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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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mcberko (49191) reviewed
MindBender from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Big Rock Urban, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out faded coffee and cocoa, with little depth. Flavour is likewise pretty lame, with faded coffee and cocoa—not any depth at all. Very weak and uninspired.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jan 2021 at 01:57
theplanck (7492) ticked
Jack Rabbit from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
Just another light lager but cleanly made with more flavor than the standards. Sk LB
Tried on 31 Dec 2020 at 03:09
theplanck (7492) ticked
Canadian Style Craft Lager from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
A nice clean ale-like lager with a good body and a neutral taste. Sk LB can
Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2020 at 03:08
theplanck (7492) ticked
Pilsner from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
Clean light beer. Good body for a lager. Not much for hops, but it’s well brewed. Sk LB
Tried on 29 Dec 2020 at 22:39
theplanck (7492) ticked
Session IPA (India Pale Ale) from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
Clean and light. Not a lot of hop. But well done and balanced. Sk LB. okay beer
Tried on 29 Dec 2020 at 22:14
theplanck (7492) ticked
Grasshopper Kristallweizen from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
Nice clean blonde ale. I wouldn’t say it’s anything like a german. But it’s an easy drinker. Sk LB
Tried on 29 Dec 2020 at 22:00
theplanck (7492) ticked
Royal Coachman Light Dry Ale from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.8/10
Absolute top notch for the style. Clean, not dry as stated. But round flavorful, bold. A bit oily, but a great blonde ale at this abv. Sk co-op
Tried on 22 Dec 2020 at 04:02
theplanck (7492) ticked
McNally's Extra from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
7.4/10
Great beer, the way the red style should be made. Low bitterness, great round body. Yeast driven esters dominate. Sk co-op
Tried on 20 Dec 2020 at 21:14
theplanck (7492) ticked
Canvasback Ale from Big Rock Brewery
5 years ago
6.6/10
Basically a golden ale. Clean big rock yeast ferment. Little hops, little bitterness. Clean and good, but standardized. Sk coop
Tried on 20 Dec 2020 at 04:35
Deanf (9779) reviewed
Oatmeal Stout from Big Rock Brewery
6 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 2 Overall 5
Very good foam on a black body, good smooth oatmeal grain on the nose. Flavour is good smooth oatmeal but ends up tinny and watery. So close, yet so far.
Tried on 12 Sep 2020 at 19:15