Leighton (35102) reviewed Smoke & Dagger from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle drank at Hill Farmstead while waiting for the Harvest Festival VIP session to begin, Vermont. Pours clear, rich brown with a big, tan cream head. Burnt brown sugar nose with some earth and light ham. Medium sweet flavor with some dry earth, light smoke, toasty bread, light bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation, faint smoke, rich toasted bread, burnt earth, some bitter cocoa. Great balance, decent character.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Craft Beer Co, thanks to Mike. It pours deep golden yellow, with a medium white head. The nose is sulphurous, manure, poop, sweet undertones and dough. The taste is lightly tart, barnyard, spice, metallic, dark brown bread, underlying sweetness, toast, creaminess and ripe feta cheese. Medium body, fine, prickly carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Interesting.....but doesn’t smell particularly nice!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle labeled Mom and Pop’s Wet Hop Lager. Pours a clear orange with one ring of foamy head. Nose is very mild, yeasty, bready, lemon, earthy, lightly floral. Flavor is sweet, lightly malty, herbal, lightly floral, some dried lemons, orange zest, white bread crusts, dough. Medium bodied, lightly sweet finish. Fairly pedestrian.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
50cl bottle pours a slightly hazy, deep gold color with some frothy, white head. Nose gave me flashbacks of grabbing my dad a beer as a kid. Pretty sure he never drank anything this good. Big yeasty, malty aroma invites you right in, honey, sugary malt, orange, rye bread, some caraway seed, some light pine, a little lemon. The nose doesn’t really reveal totally the delicious hoppiness of the flavor. The flavor is perfectly balanced, sweet oranges, candied lemon peel, light grapefruit, sugary malt, honey, bread dough, spicy rye. Medium bodied, dry, citrus, spicy finish. With this was local for me because I would buy it by the case.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared at the Craft Beer Co., Clerkenwell, London - many thanks to Mike for this one. Pours lightly hazy, bright gold with a big, white froth head. Well and funky on the nose, some horseblanket, doughy malts. Light sweet flavor with big brett funk, some sweat, faint dry dirt. Light to medium bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish, great sweaty funk, light dryness. Very solid and highly drinkable. Well done.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Copper Legend from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle pours a transparent, bright orange with some fluffy white head that faded fast. Aromas of dried leaves, malt, bread, crackers, a little bit of lemony tea, some honey. Flavor is classic marzen, malty, sweet, crackers, bread, yeast, some light lemon, a little bit of orange zest, more of that lemony tea, some parsnip. Medium bodied, dry finish. Classic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours hazy deep gold into a Sam glass. White head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Brett and rye aromas. Dry with sweet nuts and caramel upfront turning slightly spicy before the lasting mild brett and bitter earth finish.
CLW (17000) reviewed Copper Legend from Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16 oz. bottle paid $3.99. Used a mug Can you guess the color?? Yes, a hazy copper with nice head retention. Laced the mug well. Nose is weak with a German type hop and mild malt. Palate is clean and smooth with a hop crispness in the finish. Malt is balanced with the hops nicely; palate has a nice liveliness from the carbonation. Well made brew.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours hazy gold into a stein. Bright white head pancakes as it recedes leaving chunky lacing. Sweet lemon and spicy rye and resin aromas. Soft and thin with sweet caramel upfront turning to pumpernickel before the lasting bitter lemon pith finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours deep gold into a Stein. Micro head with excellent retention pancakes and recedes leaving trailing lace. Bread, roasted caramel and toast aromas. Smooth with upfront caramel and nuts turning dry in the lasting bitter finish.