Big Rock Traditional Ale

Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Calgary, Canada

Date: 04/02/1998
Source: Ale Atlanta

amber, light malt aroma, light malt flavor, low hopping

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 2/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.2/5.0
Score: 4
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The yeast that Big Rock uses has a dominating character, and you get the impression that they use the same malts and same hops for all their beers. In others words, if you’ve had one, you’ve had them all.

2008-07-27, draught at Ship & Anchor, Calgary, 5-3-5-2-9=24
Amber color. Very simple Ale, very light toffee aroma, caramel flavor, not much more to write about.

2008-07-22, can, 4-3-5-2-10=24
Amber color; poor head. Very light aroma. Medium bodied, with some caramel flavor and correct biterness. Drinkable, but too simple.

Brown red filtered. Nice malty aroma. Malty with English hops in a supporting role. Mediocre, but certainly palatable.

On tap at The Railway Club, Vancouver. Amber, thin beige head. Quite nice fruit on aroma. Closest thing to an English beer so far on this trip. Slight yeast, good malt, like a British best bitter on the aroma. Some caramel. Malty fruit in mouth is very pleasant.Hopevidenced on end balances the malt well. I like it. Uncomplicated bitter.

Botella. Clear deep amber colour. Aroma of toasted caramel and toasted malt with some grains. Bit thin mouthfeel. Sweet caramel with well toasted malt and a light hoppy bitterness. Rather thin brown ale.

Probably one of the best beers I’ve had from Big Rock. Nothing complicated. Dark amber colour, thick off-white head fading to a thin lace. Caramel malty aroma, a trace of nuttiness, brown sugar, and chocolate. Flavour is of malty sweet caramel. Not bad.