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Boxcar Brown
- Brown Ale
- 6.6% ABV
- Label approved Jul 29
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The Crossing at Big Creek Brewery's Brown Ale. Label approved 29 July 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 78% of the 137 Brown Ale labels we've read.
From the label“Don't Gamble on Taste and Quality.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Steak, Thanksgiving dinner
About 195–215 calories and 17–22 g carbs
About 130 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Brown Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 16th of 29 labels we have from The Crossing at Big Creek Brewery. It is one of 11 brown ale labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 2 days after it was submitted.
A steam locomotive in sepia and ochre tones dominates the centre of the label, pulling a white boxcar against a honeycomb-patterned dark brown background. The beer name appears in ornamental serif lettering with decorative flourishes above the engine, while regulatory text and tagline occupy the top and bottom edges. The finish is matte with no visible special treatment.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: Amber/Other AleBrewery: The Crossing at Big Creek Brewery