Big Red
Beaver Beer Company

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From:
Beaver Beer Company
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.31 | pDev: 19.64%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
39
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 18, 2016
Added:
Jan 01, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
Crafted from a heady blend of English & domestic style malts, combined with a bodacious infusion of Pacific Northwest hops, Big Red is a sinfully delicious session brew. Big Red's malt backbone lends a smoothness and balances the impressive hoppy tones added through the kettle & dry hopping process. Its citrus aroma, brilliant medium-copper color, and long standing foam provide a most satisfying sensory impression. Not astringent or sweet, Big Red Beaver is an IPA you can enjoy day or night. After one taste you're sure to say "bottoms up".

55 IBU
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Ratings by KTCamm:
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.53/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Pours cloudy reddish amber. 1/4 inch white foam mostly settles down. Very faint toffee nutty smell, but have to draw it out. Standard amber ale taste - caramel toffee on top. Very minor hop amidst the malty flavor.

Not sure how this is an IPA. More like a hoppy amber. Pretty good blend.
Mar 25, 2012
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

4.32/5  rDev +30.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
$ 1.63 (including tax) per 12 oz bottle ($ 0.136/oz) at BevMax, Danbury, CT
Undated bottle at 42 degrees into a hand washed and dried JK snifter
Aroma – spicy hops
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive pour), light tan, frothy, diminishing to irregular two to three mm ring and heaped partial layer
Lacing – excellent. Wide band of tiny to small bubbles
Body – dark amber, cloudy
Flavor – malty with some hop spiciness, well balanced; no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate medium, creamy, lively carbonation

A very malty take on an IPA, quite good. Definitely worth buying again.
Appearance 4.25, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.5, Palate 4, Overall 4.5
Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by swierczt from Connecticut

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by Abragg3 from Connecticut

Mar 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by sgregory from Connecticut

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 2.85 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.26 by DaveHack from Pennsylvania

Jan 10, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

3.3/5  rDev -0.3%
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #70 (November 2012):

Without a doubt, we have a hoppy beer here. Not solely measured in bitterness, but flavor as well. While there might be some balance here, there are other characteristics that weigh in on the palate that are not as favorable. Yeast seems to run too far on the palate and the hopping is a bit chaotic and does not mesh well.

STYLE: American IPA
ABV: 6.0%
AVAILABILITY: Year-round

LOOK: Cloudy rust hued amber, lots of froth

SMELL: Hop forward, catty, cumquats, green peppercorn, caramel, bread crust, yeast

TASTE: Smooth, medium bodied, balance bitterness, caramel, toasted biscuits, blood oranges, pithy, mild alcohol, broth, nutty, green onion, semi-dry bitter finish
Oct 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Griffith from Connecticut

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by tjdrewry from Connecticut

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Mstezano from Connecticut

Jan 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by bostonryan from Massachusetts

Oct 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Durge from Connecticut

Jul 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Cleaver35 from Oklahoma

Jun 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

May 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by mrskunk from Connecticut

Mar 24, 2013
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Reviewed by alexgash from Connecticut

3.38/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
12 oz. bottle.

Robust amber-orange with some floaties. Tall, rocky, whipped head. Very nice lacing. Nose of caramel and fruit malts (definitely some crystal malt in here). Floral, piny, and citrusy hop aromas.

Slightly astringent grain that soon gives way to herbal, floral, minty hop bitterness. Fruity malt sweetness fills in. Toasted caramel edge. Moderate body with a slightly fizzy feel. Not bad, but plenty forgettable.
Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by theplay

Feb 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by rorjets from Connecticut

Feb 10, 2013
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Reviewed by 96GreenMonster

4.94/5  rDev +49.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Easy drinking IPA. Best sessionable IPA in my opinion, taste like a better Harpoon IPA to me. Little smokey, little spicy, little hoppy, little bitter. Not overwhelmingly hoppy. I've had it on draft and in the bottle, it's pretty heady with good flavor.
Jan 29, 2013
Big Red from Beaver Beer Company
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 39 ratings