Big Rock Brewery

Regional Brewery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1985

Contact
5555 76 Ave SE, Calgary, T2C 4L8, Canada
+1 403-720-3239
social@bigrockbeer.com
Subsidiaries
Big Rock Brewery owns 3 breweries/brands:
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.
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Oakes (34517) reviewed
McNally's Extra from Big Rock Brewery
25 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A little bit overrated these days. I find the malt flavours to be more simplistic than they used to be, and butteriness could be toned down a bit.
Tried on 28 Nov 2000 at 21:01
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Oakes (34517) reviewed
Grasshopper Kristallweizen from Big Rock Brewery
25 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Golden colour. Slightly sweaty, vaguely fruity aroma. Bland, watery, with light bready malts and only the vaguest wheatiness. Inoffensive.
Tried on 25 Nov 2000 at 12:27
Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
Warthog English Style Mild Ale from Big Rock Brewery
25 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 9 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
This one was like Guinness for me - the more beers I tried, the less I liked this one.
Tried on 17 Nov 2000 at 22:37
Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
MagPie Rye Ale from Big Rock Brewery
25 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Similar to an American style wheat, but heavier. As Big Rock beers go, better than the ones you always see.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2000 at 20:33
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Oakes (34517) reviewed
Chinook Pale Ale from Big Rock Brewery
26 years ago
3.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Is it just me or does that description above not make any sense at all? But more to the point, DON'T LET THE NAME FOOL YOU! This beer is named after the Chinook salmon, not the chinook hop. In fact, this is lousy even by Big Rock's rather poor standards.
Tried on 25 Jun 2000 at 16:15