Big Rock Traditional Ale vs Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du: Which Should You Drink?

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Big Rock Traditional Ale

Big Rock Brewery

Canada · English Brown Ale

hopIQ rank #1125

71%

Overall similarity

side by side, across 56 flavour tags

Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du

Brasserie Lancelot

France · Breton Brown Ale

HOPIQ TAKE

Big Rock Traditional Ale if you want something smooth and approachable, Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du if you want bittering depth and a drier finish. The Big Rock sits at a comfortable 5% ABV with restrained 24 IBUs—it's the kind of brown ale that doesn't demand anything from you, just delivers reliable malt sweetness. Telenn Du punches harder with 40 IBUs despite being lower alcohol (4.2%), giving you a Breton take on the style that's more assertive and mineral-driven. Two totally different moods in the same color.

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WHEN TO CHOOSE WHICH

Pick Big Rock Traditional Ale when…

→You want something easy to drink for 3+ beers without fatigue
→You prefer malt-forward profiles over hop expression
→First beer of the night when your palate needs warming up

Pick Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du when…

→You want bittering character and aren't afraid of it
→You're curious about regional French brewing style
→You prefer drier finishes that don't linger with sweetness

SIDE BY SIDE

	Big Rock Traditional Ale	Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du
ABV	5%	4.2%
Bitterness	Lightly bitter	Noticeably bitter
Colour	Deep amber	Dark
Style	English Brown Ale	Breton Brown Ale
Origin	Canada

WHAT IT TASTES OF

10 shared · 2 distinct

Both beers

caramelmaltytoastycleansmoothsweetrichnuttybreadydark fruit

STRUCTURE — HOW IT'S BUILT

Big Rock Traditional AleBrasserie Lancelot Telenn Du

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Body

TASTING NOTES

Big Rock Traditional Ale

CaramelMaltyToasty

Big Rock Traditional Ale tastes like what a brown ale should be if you're not trying to think too hard. There's caramel malt doing the heavy lifting—warm, slightly nutty, with just enough chocolate undertone to keep it interesting without going dark. The bittering is barely there, which means the sweetness has room to breathe. It's the beer equivalent of a comfortable sweater.

Brasserie Lancelot Telenn Du

MaltyToastySweet

Telenn Du hits different. It's darker and drier than you'd expect from a brown ale this light in ABV, with a herbal, almost tea-like bitterness that lingers. There's some earthiness underneath—less candy-sweet, more structured. The lower alcohol makes the hops and grain complexity feel more prominent, like someone actually wanted you to taste the bitterness and contemplate it.

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