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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy golden-amber colour with a big frothy warm cap that is pretty big, lasts a long time and leaves creamy-bubbly lacing. Grassy nose with mild sourness over fresh hops all-around. Not as hoppy as an IPA, hence being an APA, but with the same nicely blended grassiness and cilantro notes. Very easy to drink and with a mildly dry mouthfeel. A Pale Ale bigger bitterness lingers. Very nice.
Tried on 02 Mar 2020 at 01:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Stas. Dark brown, tan head. Piney and resinous hops, citric, dark malts, some roast, ash, bitter finish, medium-bodied.
Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2019 at 12:25

5/10
W/navel orange. Massive orange, citrus, sweet, fruity, juicy, lactose, smooth, pulp
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2019 at 17:34

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tales from the patch Dark brown. Mollassss color smells like nutmeg. Tastes like sasparilla. Nutmeg and cinnnaMon
Tried on 25 May 2019 at 22:22

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
A dark brown porter with a thin lacing light mocha head. In aroma, sweet nutty caramel malt with chocolate notes, resinous floral hops, very nice. In mouth, a nice mix of chocolate malt, coffee grind, resinous and piney hops, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2019 at 16:58

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A rosy Saison with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light hibiscus, light mineral notes, fruity esters, ok. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with banana esters, cloves, light mineral notes, faint hibiscus. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2019 at 16:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Can from LCBO that pours a real dark brown colour with hardly any highlights. The big frothy mocha-coloured head lasts quite a while, leaving some thick creamy lacing. Coffee nose at first, with the chocolate coming out eventually. Hints of roasted malts, molasses, dark fruits and vanilla. The taste shows more the coffee-burnt malts side. Slightly creamy, smooth mouthfeel, but lacking chocolate in the flavours. Not bad, and not too sweet, rich and thick.. so can have a few of these.
Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2018 at 02:04

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy piney hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Can on 31 Aug 2018 at 17:50

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with loads of lime and key lime pie. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with loads of lime, light tropical fruits, very nice and smooth. Caskapalooza 2018.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2018 at 01:18

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A hazed golden weizen with no head. In aroma, sweet fruity banana malt with light cloves, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity banana malt with light chili and cloves, grassy hops, light mineral notes, OK. Caskapalooza 2018. 6-3-7-3-12
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2018 at 00:30