Traditional Ale
Big Rock Brewery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Brown Ale Series|
Score
5.88
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Signature Series
Comfort Food in a Glass
According to the poem, there is a corner of a foreign field that is forever England. Since 1985, we’ve been turning many Albertan fields into one of England’s favourite drinks, brown ale. The go-to favourite for many, it’s become something of a legend.
Little Known Fact
One of our original three craft brews, Traditional was also one of the first English-style brown ales ever brewed in Canada... it’s still our best-known beer today.
Comfort Food in a Glass
According to the poem, there is a corner of a foreign field that is forever England. Since 1985, we’ve been turning many Albertan fields into one of England’s favourite drinks, brown ale. The go-to favourite for many, it’s become something of a legend.
Little Known Fact
One of our original three craft brews, Traditional was also one of the first English-style brown ales ever brewed in Canada... it’s still our best-known beer today.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at a bar in Yellowknife. Has a modest dry and malty aroma. Appearance is an amber-ruby body with no head. Flavour is good maltiness, with a hint of sweetness. Decent palate. It’s not at all exciting, but it’s well balanced and very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2011
at 18:30
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
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.
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.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2008
at 08:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
tap at Big Rock in Seoul - Pours amber with a very thin white head. It has a nutty caramel malt aroma. The flavor is mostly of lightly toasted malt with some mild hops. It’s medium bodied and pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2008
at 11:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2006
at 15:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. Light aroma of roasted malts, and nuts. In mouth, the same roasted malted grains with light caramel, and rather light body. Quaffable. Bought in singles bin at LCBO. 1.50$.
Tried
on 23 May 2006
at 17:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
This beer pours a clear reddish copper and has a nice white creamy head. Scents are of caramel and malts. The initial taste consisted of sugar, caramel and medium roasted malts. The flavour finish is of a slightly sweet/bitter taste and a smooth malty palate. One of my favs from Big Rock!
Tried
on 19 Jan 2004
at 20:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pourred an amber brew with a medium head. Overall, this is your middle of the road. pretty standard tradional ale. Nothing bad but nothing out of the ordinary. This is your average everyday beer but in no way can it be considered a session brew.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2003
at 13:42