Rig Pig Pale Ale - Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Oliver Square

niangelo

Alberta (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a pint glass, the head already receded into a thin layer of foam, but that stayed around for a good while. The beer is a dark brassy color through the glass, as best I can estimate in the slightly dark Brewster's brewpub.

The nose is a bit weak, but the hops are present and caramel pokes its head about.

Taste... not and extreme "hop lover's delight" I had expected from the description on the menu, but the hops are there in quantity, and well integrated into the malt. Taste is very caramel, bready, nutty notes, and a hanging citrus at the back. Something else I just can't jab my finger at, but it's a character just before the hop finish that alot of Brewster stuff has, and it's good. Must be the hops they use. Hop recedes just before biting, an incredibly satisfying, full pale ale. No dissapointment with this Brewster.

Serving type: on-tap

11-16-2005 06:31:10 | More by niangelo

MrTinnedPEach

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

08-26-2012 04:59:23 | More by MrTinnedPEach

Alberta_Beer_Guy

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

07-16-2012 00:59:52 | More by Alberta_Beer_Guy

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

500ml bottle poured into pint glass nov6 2010

A clear golden liquid with lots of bubbles feeding a large head that has decent retention and leaves lots of unorganized lace

S some tropical fruits with toffee and hops

T like it smells but a little maltier and even more caramels

M just a slight bite to it but pretty smooth and medium bodied

D decent beer, no flaws but nothing stands out

went up to Brewsters after I was told the BW was out, it was but not in bottles yet. well I grabbed a mixed 6er anyways and will be going back in a few days I guess

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2012 04:19:38 | More by wordemupg

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Another post-work bitchfest/catchup over beer, and for we downtown denizens, you could do worse than Brewster's.

This beer arrives to the table in a nice tall slender glass, and appears a medium amber colour, with very little soapy white head. It smells quite sweet, like red licorice and marzipan. The taste is lemony, zesty, piney hops, and a strong sweet caramel maltiness. The carbonation is noticeable, but not overly so, and the finish is off dry, quite malty still. Rig Pig has a medium body weight, propped up by the malt sweetness, which dominates over the hops. It seems to have the least amount, the barley wine aside, of that distinct Brewster's yeast "taste". I can drink this quite happily, and usually do, Brewster's Oliver being within short stumbling distance to home for me.

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2009 01:10:07 | More by biboergosum

Voonder

Alberta (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I purchased the bottle in Brewsters Lake Bonavista in Calgary. 4$ per 0.5l.
Pours clear amber colour with decent white head. Smell - hops, grapefruit and some pine, really nice but tipical smell. Taste - mild hoppy flavour with citrusy notes. It's very balanced, no bitterness at all, smooth and rich. Very nice brew, I should go there more often. It's drinkable and refreshing. Nicely done.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2008 07:24:41 | More by Voonder

elricorico

Alberta (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Clear gold-copper colour with a finger of white head. Fades to a thin cap and leaves next to nothing for lacing.

Smells of hops, mostly floral, but some citrus. Faint caramel malt beneath it.

First impression is a watery caramel malt up front and an assertive bitterness to the back that leaves a stale crackery aftertaste. This lasts for the first 1/3 of the glass, then fades and starts evening out. However when the food came and I left longer times between sips, the unbalance returned.

Medium-light bodied with light carbonation. Average feel.

This is far from a favourite for me. Bad first impression and the ending wasn't great either. Middle 1/3 of the glass was all I enjoyed.

Serving type: on-tap

09-04-2007 16:42:10 | More by elricorico

nafnikufesin

Alberta (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Red-orange color, goes flat fairly quickly. Nice hoppy aroma with citrus overtones. Flavorful but not overpowering with a slight earthiness in the front of the mouth, leading into a grapefruit-like hoppy aftertaste. Light-bodied with a crisp texture. Flavorful while refreshing and drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2007 16:22:50 | More by nafnikufesin