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Big Rock Black Amber Ale 3.01 40

Big Rock Black Amber Ale

Percentile
47
overall
Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Stout

Calgary, Canada

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
403.05/5.03.01/5.05%20.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Dark, Alberta stout is a hearty, full flavoured, rich, rewarding, soul-uplifting beer that's deeply satisfying. Made with dark roasted imported and domestic malts.
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 Oakes (8108), gone rambling, Cambodia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Dec 30, 2000  
My recollection of the new version of this beer is vague, but the old, 7% version was a dryish porter that drank light for its size. If I recall, the new version is similar, but a shade less interesting.


 Lubiere (4547), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 17, 2004  
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!!!


 Ughsmash (4050), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2006  
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.


 HogTownHarry (4020), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 16, 2007  
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.


 Radek Kliber (3962), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 19, 2002  
Almost black color, some head, common look. Aroma was slightly alcoholic. Nothing special.


 jerc (3945), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/513/20
Aug 21, 2003  
Bottle. Why they would even imply that this is a stout I'm not sure. Dark amber colour, slight tan head. Aroma is slightly roasted, hint of sweet malt. Slightly bitter with lightly roasted flavour. Palate is not bad, but could be better from something with stout on the label.


 CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Dec 11, 2003  
(Draught) At the Winking Judge in Hamilton. Thin, beige head and a opaque body. Cocoa malt. Average.


 blankboy (3214), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, mds & tupalev -- courtesy of tupalev. Pours a clear deep ruby with an average size diminishing tan head. Aroma of slightly roasted malt, some light chocolate and caramel. Watery flavour’s mostly caramel with some roastness, faint chocolate and some nuts. Light bodied. It’s pretty mediocre stuff. Blah!



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