Big Rock Brewing Tasting today!

There is an in-store tasting today of Big Rock Brewing product. Available to taste will be the Traditional Ale, McNally's Extra and the Rock Creek cider.

The Traditional Ale is an English-style amber with a dark copper colour and a soft but distinctive taste that showcases the balance between hops and malt. In northern England, this style of beer is often served with cheesy salads or leek puddings and is often used to moisten stuffing for chicken, veal or pork. Closer to home, Traditional can be enjoyed with a wide variety of foods including beef and lamb dishes, spicy foods like chili, barbecued meats, why even grandma’s apple pie.

McNally's Extra is an Irish-style brew with a robust 7% alcohol, this beer is smooth, malty and with enough hops to awaken your taste buds. As a traditional Irish amber, this beer tastes great with traditional Irish dishes like beef stew and of course, shepherd’s pie. It also works very well with food you won’t find in a pub. Try it with poultry and pork dishes, blackened fish fillets, hearty soups, well-aged cheddar cheese, smoked meats and wild game like venison. It even a stands up to the complexity of a pepper-corn steak.

Rock Creek cider is a dry, English style cider made from Okanagan apples. Light, crisp, clean with a slight fruitiness, this cider is a real palate refresher. At home at a backyard barbecue and on a formal dinner table, Rock Creek Cider is outstandingly versatile. The fruity aroma and flavour of the cider works well with fresh summer fruit, however, it is able to stand up to a variety of cheeses that are often served with apples like mild Cheddar, Brie, Gouda and Camembert. Cider also goes nicely with pork chops, with a simple ham sandwich, veal, most poultry, almost all grilled meats, fish, shrimp and pasta.

The tasting will be held from 4-8.

Also available for purchase are:
McNally's Winter Spice beer, an amber ale with notes of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. This is available packaged in a set with 4 beer, two glasses and gingerbread cookies.

Espresso Stout, which is a full-bodied, satisfying after-dinner beer with a rich, full flavour and a hint of espresso. Or try this instead of your morning coffee...

Brewmaster Selections, a mixed 12 bottle pack of some of the very best that Big Rock makes, including the Warthog Ale, a smooth ale with a clean, pure and refreshing taste, and the XO Lager, a Pilsner style lager with a light body, golden colour and a long-lasting creamy head with a full, rich flavour. Its clean, well defined finish is due to the finest Saaz hops from the Czech Republic.