Beer pioneer of the Western plains, Alberta based Big Rock, have been at it for quite some time. * They say you always remember your first, and it could well be that a Big Rock was my first craft beer although I can’t recall. The BR marketing machine tells us their brews are “handcrafted in a high-volume world”. I do like my rock loud so handcrafted beer with the tunes cranked sounds good to me. **
Big Rock ‘s bock was a knock your socks off quaff. Let’s see if Rock is on a roll. This time what’s going down is their cow town brown.
And a dark brown clear amber pour it is. Topped off with a bright white head, it’s a fine-looking ale. With a malt toffee aroma, it smells as good as it looks. The first taste is definitely caramel malt body with a dry finish and aftertaste. It has a slight bitter ale edge to the finish. A full mouthfeel makes for a smooth balanced tasty ale. Big swig time from big hat country and this one is smooth with some swagger, as in flavourful, and I favour the flavour.
Stairway to Heaven, Smoke on the Water, Free Bird, and Traditional Ale. All handcrafted in a high-volume world, and all Rock classics.
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