Alpha Bomb
Big Rig Brewery

At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL, from the University Avenue West LCBO in nearby Windsor. My second beer from the Kanata, Ontario brewery, and first for 2025.

 

 

Hazy enough, somehow flat feeling, pineapple to yellow peach muddled… 1cm foam, not particularly fragrant… non offensive 1st sip… seems like a ‘good enough’ version, par for Big Rig I suppose, but not worth a try at the price point! You can get far, far better hazy IPA’s and some for even less $$!

A-Pours with a marshmellow type head, chill haze yellow with a hint of brown
S-Not a large aroma, but minor elements of fruit
M-Medium carbination with a high astringent tang leading to a medium body and non-descript mouthfeel
T-Sweet upfront with a decent hop to malt balance but nothing too punchy
O-Simple beer.

L: Translucent hazy tan yellow with plenty of head and lacing
S: Faint but nice tropical citrusy fruit note
T: Strong resiny citrus pith hops and roasted malts. Mild bitterness
F: Medium bodied, light carbonation, a bit dry on the finish
O: Pretty good strong IPA that isn't overly fruity. A bit generic in flavour and not my favourite but still enjoyable.

I bought a can at loblaws in Ontario poured a 2finger head into glass. hazy golden color.
hoppy and tropical fruits flavor.
meduim bitterness. and some malt .
leaves a lace as you drink it.
overall this unfiltered IPA beer is very good.
enjoyable
cheers.

 

A very hazy pour and tropical/citrus on the nose. It's very hoppy, but that's balanced by the tropical fruit notes and a creamy mouthfeel (not unlike a lot of milkshake IPAs I've had). Overall, very tasty and dangerously drinkable.

 

 

Cheeky title, cheeky can. what,s not to like? Lets see if there is anything. Poured into a tulip with a lovely opaque pineapple pour with solid collar and decent effervesence. Solid nose here of grapefuit hops and sweet oranges. taste is equally fruity with decent subtle finish with just a hint of bitter. This was a plesant surprise and a great way to finish off summer on the Labour Day weekend.

 

 

Too many big hop beers figure all they need to do is hop punch you in the face and walk away saying, "My work here is done.", leaving the bombed out wreckage of your palate by way of big fisted hoppy bitterness.

Not so with this brew. Big hops, but with just enough subtlety to make it work. The hops are tasty, backed up nicely by malty goodness. Grapefruit, some sweetness, soft on the palate. Hazy, big pillowy head, spotty lace. Not just one dimensional, so it works.

 

 

 

 

Strong dry malt taste with citrusy grapefruit finish.