Big Rock Chinook Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Big Rock Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Calgary, Canada

I have to rate this even though it is retired, and I last had it just over a year ago. I feel justified in that I used to drink a lot of this stuff, along with Canvasback, before I moved to Australia for a while. When I got back, they had retired them both, but I’ve still got a handsome set of beer glasses with the logos on them. Anyway, from what I recall, this had maybe a shadow of pale ale character at most, certainly nothing like the beautiful American pales that we get from our microbrewing neighbours to the south (and a select few Canadian ones too-- Tree Brewing for example). A beer that holds some sentimental fondness for me though.

Had this one on tap at Mcnally’s Tavern in Regina. Not a lot to say here, standard Big Rock brew. Golden colour, dry drink and a nasty aftertaste.

Copper, musty, dull, sweaty, hoppy pale ale. Too much malt. Not sure how they came up with the conclusion of pale ale with so much malt. Must be an alberta thing. heheheh!

Toronto Festival of Beer 2001 - Unremarkable beer. Disappointing pale ale, expecting more hops and more malt.

Boy, what a disapointment. A beer with Chinook as its name that has so little hop aroma or bitterness. An average ale, dry hopped or not.

Pale Amber,off white head. Dry hop nose. Rather bland light hop flavor

Golden appearance, light head. Aroma is cheesey with hints of light hops, dust and the very slightest chocolate. Body is grassy and tinny with light hops. Nothing great here.

deep golden colour. faintly perfumy aromas. sweet malt flavour. very mild bitter finish. mild for a pale ale, even by canadian standards. bleh.