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Ottawa: Big Rig, Broadhead
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Ottawa: Big Rig, Broadhead
Ottawa guys: three new (to me) Ottawa beers popped up in my midtown Toronto LCBO today -- Big Rig Gold, Big Rig Scotch, Broadhead Amber. I'm starting with the Gold and I am pretty underwhelmed. Should I expect better from the other two? What is the consensus on these breweries generally? I am always suspicious of a beer named after a colour that doesn't even indicate if it is an ale or a lager.
I have nothing nice to say about Broadhead. We'll just leave it at that.
I'm not a big fan of Big Rig either, but I stop by fairly frequently. Their new production facility (where the Broadhead Amber is brewed and canned) is less than five minutes from my where I live and has had something new on tap every week. I'd say their beers are somewhat "basic" but overall true to style and I can appreciate that. I have no thoughts on the Gold, but the Scotch Ale is not bad. One of my least favourite styles, but a nice easy drinking smokey caramel flavour to it.
I'm not a big fan of Big Rig either, but I stop by fairly frequently. Their new production facility (where the Broadhead Amber is brewed and canned) is less than five minutes from my where I live and has had something new on tap every week. I'd say their beers are somewhat "basic" but overall true to style and I can appreciate that. I have no thoughts on the Gold, but the Scotch Ale is not bad. One of my least favourite styles, but a nice easy drinking smokey caramel flavour to it.
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Kel Varnsen
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I like Big Rig, at least their beers. They always seem to be trying something new. For what is essentially a sports bar, I appreciate that they always seem to be making more challenging styles. I mean they have done a couple of different Saisons, a black IPA and a hopenweisse. They could have easily just brewed gold all year round and called it a day. I mean do any other sports bars in Ottawa have a black IPA on tap?Kekumba wrote:I have nothing nice to say about Broadhead. We'll just leave it at that.
I'm not a big fan of Big Rig either, but I stop by fairly frequently. Their new production facility (where the Broadhead Amber is brewed and canned) is less than five minutes from my where I live and has had something new on tap every week. I'd say their beers are somewhat "basic" but overall true to style and I can appreciate that. I have no thoughts on the Gold, but the Scotch Ale is not bad. One of my least favourite styles, but a nice easy drinking smokey caramel flavour to it.
Also their brewmaster is probably one of the best, if not the best (as far as skills go) brewers in Ottawa.