Big Boss Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Horniblow’s Tavern / Big Boss Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 2006

Contact
1249 Wicker Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27604, United States
Description
Big Boss has been through a lot of incarnations. In 1996 Tomcat Brewing started which became Pale Ale (it was really owned by the same people), then it became Rock Creek, and that’s when Brad Wynn became involved. Rock Creek became Chesapeake Bay for a very short time and nearly went under. We came back and started Edenton, and then, fortunately, Geoff Lamb bought it and we became Big Boss.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured a deep brown. Mild head. Pretty nutty. Some toffee. An ok brown nothing spectacular.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:11


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cloudy orange pour from bottle. Sweet juicy aroma. Sugars, yeast a slight bitterness. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:11


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

S: allspice - coriander seed - light malts A: slightly hazy copper body - thin off-white head T: nutmeg - earthy - bitter grain P: light squash - canella - brown sugars O: rich malts  peanutty - nice for Haloween night! 12 ounce can - Bottles (shop): Charleston (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina - purchased: 17-February-2024 - canned: 13oct2023 - US$16,99 (WRONG PRICE), should have been $1,00!!! - sampled: 31-October-2024 after Trick-Or-Treating with my three kids

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2024 at 17:03


5

That's a really interesting mix of flavors. Not sure if it's the hops but it's just an odd mix.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:58


7

Tastes like the flight I just had.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:54


7

Not good. But not the worst of the four

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:54


8

Yeah, surprise!

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:53


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Found this at total wine in NC. Can pours almost clear pale. Nice head that fades rapidly. Nice clean beery nose. Frersh and clean, no hints of the ill effects wheat ale thank you. You know, too many wheat ales say they are witbier but are just rude ass bitter examples that are IPA bastardized. This is not, its so friendly. Easy drinkin, civilized. No hints of the spices they said they added, its just simple and refreshing witbier. Yes, a very good domestic example of the real thing. I'm impressed BB! Not bad. Just a hint of a processed feel in the finish. I'm liking this stuff. I could drink a sixer of these. Hey, what happened? Its all gone! Blast.

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2022 at 19:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Month old can A: Pale clear gold with a short lasting off white head and sheet lace. S: Freshly toasted bread, apples, grassy herbs and faint yeasty funk. T: Lightly bitter and dry with fruity apple notes, grassy herbs and toast. Almost kolschy but a bit breadyer with faint wafer sweetness. M: Fairly light and clean with average carbonation and dry finish. O: A bit more malt character would make this more like a pils but I have no complaints. Nice refreshing sipper.

Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2022 at 23:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

3 week old can A: Clear dark brown motor oil color with a 2 tan frothy head, very good retention and patchy lace. S: Smooth coffee aroma with caramel, molasses and milk chocolate. T: Bitter, roasty coffee and toasted grains with a hint of chocolate cake sweetness and prune toward the end. M: Fairly light and quite crisply carbonated. Sort of dances on the tongue and begs the next sip. O: Simple and straightforward, this does the coffee thing quite well.

Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2021 at 22:53