gtaegeek (6356) reviewed Big Operator from Big Boss Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours black, with a medium, tan head. The aroma is bitter chocolate, tart raspberries, some earthiness, and a little cinnamon. Mild sweetness, with a significant bitterness and just a hint of tartness. Medium body, lightly acidic, sticky and astringent. Overall, this is a nice attempt, but it is much too bitter. Not really pleasant to drink.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Bruce’s Birthday batch @Craft Islington. Thanks to C-Dogg! It pours deep ruby-brown with a medium beige head. The nose is earthy, musty, coffee, dark chocolate and barnyard. The taste is coffee, toasty, earth, mild acidity, chocolate and light tang with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Fairly one-dimensional. OK, but I was hoping for more depth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at the Scopey 5K tasting. Sourced in NC. Pours dark brown with a creamy, tan head. Burnt bread on the nose, some dry cocoa. Light to medium sweet flavor with torched earth, bitter dark chocolate. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Bitter earth to finish with some charred malts and baking cocoa. Serviceable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
15th February 2014
Scopey 5K Tasting in deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Leighton. Almost.opaque dark brown beer, good pale cream - tan coloured head. Light lactose on the snout. Smooth airy palate, dry with mild carbonation. Dry and light dark malt. Little bitter dark chocolate. Tangy fruits underneath. Finishes dry with floral bitterness. Not much pine but good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
7th February 2014
Craft Islington. Brucie Boys Birthday Bash. Cheers to Mr Bois for this one. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is light and airy. Mellow dark malt, light tang and lactose. Touch of dark chocolate. Semi.dry finish. A bit dull but okay.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle split at Scopey’s 5K Extravaganza of Oompah Band meets doorbell music, big thanks to the CDA finder general, Leighton - 15/02/14. Light black with a big old faded tan covering. Nose is cocoa, earthy, light plastic, smoke, faint tropicals. Taste comprises cocoa, mineral bite, dark fruit, earthy hop presence, touch of pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok CDA, entry level affair, not enough hop presence or tropicana for my liking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Leighton. It pours near black with a thick light tan head. The nose is roasty, toast, pine, varnish, dark chocolate, light sherbet and blackcurrant jam. The taste is rich-roast, earth, toast, coffee, dark fruit, touch of berry, good deal of bitterness, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice depth of flavour and good bitterness. Rather nice,
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle I brought along to Bruce’s Birthday Bash @ CBC N1, big thanks initially to Toby Kernel for passing this ’spare’ to me at the brewery, 07/02/14. Mid black with a good sized tan head. Nose is light roast, earthy, touch of cocoa powder, dark fruit pangs. Taste comprises dark toffee fudge, cocoa powder, faint coffee, dark fruit lick. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok drinkable offering but lacks any depth for the ABV, also not much coming off in the way of coffee, perhaps a little old ?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours brown with off white head. Nose and taste of caramel, toffee, nuts, light smoke and molasses. Medium body.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Penny Brown Ale from Big Boss Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle - Toasted malts and cola. Clear bubbly brown with a thin head. Nice toasted malts, nutty and some light chocolate notes. Only a little over carbonated for my taste but overall pretty good.