Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Reviews

stevoj	3.5 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle at share. Dark brown with a fomay beige head. Aroma is dark malts, chocolate, brown sugar, anise. Taste is all of that with light piney notes and a nice warmth. Thursday, August 5, 2021
Sledutah	3.4 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle in Boise. Pours dark brown with a small biege head, light lacing. Cinnamon, vanilla, dark malts, maple syrup. Good Sunday, August 1, 2021
IrishBoy	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bomber from Bottleworks in June 2017 on my way back from an Alaska Cruise. Nose is molasses, tobacco, chocolate, and a hint of mustiness. Black with a small cinnamon tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet molasses and chocolate. Sunday, May 17, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	3.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 2222oz bottle pours out black topped with a long lasting tan head. Nose is nice roast malts coffee chocolate barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate ash roast coffee and a barrel kick. Friday, June 28, 2019
djd07	3.7 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is molasses, chocolate, roast, oak. Slick body, boozy, juniper, similar flavors to nose, strong gin, very good. Wednesday, August 8, 2018
douglas88	4.1 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bomber thanks to the Boise crew. 2015 vintage. Pours a dark brown color with a medium to small white head. A big toffee and smoke nose. Very big smoked malts, sweet, chocolate, ashy, really tastes like rum not gin. Bigger smoke and dark malts. Very smooth. Lovely. Thursday, February 1, 2018
IndianaRed	2.6 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Cincopatas On Tap Clear very pale golden. Thin wispy of white head. Light slightly sweet malts. A bit corny but smooth and easy. A bit under hopped, even considering the style. For corona lovers. Fairly sweet. Friday, June 30, 2017
luttonm	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Brouwer’s, Seattle. Lacing, dark off-white head, heavy black-brown body. Boozy proper up front. Odd edge. Lightest smoke. Round, astringent character. Sweet malt-porter, lacking some intensity. Solid, well aged. Lacking some depth. Barrel isn’t distinct. Nice. Tuesday, May 23, 2017
after4ever	3.5 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Boudica the Barbarian Draft at the Northgate. Pours a cloudy bright orange with a dense and creamy sherbet-y tan head that sticks around forever, leaving tons and tons of lace. One problem with Rams is that they serve everything in only mugs or oversize shakers, your choice--but the glass is always frosted. Sigh. Particularly annoying with aromatic hoppy stuff. Their logo would look cool on a snifter, too. Anyway, the nose is mostly piney resin, some sweet grain and caramel. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Grains and caramel plus piney resin on the palate. Even as it warms and a tiny fruit note pokes through, it’s still kinda closed out. Dry resiny finish. Thursday, May 11, 2017
TheAlum	3.7 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 22oz bottle acquires from deyholla. Thanks, Derek. Epic pull. Pours a darker dreary opaque hue. Blackish with some brownish glow on the edges, frothy chocolate milk head is a firm film, thicker ringer laces nicely. Aromas preach toast and roast, a jab of dark fruit and potent gun barrel essence. Botanicals, spirit, touch of oak. A bit of carmelized malt, cocoa, and more gin. Initial is a bit lighter in body than expected, chocolate, toast oak. A dash of caramel, botanical, touch of warmth. A really smooth flow on the palate, jabs of cocoa, faint dark fruit, biscuity and a dry soda bread like appeal. Backend is a bit oaky, a touch warm, some spirit. Gin Barrel integrates nicely. A bit potent on the nose but smooth, dry, a bit if gin essence really works well. Intriguing experiment. Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Prufrockstar	3.6 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Oh hey, look at this rating I just found in my iphone notes backlog. Feb 25, 2015: Draft at BW anniversary party. Near black pour with ring of dark brown head. Aroma of dark fruit and rich chocolate. Chocolate covered cherries with botanical overtones. Tangy fruit tastes here to me. Moderately sweet, tangy astringent/tannic finish. Palate: thick body, feels like cold French press with grainy coffee grounds hanging around. Avg to high carb. Overall: way better than I expected a gin barrel aged Baltic porter to be. Also, it’s surprisingly dead in here. Tuesday, April 26, 2016
jackl	3.7 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle @ Derek’s. Thanks for sharing! Deep brown pour with a small head. Brownie mix. Sweet milk chocolate. Brown sugar. Flavor is pretty sweet. Chocolate syrup, light ash. Roasted malt. Simple, but effective stuff. Pleasant. Tuesday, January 26, 2016
IndianaRed	2.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Imperial Rye IPA On tap at the Boise brewery Slightly hazy orange amber. Thin beige head. Fruity tropical hap aroma. Mild toasted malts and more of the juicy fruit hop flavors. Pretty big overall. Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Ferris	2.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Imperial Rye IPA Draft - Sweet orange syrup. Clearish gold with a rich white head. Bitter, sweet orange syrup. Not great. Sunday, December 6, 2015
mcberko	2 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Imperial Rye IPA On tap at WA Winter Beer Festival 2015, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out herbal notes, some spiciness from the rye and a touch of hops. Flavour is very bizarre, with an artificial orange syrupy quality upfront, resin, and some spiciness. Man, this is messed up. No way this cloying orangey sweetness is needed. Crap. Sunday, December 6, 2015
JK	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle shared by Yaniv. Dry oak immediately in the flavor. Heavily roasted grain. Some port and red wine, and a thick, heavy palate. I get the gin barrel though a light herbal quality. This was very good. Saturday, October 31, 2015
