House Brand IPA
Big River Grille & Brewing Works: Chattanooga - Downtown in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.39
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This copper-colored ale has pronounced Fuggle hop aroma from the time-honored tradition of dry hopping. This ale is the most aggressive house beer and not for the faint of heart. House Brand is also served from a traditional English beer engine.
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7/10
RB score 3.3
Tried
from Draft
at
Big River Grille & Brewing Works (Downtown)
on 07 Mar 2025
at 03:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is pine citrus hops floral and some bread. Taste is more of the nice hop forward kick and a little malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2022
at 17:11
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draft at the source, with injured typing finger. Clear golden yellow color. Aroma of light lemon. Taste is watery lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2014
at 18:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, second sessionAs "Big River IPA".Hazy golden color, white head. Sweet, malty scent. Hoppy, herbal, malty taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2012
at 12:21
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
This beer suffers greatly from being pushed into a popular style without the necessary features. As an IPA, this brew is an underhopped bummer. As a regular American Pale Ale, it fares much, much better. Unfortunately, it’s been declared an IPA, so I have to rate it as such. And the results are very average. The flavor has a deep malt vein that runs underneath, which proves too much for the mild hops (mild, of course, being relative.) The hops are apparent, piney with a hint of citrus, but the malts trounce any blossoming IPA-dom. This beer would probably rate in the mid-3s as a APA. As it is, blah. So just ignore their signs and treat it as a regular Pale.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2011
at 18:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
cask-pours a rich retaining light tan head and copper color. Aroma is medium malt, some citrus/earthy hops. Taste is medium malt, some citrus/earthy hops, some bitter. Soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2008
at 20:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Chattanooga. Deep amber with a good creamy head. Fruity aroma. Nice balanced palate. Not great, but better than I expected from a chain type brewpub.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2004
at 08:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Amber colour with a dense off-white head. Piney and pineappley aroma-very sweet and hoppy at the same time. Medium-bodied; Shows a decent hop flavour with a bit of maltiness. Overall, pretty average...not a strong showing of the style. I had this on draught at Big River (owned by Gordon Biercsh) in Chattanooga, Tennesse on 26-September-2003.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:19