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Proud Early Bird of Craft Beer - The Big Rock Story
17,000 years ago, a glacier carried a huge rock onto the Alberta prairies where none like it had been before. This "big rock" is the glacial erratic we take our name from, as no doubt, our founder's notion of creating a craft brewery in 1985 was a bit erratic at the time.
The rooster represents our early arrival as craft brewers. It's also a bit of a nod to the "cock of the walk" bravura that Ed McNally had when he started Big Rock Brewery.
We craft our beer with our brewmasters’ skill and imagination, utilizing local ingredients and innovative processes, all rooted in Ed McNally's original passion for excellence and in doing things differently and better.
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fiulijn (28377) reviewed
MagPie Rye Ale from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Draught at Big Rock Urban Brewery, Vancouver
Golden colour; creamy mouthfeel, corn flavour, not much evidence of rye; clean but with no emotions.
Tried on 15 May 2018 at 20:17
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Urban BRU Pale Ale from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5
Draught at Big Rock Urban Brewery, Vancouver
Hazy blond colour with generous head. The aroma is ok, some hop bag and malts. The mouthfeel is soft and dry, biscuity malt base, but also unpleasant pithy finish.
Tried on 15 May 2018 at 20:05
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Scottish Style Heavy Ale from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can - Lots of toffee and rich malts. Clear amber with a small white head. Touch of smoke and some nice rich caramel toffee notes. Well done for the style.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2018 at 19:58
rileycoyotes (355) ticked
Scottish Style Heavy Ale from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
7/10
Tried on 15 Apr 2018 at 05:11
johnnnniee (7623) reviewed
Moxies Big Life Euro Lager from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Moxie's Mississauga Lightly hazy light golden color with a good sized off white head. Crackery bready light earthy floral and some sharp green apple. Not horrible.
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2018 at 20:37
Dandeman (2871) reviewed
Barrel Aged Edition: Kriek from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8
A very well aged fruit lambic with complex flavors and a woody touch upraising a balanced fruity / wild side and remaining very smooth. Bouteille de 650 ml du Canada Craft Beer Club. Olfactif aux allures de fermentation sauvage avec notes de poussière et d’ammoniaque, agrémenté d'un boisé de barrique et de tanins de vin. Une petite mousse effervescente et éphémère recouvre le liquide cuivré et voilé légèrement, produisant de délicates bulles. L'entrée de bouche laisse découvrir les délicates cerises sur une acidité marquante. Les sucres nous donnent un fruité en équilibre, avec de légers tons de miel, un fond de boisé de barrique, et des accents de vin rouge. Bel équilibre entre le fruité et le sauvage. Un lambic fruité bien vieilli, aux saveurs complexes, avec un boisé qui rehausse sa palette bien assortie. J'aime beaucoup.
Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2018 at 21:47
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Grasshopper Kristallweizen from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can - Apple, honey and light wheat. Clear gold with a small frothy white head. Honey sweetness and bready notes. Simple and a bit sweet.Earlier Rating: 3/27/2015 Total Score: 3.1Draft - Light grain sweetness and a touch of corn. Clear light gold with. Decent white head. Sweet creamed sheet and a long sweet finish. A bit too sweet.
Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2018 at 03:41
theplanck (7492) reviewed
Oyster Stout from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pretty standard big rock beer, mild in every sense. Not overly flavourful, but clean and drinkable.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 21:59
cmacklin (5365) reviewed
Citradelic Single Hop IPA from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange-amber with lots of floaties and a medium, fluffy, long lasting, ecru head that laces. Mild aroma of caramel malt, orange, grapefruit, peach and pine. Sweet flavour of biscuit malt, caramel, mandarin orange, grapefruit peel, lemon and faint pine with a dry, bitter grass finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Ok, but nothing to get excited about. Lacks hop punch.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2018 at 05:58
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Urban Triple Berry Sour from Big Rock Brewery
8 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Amber with a thin head. Berry aroma - raspberry first, not 100% what else. Clean lactic note with a juice berry character. Good tart-sweet balance. For a pretty ordinary type of beer, well made.
Tried on 08 Dec 2017 at 12:44