Big River Grille & Brewery, 4/29/08

Big River Grille & Brewery
Chattanooga, TN
Tues. 4/29/08, 1:30pm
[open]

Restaurant chain owned by Gordon Biersch.

House Brews:
Southern Flyer Light Lager
Vienna Lager
Sweet Magnolia Brown Ale (B)
Seven States Pilsner
Imperial 375 Pale Ale
House Brand IPA (J)
Iron House Stout
Lookout Lemon Lager

Sweet Magnolia Brown Ale: Solid dark reddish black. Thick pale brown head. Very malty aroma. Gently hopped. Nice mouthfeel and carbonation. Decent body. Both malts and hops represent in the swallow, and surprisingly the malts also stick around in the finish. It's a nice consistent taste in the mouth and down the hatch. What the beer is missing is memorability. It's a good everyday brown ale. 8.2

IPA: Medium copper color. Malty aroma. The initial taste is malty, and the hops show up in the swallow. The thick head disappears relatively quickly. There is a hoppy aftertaste. Body is pretty good. It's not a bad beer, but the tastes don't work out that well together to make it a very good beer. When it warms up, the malts weaken. 8.2