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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A blonde ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with grassy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2018 at 19:42

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A hazed blonde Radler with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity malt with light grapefruit notes, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet pink grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, nice and refreshing. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2018 at 19:40

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
A blonde pilsner with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, nice crisp biscuit malt with German hops, light mineral notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with grassy floral German hops, light mineral notes, nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2018 at 19:37

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can: Poured a golden color ale with a medium size white foamy head. Aroma of grapefruit juice with light residual sugar notes are pleasant. Taste is also dominated by grapefruit juice with some light malt notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Refreshing and exactly what I would expect from the style.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2018 at 15:37

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Hazy amber-yellow colour with a fizzy head that takes a bit longer than most to go. Nice fresh pink grapefruit smell at first, but then, the sugars and syrups come out and ruin the fun. Why, oh why... the word soda in here, when you can just use freshly pressed grapefruit real juice. Still, much better than others with fructose syrups, but will stick to the real juices.
Tried from Can on 01 Jul 2018 at 18:10

7/10
Cloudy blonde, foamy, soapy white head. Resin hops, tropical fruits too. Sweet malts, but very light. Tropical fruits, slight resin. Very easy drinking. It's ok. Not much of a challenge, kinda a sitting on a padio for a few, kinda beer.
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 01:39

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
This stout poured a deep black colour with a creamy, brown head. Scents include sweet malt, coffee, caramel. First swig was quite thick and sweet with flavours of caramel, coffee, rich malt and light smoke. Finish is sweet and light coffee flavour lingering.
Tried on 29 Dec 2017 at 19:28

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can - Light paper and citrus. Cloudy gold with a small white. Sweetness and citrus with a touch of stone fruit.
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2017 at 13:27

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This scotch ale poured a deep dark amber colour with a creamy brown head. Medium lacing. Scents include caramel, toast, dough and a little smoke. First swig was smooth and quite creamy with flavours of caramel and toast. Finish is malty with a little back tongue bitterness lingering.
Tried on 13 Dec 2017 at 17:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from the :LCBO. Clear dark mahogany with a small short lived khaki head leaving minimal lace. Nose is caramel, molasses, wood and smoke. Light+ molasses sweetness with a light smokiness throughout. Mouth is medium+ and oily with soft carbonation and a short finish. 7/3/6+/4/14-
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2017 at 18:58