Beer Me! — Big River Brew Pub — Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

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Big River Brew Pub

#150 - 14200 Entertainment Boulevard
Richmond BC V6W 1K3
Telephone: +1 604-271-2739
Hours: Open Monday-Friday at 11:00am.
Brewer: Claire Connolly

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Notes

Visited: September 21, 2006

Opened: 1997

Annual Production: 1,000 hl

Contributor: Liesa Billings

What a pleasant surprise: Big River serves their beers at a proper drinking temperature! There's not even any condensation on the glasses on this humid day.

Updated: June 10, 2012

Beer List

Blonde Ale

Golden or Blonde Ale
- Date: September 21, 2006 (#6088)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 18 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Thick head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Fresh grainy malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, smooth. Very nice mildly sweet malt character. Very mild noble hop flavor.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Very tasty clean beer.

Dry Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6094)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee and...leather.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, really creamy. Real tasty maltiness supports a big roasty character. Just the smallest bit of papery oxidation. Nice hop bitterness and roast malt in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Extra Special Bitter

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6093)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very nice fruity hops. Hint of toast.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, smooth. Real nice balance of sweet, toasty-caramel malt, fruity hop flavor, and moderate bitterness. Lingering fruity bitter finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6092)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, sweetish.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Really roasty, fairly sweet. Drying.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6091)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet mildly toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, smooth. Resiny bitterness up front, changing to fruity. Sweet toasty grainy malt backbone. Really mild bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6089)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
A bit more yellow than the Blonde. Thick head.

Aroma (2)
Sweet, malty, with a hint of diacetyl.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light creamy body. Lots of sweetish malt with a big noble hop flavor and a mild bitterness. There's a noticeable diacetyl note up front. Nice hop character in the sweet malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: September 21, 2006 (#6090)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, creamy. Lots of sweet toasty malt. Some diacetyl. Some hop flavor in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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