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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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
12 ounce bottle from Brawley’s Beverage. 400th NC rating! Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin fizzy white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of tart berries and faint caramel malts. The taste is tart berries, soapy notes, faint toasted malts. Thin-medium bodied. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2013 at 20:34

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Brewvival Trip Beer 4. Draft at Mellow Mushroom Asheville.Pours a clear dark brown color with a thin frothy head. Good head retention. Aroma of butterscotch, earth, chocolate, coffee. The taste is coffee, butterscotch, earth. Medium bodied. Diacetyl. Disappointing.
Tried from Draft on 19 Feb 2013 at 19:19

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy weak honey aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty slightly tart honey flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty and weak homey finish.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2013 at 21:54

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and phenolic. Light caramelish. Fruity, light citric and toasted malty. Caramelish, light citric and fruity. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2013 at 11:42

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, fruits, and a bit of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, yeast, fruits, and malt, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2013 at 10:31

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
cloudy yellow, smooth white head. spicy yellow fruity, bordering to sourish woody strong alc aroma. flavor is sourish, saison like belgian yesty notes, citrussy notes.
Tried on 21 Jan 2013 at 10:16

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Pours a cloudy golden with an off-white head. Fruity nose with a slight tartness. Medium body, a sharp fruity tartness + a weird spicy touch of fresh coriander. No real bitterness but a citric tartness in the finish. A weird brew indeed. 210113
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2013 at 09:55

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft. Murky dark brown color, medium tan head. Aoma of rising raw pumpernickel bread dough. Taste is coffee, pine, brown bread. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2013 at 19:17

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark as night with a deep head. Aroma was lightly roasted, raspberry- but not overpowering, dark fruits, light sourness. Full bodied. Flavor starts stout like, moving to sour raspberry, dark fruits, roasted malts, cocoa. Finish was long and lightly sour. Very well done.
Tried on 05 Nov 2012 at 12:21

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Brewgrass 2012 Slightly hazy orange body with a white head. Nice citrus hop aroma. The flavor is a nice smooth hop bitterness that goes all the way to the finish.
Tried on 17 Sep 2012 at 11:34