Big Rig Brewery Awakening

Awakening

 

Big Rig Brewery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA Regular
Score
6.51
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 4
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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Keg at Big Rig, Ottawa Airport. Clear golden, small head. Piney grapefruity nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Piney grapefruit, some syrup. Resinous bitter finish. Functional.

Tried from Draft at Big Rig YOW on 18 Sep 2025 at 21:30


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can from the lcbo hazy copper pour, with a medium, rocky white head. Pine, light citrus, light cereals. Water, thin mouth feel, very light carb. Medium bitter, resinous hops, light citrus. Meh, pretty boring.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:44


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can Shakedown Awakening that pours a slightly unfiltered golden colour, with a big frothy-creamy warm head, good retention and lots of foamy lacing. Fresh citrus aromas from the Citra hops, so more of an East-Coast smell. Some floral notes do come out with very light caramel malts. The flavours are hoppy, with some piney notes as in the West Coast-style, but fairly mild overall. Some decent bitterness, and dryness that lingers. A nice IPA with the West Coast look and flavours, but a nose of East Coast, with hints in the taste.

Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2022 at 00:31


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A lightly hazed golden ipa with a thin off white head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with light grassy floral hops, fruity esters, pleasant. In mouth, caramel malt with light grassy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, alcohol warmth, rather underwhelming compared to the APA I just had. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jan 2017 at 15:04