Big Block Brewing
14950 NE 95th St
Redmond, WA, United States of America
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At first this is dominated by a musty-sweet wet hay character, but it tones down into a kind of caramel smoothness - the end of this glass was a lot more enjoyable than the beginning.
Draft

I'm told this is not the same as the Flathead and a red that they only ever do on nitro here. It's quite nice - mildly sweet, buttery, biscuity, notes of coffee. Bitter enough to counteract the nitro blandness I usually don't like.
Nitro Draft

Somewhere between a German Pilsner and an English lager, malty and rich with a bit of a wet hay/champagne overtone. The prominent feature of this beer is how creamy it is--that's nice.
Draft

Interesting mix here, definitely tastes like someone threw a red velvet cake into the raspberry blonde. Sweet cocoa, light fruit. The finish is a little out of balance in its bitterness, maybe.
Draft

Where’s the POG? Decent enough up front pine-resin IPA, but it’s extremely bitter and does not at all evoke any of the ingredients of POG.
Nitro Draft

There's a tinge of the sourness that usually afflicts these beers but for once it's just background noise and easily balanced by the chocolate and roast of the stout. It's still not something I'd go out of my way for, but maybe there's hope.
Draft

Not bad at all, somewhere between an American Hefe and a Kolsch, estery and buttery, with a big, bright hit of juicy pineapple. It’s on the edge of syrupy but not bad at all.
Draft

I don't know if this is the same as the old Nut Brown so I'm logging it separately for now. This is a very solid brown, with a toasty, dry cracker character.
Draft

Less toasty than the brown, slightly fruity on the nose. Finishes bitter. This is hoppy for a Scotch ale.
Draft

Briefly tastes like a pilsner but gets very hoppy very quickly. I'd say this ventures clearly into IPA territory. It's especially bitter on the back end, but I guess I do taste honey?
Draft

Prickly and acrid. I guess you have to go somewhere if the Boss was already where an IPA usually is.
Draft

Big Block Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Brown Ale (unknown release)
Once again, this was quite sour, Flanders-like, but with a brightness that is IMO off-putting. Bears no resemblance at all to the Brown Ale in this flight, which is what I'd hoped for. I don't know why I keep taking chances with the barrel aged beers here; they've all been like this.
Draft

Quite tart, very passion fruit. Finishes clean although with a bit of cereal funk to make it more interesting than one-note.
Draft

Fool me twice. Sour, vinegar-like, burnt sugar/caramel. Buffalo Trace barrels used, we preteneded the first time that it was a wine barrel and we could excuse the taste, or something went wrong, but now I have to assume this flavor is by design.
Draft

Just a good solid kolsch, even if it is a bit on the sweet, uncomplicated side. At this point I'll take uncomplicated.
Draft

Opens with a really rounded ruby red grapefruit flavor but very quickly gets super dank, to the point where I started thinking of armpits. That's not a good place to be when you're drinking a beer.
Draft

Opens with a lemony pine but gets unusually dry really fast, almost salty. Weirdly, after the grapefruit IPA this one tastes more like grapefruit.
Draft

Kind of a watery cola opening, pretty thin mouthfeel. Finishes pretty strong in both bitterness and an almost smoky roast.
Draft

A little simplistic, sweet. Water fruit. Detergent finish? A bit of that rubbery, acrid bitterness.
Draft

Sweet, smooth, a little uric. Leaves the tongue a little tingly. Bitter finish. Pretty standard, decent lager.
Draft


Watery and rooty, which isn’t helped by nitro. A big disappointment after the Holy Mountain earlier today.
Nitro Draft

Bright, unexpected pineapple notes up front. Finishes with a buttery cereal that becomes a bit of a funky bitterness on the back end
Draft

Tart blackberry opening moved to a cloudy sweetness. Finish is a bit weird, a bit rubbery?
Draft


This was in no way a Scotch ale. It was much more like an Oud Bruin, sour, maybe a hint of caramel. Definitely weird for what I was expecting, and I wasn’t alone in this opinion.
Draft