deyholla	3.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle shared by Yaniv, thanks! Pours near black with a grayish dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of roasted malts with a bit of dry gin barrel and some earthy dark grains. Flavor has roasted malts and dark grains with an oaky gin note supporting. Friday, October 2, 2015
TimE	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Very dark brown color. Quick disappaiting light brown nose. Really rich milk chocolate, caramel, honey, gram crackers. Fuck me. Gin barrel sits in the background with nice juniper berry character. Body is a bit thinner than I expected, though i realized it is a Baltic Porter not a porter. Lots of dark fruit, caramel, dark fruit molasses. Smooth, but the tartness of the malt is pronounced. I kinda feel like it starts great and then dies a bit. Friday, October 2, 2015
andrewje41	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Draft 12 oz pour at Bottleworks. Pours black with a tan fizz head. For some reason I was surprised to see the RAM doing the anniversary beer this year, but it stacks up nicely with the rest. Nice chocolate aroma with a roasted flavor. Has a big aged feel to it. Smokey finish. Fun beer overall. Glad I was able to try this after months of procrastination. Very nice. Sunday, July 26, 2015
Pailhead	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Courtesy of 5000 via trade Bottle: The aroma consists of chocolate, black licorice, molasses, citrus, and faint pine/gin. It pours a dark brown with some orange highlights and a small beige head that fades to a thin film outlined by a slightly thicker ring. The flavor starts with dark chocolate, molasses, and carmaker. The finish has light-moderate gin, roasted malt, and a touch of vanilla. It’s medium bodied with mild carbonation and a somewhat soft mouthfeel. Sunday, June 28, 2015
mcberko	3.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 On tap at Bottleworks, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out no notice of the gin, with chocolate, light roast, and dark fruits. Flavour reveals more of the barrels, sort of bringing out a celery-like quality that is surprisingly nice, along with dark fruits, chocolate and roast. Really cohesive. I wouldn’t have thought the gin would lend well to a Baltic Porter, but they nailed this. Excellent. Friday, June 26, 2015
5000	3.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Bottle for rating #6300: Pours black, moderate to large foamy brown head, strong lacing. Looks good! Sweet roasted malts and oatmeal on the nose, some chocolate, juniper, and licorice on the nose. Smells tasty! I expected this to be super thick for some reason, but its fairly moderate in body and mouthfeel. The Gin barrel aging is more noticeable on the tongue than on the nose. Hides the 9.1% very well. Slight touch of dark pitted fruit. Not as robust as other Baltic Porters, but its certainly unique and interesting. Smooth finish, soft juniper, chocolate, and gin characters linger. Tasty and very enjoyable Porter. The Gin adds an interesting complexity to this beer that I wasn’t sure how well it would work out, but it certainly does! Tuesday, March 10, 2015
riversideAK	3.9 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Bottleworks 16 Weird that no one has rated this yet. Nice nose of dark roasted malt some dark fruit there is gin it's spicy but not overwhelming. Black pour tan head nice lace. Flavors of dark roast, dark fruit, licorice, medium sweet, spicy gin barrel takes a supporting role. Smooth mouthfeel, barrely dryness, medium carb. A well done beer. Saturday, March 7, 2015
after4ever	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Imperial Rye IPA 22. Thanks, A! Pours a murky dark amber with a dense and creamy tan head that sticks around. Big sweet beautiful nose, showing tropical fruits, caramel sweet nose, soft apples, and a bit of peppery rye. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Big darkly toasted caramel base under a heavy wash of nicely balanced tropical fruit and subtle peppery counterpoint. Beautifully integrated. Good stuff. Saturday, March 7, 2015
after4ever	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) ZZZ Hop Draft at SB. Pours a murky burnished medium amber with a dense and creamy/sudsy medium tan head. Big tangy sweet gorgeous grapefruit nose. Creamy medium body with lively carb--pretty damn well dialed for the big monsters all these hop mob beers are turning out to be. Toasty caramel, some toffee, lots of grapefruit and oranges on the mid palate. Long sweet resiny bite. Nice, uh, little beer. Tuesday, February 24, 2015
mcberko	3.7 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) ZZZ Hop On tap at Brouwer’s Cafe, pours a hazy bright orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out stone fruits, almost a funky brett-like quality, and resinous hops. Flavour is really well-balanced, with stone fruits, some funk, and citrus hops. Quite fruity win a good balance of flavours, especially the unusual funk. Great stuff. Saturday, February 7, 2015
Prufrockstar	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) ZZZ Hop Draft at brouwers. Clear gold orange, good head and nice lacing. Aroma: lemon zest; tangerine; hay, weeds along a country road. Maybe with a skunk that passed by in the not too distant past. Taste brings notes reminiscent of brett-ipas. Fruit, borderline funk, slightly tart but in a way that works really well for me. Palate: full body, average carbonation, smooth texture. Overall: I’m surprised by how much I’m enjoying this one. Friday, February 6, 2015
Ferris	3.8 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) ZZZ Hop Draft - Sweet fruity stone fruit. Clearish gold with a rich white head. Tons of tropical fruit, nice balanced bitterness. Really fruity and sweet, but quite juicy. Nice. Friday, February 6, 2015
andrewje41	3.5 Big Horn Northgate (The Ram) Prime Meridian Fresh Hop Pale Draft pour at the Northgate restaurant. Pours a golden color with some nice, refreshing hops on the aroma. Pretty light beer with a really nice amount of grassy hop flavor. Pretty one dimensional beer. Mostly hops, but it’s cool because I love hops. Probably one of the better RAM beers in my opinion. Good beer. Monday, October 13, 2014