Toy Soldier
Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
6.68
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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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cherry color pour. Clove, cinnamon, and cherry flavor. A nice Christmas drink.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 07 Apr 2026
at 00:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bread, cherry nose. Clear copper, medium yellow head. Bread, cardamom, mild clove. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 07 Apr 2026
at 00:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tall tulip. Consumed 12/15/2024.
Appearance: copper color with a little bit of transparency about it and a quarter finger's worth of off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some honey, nutmeg, ginger and orange peel then some soft sweet & spicy tones of rye; light wafery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet tone initially then flanked by a little bit of spice and a touch of citrusy bitter tone; finishes mostly with the nutmeg and orange peel
Texture: medium bodied, some sessionability; some smoothness - nothing distracting - just a nice flow of beer along the tongue
Overall: I'd return to this Winter lager probably around the same time as I first had it.
Can to tall tulip. Consumed 12/15/2024.
Appearance: copper color with a little bit of transparency about it and a quarter finger's worth of off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some honey, nutmeg, ginger and orange peel then some soft sweet & spicy tones of rye; light wafery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet tone initially then flanked by a little bit of spice and a touch of citrusy bitter tone; finishes mostly with the nutmeg and orange peel
Texture: medium bodied, some sessionability; some smoothness - nothing distracting - just a nice flow of beer along the tongue
Overall: I'd return to this Winter lager probably around the same time as I first had it.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2026
at 19:41
7.4/10
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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
5.3/10
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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
5.3/10
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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
5.3/10
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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
6.6/10
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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
7.4/10
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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.
Not much head retention, almost no lacing.
Canned October 29th.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 15:29
7.4/10
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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