Big Rock McNallys Extra

341 ml bottle from Premier Wines (Halifax). Pours a clear amber/copper with small off-white cap. Mild, sweet aroma of fruit and caramel. Fruit and toffee and likewise the main notes in the flavour with slcohol more apparent towards the end. Dry finish; fairly light body considering the percentage (probably verging on medium in absolute terms). Ok, but not one I’d rush out to find again.

Awesome beer. Big Rock? Yep. Bottle, 7%. Nice amber/orange colour with a decent white/tan foam with medium retention. Aroma is sweet, malty. Taste is very strong, malty, and a hint of toffee. Finish is smooth. Superb.

Clear orange color. Light aroma. Some sense of rich malts. Tingles over the tongue. Nice taste. Full bodied but has good substance.

Bottle. Pours a solid bronze-gold color, with a tmedium head that very quickly dissipates though the lacing is quite exceptional for a quasi-macro. Nose is simple; Crystal malt, dilute hops, a bit of fruit, restrained. The palate is vague malt, crystal/caramelly character with a garlicky/savory sense, plus an almost stale hop character. Overall very hollow, with little in the way of a finish. I really used to enjoy this beer. BigRock has fallen so far. I thought the bitterness in this beer was the hops, but it must be Ed McNally’s tears.

Just had this on tap today, and it’s no better than the bottle which is not quite up to standards. Smells on the empty side. Sweet coffee (not overly sweet), small ammount of fake chocolate and you can sense the alcohol. Seemed pretty much black with just below average sized light brown big bubbled head (obviously not poured correctly - I expected more since it was on tap) with some pretty good retention , lots of sloppy random lacing that would not appear later on despite some cap remaining throughout. Taste is dissapointing. Sweet, sugary, slight toffee (prelavent), coffee. Not a big fan of the taste. Tasted poorly made. There also seemed to be some dry lightly roasted weak malt and a touch of chocolate. Mouthfeel was too soft and smooth - not in an appealing way. A bit tangy, slighly bitter in the middle only and finished off somewhat biscuity. It’s just too soft. I know I just crapped all over this beer, but it’s not as bad as it I made it appear, just sub-standard.

Had on tap at Bottlescrew Bills, Calgary, AB. I really liked this beer. Pour is reddish brown with a white fluffy head. Aroma is malty, slightly creamy and tones of nuts, toffee, candy. A great brew by Big Rock.

Pours a light red with a white head. Aroma is of toffee, sweet red fruit, a little of the distinctive mushroomy Big Rock yeast, and a little nuttiness. Tastes like amaretto and toffee. This is my favorite big rock beer, but that’s not saying too much.

Bottle courtesy of mgermani. Pours brpown with a thin white head. Smells of roses, juniper, caramel. Tastes resiny with some peppery splashes and a sweet finish.