Blue Cat Big Bad Dog Olde English Ale

Brewed by Blue Cat Brew Pub
Style: Old Ale
Rock Island, Illinois USA

Had this one on draught at Brew Daze 2006. Dark reddish pour with an off-white head, a tad sweet for a pale but enjoyable.

Very dark in color for an english pale. earthen aroma opens the freshness door into the dark underworld of hoppy delights. Very well balanced flavor. This beer doesn’t do much for me however. Average rating.

The body was a light brown and red. The head was a light white color. The aroma was sweet donuts with some apples and a little tea. The taste had toffee with some apples and a little honey. This was well balanced.

On tap at Goose Island Stoutfest.. odd selection for the event, but certinly enjoyable! Poured a murky deep brown with a nice initial beige cap. Aroma was not overly pervasive, but pleasant with dark fruits, caramel, and a little alcohol representin’. Flavor was fuller with sweet malty fruits, caramel, earth, and a mildly warming alcohol presence. Solidly balanced with floral hoppage. Smooth on the palate with well-placed mild bitter accents. Very good brew all-around.

on tap at the brewpub. rich chocolatey color with not much of a head. flavor is about right for the syyle but rather bland on the finish.

On tap at the brewpub. No aroma. Very sweet, as though it has not quite attenuated. I like the mouth feel. Roasted, chocolaty, and malty. Lots of boiling hops present. Low alcohol for the style.

Had this one fresh on New Year's Eve. It had a slight head, and porter brown color. It had a nice bitter hoppiness all the way through. This was balanced well by the malt. Go for it!

Growler: light on the nose. earthy & molasses. Nice dark reddish brown color. sweet malt. coffee and bitter chocolate. creamy smooth with a slight bitter finish. kinda porter like. pretty good though i'm not a old ale drinker. this was a pay back for a patriots win over the bears last season. cool growler though.