA. Light body (for the style) with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Smooth, crisp and clean with a medium length finish. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
KeefOz	3.7 Big Tide The Dickens New England IPA Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. Poured a crystal clear amber with 5mm of bright white dense foam that diminished slowly to a blotchy cap that laced OK. Carbonation extremely low, average and medium to coarse. Aroma strongly of citrus (mostly grapefruit fruit and some zest), pine and resinous hops with tropical fruits (lots of passionfruit) notes coming as it warms. Taste strongly of citrus (grapefruit pulp and zest), pine and resinous hops; OK 'bite'; medium bitterness. Medium body. Smooth, crisp, clean, dry and refreshing with a lingering finish. Nice. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
KeefOz	3.5 Big Tide Raspberry Wheat Ale Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. ABV=5%. IBU=15. Poured a hazy yellow-amber with a bright white blotchy cap that laced OK. Carbonation not observed. Aroma strongly of fresh fruity raspberry and slightly tart citrus. Taste is strong fresh raspberry fruit with a slight tartness; no real wheat characters. Light body. Smooth, crisp, and clean with a short finish. Was hoping for a more sour style than a fruity beer but OK anyway. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
KeefOz	3.6 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. ABV=5.5% IBU=28. Poured a translucent coppery red with 5mm of white dense foam that diminshed quickly to a blotchy cap that laced very well. Carbonation extremely low, average and coarse (flat, really). Aroma moderately strong of caramel malt, with moderate sweetness. Taste is moderately strong and moderately sweet caramel with hints of roasted malt and maybe spices on the end; more spicy than bitter. Light body. Smooth and clen with a medium-length finish. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
KeefOz	3.5 Big Tide Benedict Arnold Extra Special Bitter Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. Poured a dark amber with 1cm of off-white dense foam that retained very well and laced very well. Carbonation nil. Aroma subtly of malts and hints of grain. Taste moderate to strong of caramel malts and hints of spice/pepper; no real hop bitterness. Light body. Smooth and clean with a medium-length finish. Nice for the style. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
KeefOz	2 Big Tide Light Lager Draught at Big Tide Brewing, St John, NB. ABV=3%. IBU=25. Poured a crystal clear pale amber with a bright white blotchy cap that laced well. Carbonation extremely extremely low, slow and coarse. Aroma moderately strong of slightly sour citrus. Taste of slightly tart lemony citrus with hints of metal. Light body bordering on watery. Smooth with a short finish. Different but not my style. Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Quevillon	3.4 Big Tide Friends of Ann Strong Ale Thursday, July 20, 2023
saxo	3.8 Big Tide The Darkening Imperial Stout Tap @ the brewpub. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, coffee, hops and has a nice bitter roasty finish. Sunday, July 2, 2023
saxo	3.5 Big Tide Oh! Blackberry Sour Tap @ the brewpub. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy purple. Aroma and taste are rich blackberries, fruits, lactose acid and has a nice sour finish. Sunday, July 2, 2023
saxo	3.5 Big Tide The Dickens NEIPA v. 10 Tap @ the brewpub. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are bitter hops, fruits, flowers, malt and has a nice long bitter finish. Sunday, July 2, 2023
saxo	3.4 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Tap @ the brewpub. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet caramel malty finish. Sunday, July 2, 2023
GRM	3.8 Big Tide FogBound Hemp Pale Ale Can, 473 ml, canned on August 27, 2020, lot 78, CANBIF - October 2020 via Electros on October 23, 2020, savoured on March 5, 2023; eye: straw coloured with a golden hue, lightly cloudy, good effervescence, voluminous white head that diminishes but holds, light lacing; nose: aromatic hops, Belgian yeast, light banana, light spices, slight acidity; mouth: aromatic hops, Belgian yeast, light banana, light spices, light acidity, finale in malt with presence of acidity, medium body, good carbonation, lightly bitter, lightly sweet, fleshy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS Canette, 473 ml, encannée le 27 août 2020, lot 78, CANBIF - octobre 2020 via Electros le 23 octobre 2020, savourée le 5 mars 2023; œil : paille avec une teinte dorée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche volumineuse qui diminue mais se maintient, légère dentelle; nez : houblons aromatiques, levure belge, léger banane, léger épices, légère acidité; bouche : houblons aromatiques, levure belge, léger banane, léger épices, légère acidité, finale en malt avec présence d’acidité, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture charnue; en résumé : bien Sunday, March 5, 2023
