deyholla (22727) reviewed Double Rhapsody from Big Buck Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear dull gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has pine and grass with a bit of citrus rind and grains underlying. Flavor has pine and grass with a slightly bitter citrus note and some grains backing.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Cherry Porter from Big Buck Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-dark rugged brown color with a tan foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Sliding lace.
The aroma had some tart to sweet cherries, somewhat like black cherries leading into a light dark chocolate malt base. Somewhat roasty with a little bit of toast coming in.
The flavor pulled to the sweet side of the blend of cherries to chocolate. Roastiness was still there, but not too much. Some bitterness from the dark chocolate came in lightly. Not much of an aftertaste, but finished with the roastiness and sweet cherries.
The feel was just a tad under medium bodied, but felt more as a sipper as the more I sipped, the more the tartness distracted. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, though I did like this beer, it’s not one to gulp nor to keep drinking pint after pint. It’s a worthy try, I will say that.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Snow Buzz'd from Big Buck Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a stiff dark amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Not much lace.
The aroma had a decent blend of the toffee/caramel malts playing with some honey and then some floral and grassy hops compliment at the end.
The flavor presented a decent blend of the sweet to the earthiness adding in a touch of herbal quality and then some woodiness just before the aftertaste. Finishes nicely with some of the earthiness and honey.
The feel was roughly medium bodied with a nice smoothness coming about from the honey tones. Woodiness helped dry it out just a bit. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt good.
Overall, pretty good old ale worthy of having again if I could get it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark red close to brown color with just a cap of a little white head that slides out into oblivion. No lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet nutty to caramel malts. Earthy bitter hops, some citrus.
The flavor leaned into the malts fairly sweet. Hops make a good play to add a bigger than normal bitterness in this style. Aftertaste was full of the hops and so was the finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied. Carbonation felt just a touch over. ABV felt decent.
Overall, as a brown ale fan, it’s hard to recommend this one. And Big Buck brews better beers than this, to be honest.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Belgian White from Big Buck Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Correct ABV for this is 4%. Edit submitted.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a light orange to brown color with a cap of a little white head. No lace.
The aroma had a sweet fruity candy sugary quality about it with some orange, lemon, grassy notes and a light breadiness about it.
The flavor took all of those previously mentioned aromas to blend slightly. Adds in a little bit of banana and bubblegum. All of this seems to blend into the aftertaste and on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionably smooth feel about it. Mild carbonation about it. ABV is not 14.83%, nowhere close.
Overall, as a normal witbier, it works. I’d have again. Second pint went down great with their bacon cheese burger.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a deep brown color with some light red hues. Off white to slightly tan finger’s worth of head. Slim pickens for lace.
The aroma had some roasted malts, toast, cocoa, coffee and molasses.
The flavor was sweet through the previously mentioned aromas and blending into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a sly sessionable sort of feel about it. Mild carbonation. ABV grips finely on my tongue.
Overall, nice porter that I would have again.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Big Buck Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin white to off white foamy head that dissipated at a nice level pace. Sly messy lacing here and there.
The aroma starts off with some roasty to sweet cocoa bean, sweet oats, light cake, and then some coffee bean.
The flavor leans roasty sweet with the oats and cake seeming to touch each other nicely to blend. Light oaty to cake aftertaste with the same sort of finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Mild carbonation, still feels good.
Overall, alright oatmeal stout, that cake-like flavor and feel is a bit different but doesn’t distract too much. Passable.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Smoked Porter from Big Buck Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark ruddy red to brown color with a thin layer of white foamy head that dissipates at a nice pace. Moderate sticky messy lace.
The aroma starts off with a thick robust roasty coffee to ash, some char, low amount of meatiness. Seems tired and doesn’t want to meld together.
The flavor leans to a dry sweet coffee bean and rugged ashiness. Some earthiness. Sly sweet to ashy aftertaste with the same sort of finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Low carbonation. Ashiness really hits dryly on my tongue.
Overall, smoked porter? Hmmmmm....most likely, but not a top notch one. Definitely not a rauchbier. Still, I might come back to, maybe.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
From notes:
At the brewpub on tap it is a cloudy golden pour with a frothy head. The aroma is pineapple and the taste is a strong wheat flavor that lingers on the palate and resonates bitter
westchesterco (2480) reviewed Doc's ESB from Big Buck Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
From notes:
On tap at the brewpub it is a dark golden color with a slight head. It has the flavor of malt and the taste is bitter with some sweet nuttiness