Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours mahogany-tinged black into a Sam glass. Significant pancake head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Sweet, dark chocolate, toasted nut and resin aromas. Medium to full bodied with dark caramel, roasted dark chocolate turning to pine in the lasting finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours amber tinged mahogany into a stem glass. Tan head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Sweet roasted nuts and caramel aromas. Thick with earthy toasted nuts and chocolate upfront turning slightly hot in the lasting sweet toffee finish.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Kiwi Rising from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by Sean, thanks! Pours a hazy yellowish gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has real nice floral and pine hop with some backing sweet grains. Flavor has a good amount of pine and grapefruit hops with a bit of flora and backing sweet grains.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A curious looking bottle found its way home with me yesterday. Pours a cloudy deep straw color bordering on golden with a decent white head that displays minimal retention and lace. Smell comes through with lots of citrus with grapefruit and lemon dominating. Moderate pilsner malt deep underneath. Taste is quite hoppy, lots of citrus with barely any malt to back it up. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a resinous mouthfeel. Great hoppy brew and a great price too, I may have to revisit this again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Kinsale. Pours deep mahogany into a shaker. Head quickly recedes to nothing. Caramel and smoke aromas. Soft with deep caramel and smoke turning to a thin finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours hazy deep gold into a Sam glass. Bright white head with little retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Mango and grapefruit aromas. Sweet tropical fruit upfront turning to thick grapefruit in the dry lasting finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Smoke & Dagger from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap at Sunset grill. Pours hazy brown with a small white and creamy head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and light smoked. Bitter, roasted and dry malty. Light smoked. Ends bitter, smoked and roasted.
From cask. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is toffee malty, caramelish and breadish. Smooth malty, smoked and light meaty. Bitter and dry toffee malty. Ends roasted malty and light bitter finish.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Smoke & Dagger from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A dark brown ale with a thin brown head. In aroma, nutty butterscotch with light berry notes, a bit cloying. In mouth, a light peaty sweet malt with nutty notes, butterscotch, oily mouthfeel, grassy and murky. On tap at Sunset Grill, Oct. 8 2011.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Hoponius Union from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A golden Imperial Pils with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet butterscotch with light vanilla notes. In mouth, a smooth grassy hops with green apple skin, grainy malt, alcohol warmth, smooth and interesting. On tap at Sunset Grill, Sept. 11 2011.