swiseman	3.3 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Pours a light brownish red with thick tan head. Some caramel on the nose. Taste is light, roasted malt. Light - medium body. Balanced finish of mild hops and toasted caramel. Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Helsdon	2.8 Big Tide Plover It Can from the brewery. Pour clear blonde with finger white head. Taste light grassy malt, some mild bittering hops, a touch of resins. Bitter tends to lingers. Not great. Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Helsdon	2.5 Big Tide Seaworthy IPA Can from the brewery. Pours a darker amber with a sheet of persistent tan head. Chocolatey malt with some pretty heavy bittering hops layer overtop. That bitter lingering pretty hard. Balance is well off on this, the hops just a bitterness hammer. Reading other reviews makes me wonder what happened here. This is a Nope. Sunday, July 31, 2022
Helsdon	3 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Can from the brewery. Pours a expected tawny-red. Solid nose of toasted malts, with a little syrup. Taste is mildly bitter toasted malts, a little thin, some sweetness under.... and that's about it. Not stellar. Saturday, July 30, 2022
Helsdon	3.3 Big Tide Karnival Kolsch Can from brewery. Pours clear light blond. Taste is very clean sunny malt, some light hoppy bitterness, fairly dry. Pretty straightforward but not bad. Friday, July 29, 2022
Helsdon	3.6 Big Tide Tool Shed Root Porter Can from the brewery. Pours as a porter should but not much head. Toasted malts, chocolate sweet noted. Sweet malt, with chocolate, vanilla that sarsaparilla coming through. The finish is sweet, with bitterness and vanilla showing up late. Interesting, a little sweet for me but that checks with the root beer aim here. Interesting and for a spice beer not too badly done. Friday, July 29, 2022
Helsdon	3.4 Big Tide Mango Milkshake Ipa Can from the brewery. Pours with fluffy white head, some cloudy golden, a little less cloudy than I expected. You smell that mango with some pine. Taste is sweet cereal malt overlayed with hop burn, lesser resin, and pine with the mango present in the background. The hops has a long biting burn in the aftertaste too. Too much hop burn here. Monday, July 25, 2022
swiseman	3.3 Big Tide Lawnmower Blonde Ale Pours a transparent, pale yellow. Thin white head. Grassy aroma. Taste is a heavily hopped American lager. Very light body. Refreshing, but nothing special as the name suggests. Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.7 Big Tide Session Saison On tap at the brewpub. A outstanding saison, although a touch on the heavy side session ale Friday, July 19, 2019
Tranquillity	2.4 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Draft at the brewery. Clear brown body, small beige head. The aroma has roasted malts. The taste is roasted too. Classical Irish red. Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Tranquillity	3 Big Tide Cold Brew Coffee Porter Draft at the brewery. Black body, small brown head. The aroma has coffee. The taste is roasted with a strong coffee flavour. Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Tranquillity	3.4 Big Tide El Dorado SMaSH Pale Ale Draft at the brewery. Clear blonde body, small off white head. The aroma has some fruit. The body is smooth and the flavour is very hoppy, aromatic with perfume. Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Tranquillity	3.9 Big Tide Millennia Peach Tea Ale Draft at the brewery. Hazy yellow body, small white head. The aroma has lots of fresh peach. The taste is like ice tea, but the palate is like creamed peach! Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Tranquillity	2.3 Big Tide FogBound Hemp Pale Ale Draft at the brewery. Clear yellow body, small white head. The aroma has weak Malta and wheat. The taste has a hemp character. Tuesday, June 18, 2019
RobertDale	3.4 Big Tide Hemmingsway Vealey Great Ale On tap at the brewpub. Comes dark amber with a decent tan head. Aroma of malt, spice, fruit, and grain. Taste is malt, ginger, dark fruit, grain, and a bit of honey. Pretty good. Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Radek Kliber	3.2 Big Tide Valley View Where and how: big trip East Coast 2017 – on tap at brewery Aroma bit raw, citrus softness, zesty orange, sweet, fruity and phenolic top. Appearance : Top: small top, white, fizzy pour. Base: cloudy amber gold Palate : medium bodied with fuller sides. Somewhat softer carbonation, average finish. Taste: front heavy, thinner back. Wheat, citrus zest with mild tartness. Good choice as side for Euro heavy lunch. Alcohol was hidden. Late notes of hop Thursday, September 7, 2017
MarcinG	3.8 Big Tide Tidal Wave Double IPA Pint w The Cellar - Chester. Ciemno-miedziany metnawy wyglad. Piana biala szczatkowa a wlasciwie jej brak. Balem sie ,ze alkohol wezmie gore w tym piwie ale jest dobrze ukryty i nie przeszkadza. Dominuja pomaranczowe i grejfrutowe nuty, zarowno w smaku jak i zapachu. Pozniej pojawiaja sie sosnowo-zywiczne nuty . Dosc duza cytrusowa goryczka z grejfrutowego albedo, Uogolniajac jest to dobre nowofalowe piwo ,ktorego cena w UK powala £10 za pint.... (pite 04.09.16) Sunday, November 27, 2016
RobertDale	3.2 Big Tide Indian Beach Nut Brown On tap at Big Tide. Comes brown with an average beige head. Aroma and taste of malt, caramel, and fruit. Easy to drink. Monday, October 17, 2016
RobertDale	3.1 Big Tide Seaworthy IPA On tap at the brewery. Comes golden red with a small white head. Aroma of citrus and malt. Taste is grapefruit, lemon, and malt. Decent IPA. Sunday, October 16, 2016
