Moxie's Big Life Amber Ale
Big Rock Brewery

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From:
Big Rock Brewery
 
Alberta, Canada
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.19 | pDev: 18.81%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
27
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 21, 2021
Added:
Sep 06, 2006
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Rated: 2.52 by Jaymantheman from Canada (BC)

Feb 21, 2021
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Rated: 3.27 by FadetoBock from Canada (AB)

Feb 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.12 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Aug 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by sherpahigh from Canada (AB)

Dec 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by Damacdon from Canada (AB)

Aug 24, 2015
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Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)

3.18/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Sweet, malty, pronounced grain. Drinkable, but unremarkable. However, pretty good for a house brew in a chain restaurant. Those types of brews are usually poor efforts or just outright wretched.
Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.44 by schnarr84 from Canada (AB)

Aug 28, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Socialiste from Canada (QC)

Jul 12, 2014
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Reviewed by The-Jolly-Imbiber from Antarctica

3.49/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
14 oz on tap at a Moxie's restaurant in Ontario.

The restaurant lighting was dim, but I tried my best to determine the colour anyway. When I held it up to the table light, I could see a deep ruby red. By the time it was served to me, there was little head. Less than a finger.

Faint odour. Semi smoky? Citrus? I might even say it smelled like leather (not in a bad way).

Taste: A very nice, gentle, mild bitterness. This may be a turn-off for some, but it was very much towards my preferred end of the bitterness scale. I wouldn't call it necessarily sweet, though. Not a lot of character or depth or facets to the taste, but whatever single predominant amber-beer flavour was there, I liked a fair bit. So, while you're not going to send your taste buds through an adventure with this beer, the taste still appealed to me. Went just fine with the burger I was having.

Mouthfeel-wise, it was thin, with a moderate tingle of carbonation.

Quite a nice beer overall. Certainly the beer I like the most among the choices available on the Moxie's beer menu, and I'd be happy to order it again every time I visit a Moxie's.
Oct 18, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by lwadd from Canada (ON)

Jan 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Alberta_Beer_Guy from Canada (AB)

Jul 16, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by hjblanchard from Texas

Jun 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by joefinnigan15 from Canada (MB)

May 25, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

May 09, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Screwball from Canada (ON)

Apr 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by bylerteck from Canada (ON)

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by CrazyMike from Canada (AB)

3.56/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Dark amber appearance with minimal head. Smell is minimal, picked up caramel and toffee though.

Taste is much like the smell, toffee and caramel. Picked up malt and bread as well. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Aftertaste is malty and bitter.

Overall, Not bad. Darker and favorable but drinkable, although the bitterness at end hurts it. Worth a try if your at Moxies.
Jan 08, 2011
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Reviewed by marty21 from Canada (MB)

3.56/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours clear amber with copper highlights. Has a one-finger head that eventually settles to a ring. Leaves quite a bit of lacing.

S: Not a very strong smell. But what I do smell is a floral hop aroma with a bit of caramel.

T: I taste caramel malt along with a bit of a grainy taste. I also get a little bit of hops in the taste.

M: It has medium carbonation with a medium body. Goes down very easy.

D: Had this on tap at the Polo Park Moxie's in Winnipeg. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one but it ended up being pretty good. It was nothing mind blowing but was really good for a place like Moxie's. Next time I'm at Moxie's I'll have to try the Big Life Euro.
Dec 29, 2010
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Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

3.52/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Grabbed one of these at a recent visit to Moxie's.

A - Pours a crystal clear amber colour, thin film of head with no real retention or lacing and decent body carbonation.

S - Scent is dominated by sweet caramel malts, toffee and buttered bread.

T - Taste is much like the scent, with toffee and caramel coming through and the bready malts lingering on the finish.

M - No issues here, decent carbonation which fills the mouth, goes down smooth and the finish is nice and wet.

D - Overall I was pleased with this one. By no means mind blowing, but a tasty enough beer to complement your meal. The flavours and scent are both on the mild side but one of the better beers available at Moxie's.
Nov 15, 2010
Moxie's Big Life Amber Ale from Big Rock Brewery
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 27 ratings