Big Rock Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1985
Contact
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Description
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.
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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A light golden cider with a thin white head. In aroma, lightly tart apples, with light funk. In mouth, a sweet overcarbonated cider, watery and light, run of the mill. Tasted Nov. 6 2009 at Ottawa Wine and Food Show.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2009
at 21:06
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
A blonde lager with a thin white head. In aroma, a light mix of lime and malt. In mouth, a light adjunct laced lager with a sharp lime attack, mineral water, boring. Tasted Nov. 6 2009 at Ottawa Wine and Food Show.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2009
at 21:04
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap, pours amber colour. Smooth, but plain flavour, with light hops. Refreshing, but unspectacular.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2009
at 14:15
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Courtesy of kiefdog. Pours gold with thin white head. The aroma is grainy, floral and sweet with a modest level of malts. The taste consists of sweet malts, graininess, floral hops and little else. It ends thin and too sweet for my taste.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2009
at 23:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. Plain brown beer with a strongish head. The aroma is lightly malty, and the flavour is watery, lightly bitter and malty. Overall a very average plain tasting beer.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2009
at 16:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask, Toronto. Ruby red - brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts and nuts. Flavour of caramel malts, fruits, hops and toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2009
at 17:44
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Glass, 20 ounces, draught, served in its glass, drank at the Crown Plaza Chateau Lacombe (Edmonton), savoured on September 18 2008; eye: golden, clear, slight effervescence, nice creamy white head; nose: malt, slight hops; mouth: water, malt, light hops, lightly acrid finale in malt with a hint of caramel, average carbonation, medium body, slightly harsh, slightly bitter, lightly sweet; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, 20 onces, en fût, servie dans son verre, bue au Crown Plaza Chateau Lacombe (Edmonton), savourée le 18 septembre 2008; oeil : dorée, claire, très légère effervescence, beau col de mousse blanche crémeuse; nez : malt, très léger houblon; bouche : eau, malt, léger houblon, finale légèrement âcre en malt avec une p’tite présence de caramel, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen, texture légèrement rugueuse, très légèrement amère, très légère astringence, légèrement sucrée; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 21 Oct 2008
at 17:05
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Tap. Clear yellow color, short head. Aroma of skunky hop, some grass, slight hop. Bit bitter taste. Below average.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2008
at 10:19
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught at Ship and Anchor, Calgary
Light amber color. It’s a mild Amber Ale, with a light cheesy touch, more evident in the flavor than the aroma. Can be boring.
Light amber color. It’s a mild Amber Ale, with a light cheesy touch, more evident in the flavor than the aroma. Can be boring.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2008
at 16:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Bottlescrew, Calgary
At the pub they say it’s brewed by Wild Rose…?
Hazy amber color. A light aroma of wheat crackers. Ordinary Ale, but quite easy to drink.
At the pub they say it’s brewed by Wild Rose…?
Hazy amber color. A light aroma of wheat crackers. Ordinary Ale, but quite easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2008
at 10:59