RobertDale	3.2 Big Tide Karnival Kolsch On tap at the brewpub. Comes a mostly clear pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, and grass. Taste is malt, yeast, citrus, and grass. Decent. Sunday, October 16, 2016
RobertDale	3.5 Big Tide Whistlepig Stout On tap at the brewpub. Comes almost black with an average tan head. Mild aroma of malt, chocolate, and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, and some coffee. Pretty good. Sunday, October 16, 2016
decaturstevo	3.7 Big Tide Golden Hawk White IPA Light yellow pour with white head and lace. Aroma is citrusy hops and light malt. Flavor is dry malty start with a good citrus bitter finish. An IPA with no crystal malt. A bit light bodied with tight carbonation. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
decaturstevo	3.8 Big Tide Chocolate Amaretto Porter Opaque pour with creamy tan head and lace. Aroma is chocolate, roast malt and amaretto. Flavor is chocolate, roast malt, amaretto, vanilla, and a touch of sour. Medium body with smooth carbonation and a light/medium malt bitter finish. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
decaturstevo	3.4 Big Tide Indian Beach Pumpkin Ale Copper pour with creamy white head and lace. Aroma is large pumpkin pie spice (maybe from the stuff added around the rim of the glass. It did smell good loaded with cinnamon. Flavor was medium flat pumpkin pie. A pretty good beer without the rim dressing. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
decaturstevo	3.4 Big Tide Blueberrry Ale Yellow pour with creamy white head and lace. Aroma is sweet blueberries (fresh fruit added after pour). A floral Hop note and a flat wheat maltiness. Medium body with good carbonation. The base beer was pretty good. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
decaturstevo	3.5 Big Tide Benedict Arnold Extra Special Bitter Clear yellow pour with creamy white head and lace. Aroma is light malt and slightly earthy tones. Flavor is light sweet malt start with a floral hop ending. A dry finish as well. Light medium body with good carbonation. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
decaturstevo	3.5 Big Tide Whistlepig Stout Brown black pour with tan head and lace. Aroma is roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is same roasted malt and coffee. Slightly thin body with smooth carbonation and a light malt bitter. Wednesday, October 12, 2016
chimichangaman	2 Big Tide Celtic Mist Irish Red Ale Tuesday, May 31, 2016
jdobbs	3.6 Big Tide Santa's Chocolate Porter Pours a clear deep amber brown with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of dark grains, chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor starts with dark grains and chocolate and is balanced by roasted malts Thursday, December 25, 2014
jdobbs	3.2 Big Tide The Darkening Imperial Stout Taste: Medium bitterness, low sweetness and low/medium sourness. Slight saltiness. Palate: Thin smooth texture, light body, low/average carbonation, abrupt, fairly dry, malty cold coffee, Monday, October 13, 2014
Hidden_Pooch	2.2 Big Tide Princess St. Imperial IPA This beer was all wrong. It tasted like a whole other style, that was quite far from any IPA. Aroma was of ripe fruits, and herbs. Taste was weird like sour caramel and sweet corn. I didn’t get any traces of hops, but of overpowering malts and they were bad malts. It had a bitter finish, but it wasn’t from the hops. I’m hoping this was a bad batch, because I enjoy all of the other Big Tide offerings I had. Thursday, July 3, 2014
Hidden_Pooch	2.9 Big Tide Confederation Cream Ale Not big a cream beers, but this was one of the better ones so far. Poured a pale gold colour just like it states. Aroma is floral and grassy. Tastes of grass, little citrus, and some herbs. The body was nice, it actually was smooth and creamy. Very inoffensive beer, that everyone could drink. Thursday, July 3, 2014
Hidden_Pooch	3.4 Big Tide Blueberrry Ale Not always too big on blueberry beers, but this one was probably the best so far. Had it on tap with real blueberries in the glass. Pours a dark straw colour with white head. Aroma is off grass and blueberries. Tastes of wheat, blueberries and grass. Not as sweet as some blueberry beers, which I enjoyed, also had a heaver body, which was also good. Best berry beer yet for me. Thursday, July 3, 2014
Hidden_Pooch	3.9 Big Tide Tin Can Coffee Porter On tap. Could smell this beer all day, almost did. Pours black with tiny tan head. Aroma is like opening a fresh bag of coffee beans that continuously waft in your face. Tastes of roasted malts, big coffee, and chocolate. Has a medium slick body with a bitter aftertaste of coffee that sits on your tongue. This was a delicious porter. Thursday, July 3, 2014
jdobbs	2.7 Big Tide Simms Pale Ale Very average pale ale. Poured with a medium head and a little lace. Color is a hazy medium to gold amber. Aroma is malty, hoppy, and a little bitter. Flavor’s about the same. Finish is bitter Tuesday, February 25, 2014
jdobbs	2 Big Tide FestivAle Well under carbonated. Very light tasting for 7.1%. Not much else going on. Tastes more like a macro’s version of a strong english ale. Saturday, January 18, 2014