Jack's Abby Craft Lagers Toy Soldier

Toy Soldier

 

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter
Score
6.56
ABV: 7.8% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Indulge in holiday cheer with ‘Toy Soldier,’ a Christmas Lager crafted in the spirit of a Grand Cru. This festive lager features the warming embrace of honey and rye, harmoniously spiced with orange zest, ginger and nutmeg. Raise a stein to the season and let ‘Toy Soldier’ march your taste buds into celebration!
 

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draft at Ashland ale house during trivia. Amber pour sudsy head. Nose is Christmas slicing. Tatses of ginger, orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Grains and malt. Light bodied. Interesting

Tried on 25 Dec 2025 at 02:07


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

16oz can at the DC beer share. Amber. No head. Oxidized malt and baking spice. Spice takes over and there's a big apple pie thing. Off dry and flabby. 5 5.5 5.5 5

Tried from Can on 19 May 2025 at 14:56


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Some ginger and some nutmeg. Mostly garbage. Watery. Dark copper pour without much head. Light sweetness and cloying flavour. Can.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2025 at 22:52


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

16oz can at the DCBeer May share. Poured a orange/amber color without much of a head to speak of. Aroma was big herbal notes, lots of age on this one. Can might have been old. Huge spice, very herbal.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2025 at 19:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at ABC Beer Co, pours a hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has lots of sprucey notes, earthiness, and toasted bready malt. Flavour has lightly sweet, sprucey notes, toasted bready malt, and some earthiness. Lightly sweet and winter spicy finish. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2024 at 06:30


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Drinking this Christmas Lager is interesting. Lots going on. I dig the ginger and nutmeg. Orange peel is okay. It took a lot of swishing in my mouth to pull out the Rye. Overall, it fits the festive season rather well. Jack's Abby usually means quality.

Not much head retention, almost no lacing.

Canned October 29th.

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 15:29


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can. Copper orange pour. Moderate beige head dissipates quickly to a scant ring. Subtle aroma of sweet honey, orange and cinnamon. Flavor is slightly reminiscent of chai tea. Orange, nutmeg, cinnamon and black tea. Some earthy grain as well. An interesting take on a holiday brew.

Tried from Can on 11 Dec 2024 at 05:19


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Brewery draught, 11/1/14. Clear dark brown with chestnut. Small, beige head. Spicy nose with good maltiness and not too much acid or astringency it seems. Spicy again, but tasteful with plentiful brown sugar and fresh bread character from the malt. Well-homogenized, clean and properly attenuated.

Tried on 02 Nov 2024 at 13:14