Big Rock Warthog Ale

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

cream ale in very malty aroma only, it was like an old ale in colour, light head. Somewhat sour bitter and dry finish.Still, at 4.5% two beers were fine at lunch.

From a can. Sweet malty aroma, pours with a lovely rich copper hue and a small off white head. Very malty flavour with some nutty notes, medium carbonation and hints of brown sugar in the finish. A nice ale.

Thank goodness, there were lots of bubbles, cause it didn’t taste like much else. Although the name did make up for some of the lack of taste. Not quite the Brown Ale I expected.

341 mL bottle. Copper-red with minimal head. Weak and sweetish aroma of dried fruit - prunes and dates. Sweetness lingers throughout (not overly sweet), with just a hint of bitterness at the end. Finishes quickly. Not a lot else, though. The best beer I’ve had from Big Rock. Similar to Newcastle Brown.

Bottled. Poured a clear medium golden with a tall cap of thick-ish white head. Nose was muted by a nitrous-type aire... sweet caramel, herbs, very mild pine, and citrus come through with some coaxing. Mild sweet caramel and toffee base for the flavor... surrounded by sweet herbal and pine bitterness. A hint of citrus was found at the finish. Lighter-bodied. Fairly smooth, but a tad spritzy at the finish. Tasty brew.

Eventhough and english style ale, I enjoy the ’Trad’ a bit better. This is very drinkable but seems to fall a bit short compared to his brother.

Copper brown, caramel aroma. Not much to set this apart from its "Honey Brown" counterpart, just not quite as sweet.

[Bottle] Nice light golden copper color. Good creamy flavor with a nice malt to hops balance. Had this on a camping trip and was very nice to drink. The head was light to none and I really did not feel this beer had a good flavor for a cream ale. Good beer flavor but not a style beer.