Big Surprise
Steamworks Brewing in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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crit200 (5349) reviewed Big Surprise from Steamworks Brewing 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Hazy light amber, loose beige head.Perfumey citrus nose.Citrusy, with an underlying tone I can’t identify. Medium finish
Oakes (33770) reviewed Big Surprise from Steamworks Brewing 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Lightly hazy light amber colour. Apple juicy aroma with some light, stale hops. Moderate bitterness, lightly fruity. Flat body hurts. Somewhat woody. My guess is wormwood, because it has a punchier bitterness than any regular Steamworks beer, but I didn’t smell any additional hopping. I do not believe they brewed a special batch of anything because I was there last week and they’re running beyond capacity with just their current lineup. Plus, it would be pretty cheeky to do a wormwood beer after the Storm one at the last cask fest, but cut the dosage tenfold to make something drinkable. So that’s my theory and I look forward to hearing from Conrad on Monday as to what this really was.