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
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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at taoroom. Pale amber colour, small steady white head and lace. Hop pellety, grassy nose. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Crisp, lots of riped tropical fruits. Sweetish apa.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2018
at 20:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at taproom. Dark brown colour, small off-white head. Caramel, coconut. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Caramel, some toastyness, vanilla and coconut. Coconut is dominant in the aftertaste. Sweetish, more dark ale than stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2018
at 20:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Boxbeers. Pours amber to golden brown with a moderate sized short lasting off-white head. Aroma of wood, sweet malt, citrus, sour berries and caramel. Light sweetness, heavy sourness, touch salty. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Tart fruit, slightly vinegar finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2018
at 20:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft at Crafty. Dark brown color beige head. Aroma of earthy coffee grounds. Taste is earthy chocolate and coffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2018
at 20:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A red beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of berries, funk, malt, and brettanomyces. The flavor is sour with notes of lacto, berries, and malt, leading to a tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2018
at 08:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample from 355 ml bottle. Dark golden colour with a thin white head. Tart fruity aroma with lemons, vinegar, oaked notes and fruits. Taste is sour. Medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes sour with fruits and lemons.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2018
at 08:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle@Lars place - orange to Amber coloured pour with white head. Medium sour fruity with notes of berries, some tart fruity action, lick of vinegar, wood, medium body and acidity, tart fruity into the close.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2018
at 08:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange. Small white head. Aroma is wineous and fruity. Fruity, wooden. Acetone and sourish. Dry and lingering fruity. Slight wineous. Dry and acetone finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2018
at 08:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark amber from the bottle. The fleeting head soon fizzes away. Aroma is a mix of vinegar, sweet malts and oak. Taste is quite sour, dry, finishing sour and vinegary. The corn grits in the mash are very noticeable at the finish, providing a lightly sweet twist to what otherwise threatens to be a somewhat monotone experience. Body is medium with prickly carbonation. Overall this is a style I find hard to rate but I would buy again, so that’s saying something.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2017
at 11:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle from beergium. pitch dark, small brown head. roasted malts, booze and wood in the aroma. lots of wood and booze. flavor is roasted malts, tons of malts, faint sour note, but just a hint, well controlled, palate is thick, very complex and very fully flavored beer, a great sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2017
at 17:36