 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 1.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Mar 20, 2003 Light brown colour with minimal head. Aroma is generic. Taste is malty and slightly sweet. Finish is plain. This beer hides the high ABV nicely considering this is done without a lot of flavour.
MicroRob (42), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 12, 2003 Fairly sweet and malty. Little or no head and very clear (filtered). Had too many one night in a hotel in Calgary. Killer headache in the AM.
beerguy101 (3946), Newark, California, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 27, 2003 Medium brown color. Small head. Aroma is malty and sweet. Medium bodies Irish style ale. Malty and buttery. Somewhat resiny hops. Fairly sweet tasting. Mild taste, kind of bland. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter
49degrees (49), British Columbia, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 21, 2003 This first bottle from a case of specialties consisting of 2 bottles of the top 6 brews from Calgary, Alberta, Canada's Big Rock Brewery. This is a very enjoyable brew modeled after the great Irish Red Ales.
Pours a deep amber color with a quickly disappating white frothy head. After a few minutes the head is completely gone with just the faintest remnants of a collar surrounding the top of the brew. No lacing on the glass during consumption.
Aroma wise this Extra Ale is rich in caramel and a very smooth blend of hops and malt. A very nice, robust brew that presents considering welcoming factor for the drinker even before the very first sip.
Taste wise, it lives up to its billing. A complex buttery texture that does down very well. Complex collection of malts with just a slight hint of hops succeed very well. Weaker contentders should study this beer closely to try to capitalize on a good malt structure. This one is definitely malty, but not weak and uninspiring like so many other malty beers.
Although this one is a Canadian microbrew, its from a large enough company that gets some reasonably wide exposure in the US. Looking for something a little different? Don't miss this one.
(Other Big Rock notables include Grasshopper Ale and Warthog Cream Ale.)
jpfrog (130), Bellingham, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 20, 2003 Copper color with fast disapearing head. Not a very exciting aroma at all. It seems pretty standard, with a hint of hops and malt. Too sweet and malty for me. Where are the hops Canada.
TipsyMcStager (928), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2002 copper brown colour with a head that doesn’t last. Starts out almost sweet and finishes with a touch of bitterness. Can really taste the alcohol. Knock back six of these and you’ll be flying. Overall a quality beer - recommended.
MrGregAD199 (65), Medford, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2002
Crit (2407), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 16, 2002 The decent malt nose promises more then it delivers in the taste, which is smooth and mellow.
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