Big Rig Brewery

Microbrewery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
103 Schneider Road, Ottawa, K2K 1Y3, Canada
Description
Founded in 2012, Big Rig Brewery began on a modest 10 barrel system. Today, Big Rig is the largest craft brewery in our Nation’s Capital.

Doing it all for the love of beer has led to New Brewery of the Year in Ontario (2013) and multiple awards at the Canadian and Ontario Brewing Awards.

Dedicated to pure craftsmanship and using only the best quality ingredients, Big Rig Brewery takes great pride in reinventing classic styles and crafting emerging ones.

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3.5

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 20:02


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Light roast, vegetal, ginger flavour, light cocoa. Watery, thin, not very impressed.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:51


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Clear yellow pour, with a small white head. Quite vegetal, and corny. Solid mouth feel, good carb. Low bitterness, light grassy notes, quite corny.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:44


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can from the LCBO. Dark amber pour, with a large white head. Bready, toffee, Hops are grassy, musty grass, wet paper, minerals. Watery, thin mouth feel. Low bitterness, quite dry. Meh.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:44


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can from the lcbo hazy copper pour, with a medium, rocky white head. Pine, light citrus, light cereals. Water, thin mouth feel, very light carb. Medium bitter, resinous hops, light citrus. Meh, pretty boring.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:44


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from the LCBO.
Hazy yellow pour, with a medium white head. Aroma is obviously big on citrus notes, grapefruit, and lemon zest. mouth feel is light, carb is bright and livey. Finish is low on the bitterness scale, soft cereals, hops fade, turn from citrus, and lean more towards grass.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:42


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from the LCBO.
Clear golden pour, with a large white head. Nice grassy aromas, soft cereals, light minerals. Mouth feel is good, carb is very nice. Finish isn't very bitter, dry finish, well balanced cereals, and grassy noble hops. decent pils.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:35


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from the lcbo. Pours a murky yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is green hop pellets and grasses with notes of pine resin and citrus skins. Dank and strong, the pine dominates at the end. Medium bitterness, green hop notes throughout. Nice stuff.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:27


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from the LCBO. Hazy yellow pour, with a medium white head. Aroma is floral citrus, with some light pale malts, pretty basic for an APA. Mouth feel and carb are standard fare. Finish is lightly bitter, more citrus peel, and light crackers.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:26


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cloudy orange pour,, with a small white head. Solid wheat Aroma, big banana esters, and some grassiness. The finish is a tad more bitter than expected for the style, and takes away from the typical hefe finish.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:22