Award Winning Beers
One of the old guard of the American craft brewing movement, Big Time has
been serving the University of Washington community since 1988, and winning
medals at the Great American Beer Festival up to the present. With
its impressive collection of brewery-related memorabilia, turn-of-the-century
Brunswick bar, and classic shuffleboard table, Big Time offers the perfect
dose of tradition to balance the up-to-the-minute freshness of its draft
and cask ales.
Brews
Prime
Time Pale Ale
1990 1992 1993
A three time gold medal winner in previous Great American Beer
Festivals, Prime Time's delicate malt flavor and gently balanced hoppiness make
it approachable to those unfamiliar with microbrewed beers, yet still has a sophistication
that pleases seasoned drinkers of real ales. Prime Time Pale is brewed with Northwestern
2-row pale malt and just a touch each of English crystal and light dextrin malts.
It is hopped with Yakima Chinook and Cascade in addition to German Hersbruckers.
OG12 Plato (1.048)
Atlas
Amber Ale 
1992
Atlas is Big Time's most popular beer. Its mixture of pale, crystal,
Munich, and light dextrin malts, with just a few pounds of roasted barley, give
it a rich, robust malt flavor, and three distinctive Northwestern hop varieties
(Chinook, Cascade, and Centennial) impart an aggressive hop character. O.G. 14
Plato (1.056)
Coal
Creek Porter
1990 
1991 2006
Also a multiple medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival,
Coal Creek Porter has a solid and loyal following among Big Time's customers.
Impenetrably dark at first glance, Coal Creek shows rich red highlights when held
to the light. Its blend of dark roasted malts combines with three other specialty
malts and unmalted flaked barley to give Coal Creek a satisfying roasted flavor
and smooth texture. It is heavily hopped in the finish with Yakima Centennial.
Original gravity is approximately 15 degrees Plato (1.060 Specific Gravity), and
alcohol content is 4.5% by weight.
Bhagwan's
Best IPA
Building on a classic English style and adding some uniquely Northwest
touches, Bhagwan's Best has developed fiercely loyal following wherever it is
served. Bursting with local hop flavor, bitterness, and aroma, it is a particular
treat when served dry-hopped and cask-conditioned on Big Time's beer engine. O.G.
16 Plato (1.064), alcohol is approximately 5% by weight.