Big Rock Black Amber Ale

Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Stout
Calgary, Canada

Bottle (341ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, mds and tupalev, tupalev’s bottle. Looks more like a brown ale - deep ruby, clear, smallish frothy beige diminishing head ... okay, maybe a light porter. Light aroma of dry roast malt, hints of chocolate, grainy, with some sweet green clover hops and honey sweetness as it warms - pleasant, but not "stout"y (6+). Taste of grain and dry herbal hop bitterness ... dry and ... why is this considered a stout? Light body, mildy astringent, grainy aftertaste - not bad, not a stout.

Dark brown, clear, tan coloures head. Chocolate aroma predominates. Slightly sweet, chocolaty, and a little nutty. Good.

Bottled. Poured a clear deep hazlenut brown with a medium, well-retained beige head. Sweet herbs, coffee, and other dark malts in the airy and not-too-well-defined aroma. Flavor was lighter, but very nice... with a coffee base surrounded by dark chocolate and herbal notes. This had a bit of a cola feel on the palate, but with higher carbonation. Not bad.

Robe auburn très foncée et très claire surmontée d’une mousse légèrement beige épaisse. Arômes de caramel et de levures. Saveurs de caramel, d’agrumes et de café. Corps bien présent. Stout??

A nice dark stout...full of flavor with just the right ammount of head. Surprisingly light to the palate when you consider the rich dark color.

Beer was a dark brown with a redish hue to it. I found this beer to have a sweet taste to it.

I’m not sure If I like my Ambers tasting so closely to stout. Interesting hybrid albeit unsettling and not what I expected from the drink, thus the lower score

Clear dark brown beer, with a light malt and chocolate aroma. Light chocolate notes in mouth with a touch of coffee. Slightly dry mouthfeel. Lighter bodied than expected, on the watery side, but still enjoyed it. But this is not a stout!!!