Jack's Abby Craft Lagers

Brewpub in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Hendler Family Brewing Company
Associated Venue: Jack's Abby Brewing

Established in 2011

Contact
100 Clinton Street, Framingham, MA, MA 01702, United States
Description
Founded in 2011 by three fearless brothers, Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler, Jack’s Abby has become a mainstay of the craft brewing scene in the Northeast and nationwide. Since opening, our brewery has tripled in size and is only continuing to grow.

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
a: dark brown coloured body | thinnish tan head
a: nuts | light earth | mellow malts
f: bready | crisp | thin end
t: toffee | clean-drinking | bitter malts
o: one-dimensional | yeast backbone | not bad for style

16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia | 16-November-2025 | US$2,75 | Canned: 16-October-2025 (my oldest daughter's birthday!) | sampled: 23-November-2025 while at Busch Gardens Williamsburg with my family of five
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's - Falls Church on 23 Nov 2025 at 06:34

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
I haven’t been keeping up with jacks Abby so much as of late. Not sure what this series is all about. Anyways muddled yellow orange brew and smallish head. Nose is wheat and banana. Tastes much the same not pronounced like a Hefe. Some lemon and bubblegum as well. Lighter bodied
Tried on 01 Nov 2025 at 03:43

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union
West Coast style hoppy lager 6.5%

Beautiful matte gold with wispy white foam and a stone fruit & herbal hoppiness. Good stuff.
Tried on 31 Oct 2025 at 12:22

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Canned 9/16/25, drunk 10/21/25.
Light golden-blonde. Small-to-medium, white head, moderate retention.
Mineral and herbaceous hop with a bit of honey and biscuit-like malt with a touch of waxiness to it. Pepper and pencil shavings lingering.
Slightly fruity, very biscuity/crackery with more of the slight wax from the nose. White bread-like sweetness through the middle ending on mildly grassy, mildly herbal hops that exhibit low bitterness. Starts out with strong flavors, minerality, herbaceous hops, but sort of runs out of steam, ending rather watery and abruptly with crackery, underdeveloped malt.
Tried from Can from Crafted on 21 Oct 2025 at 17:33

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can. Light hued amber gold color. Frothy beige head. Subtle notes of toasted bread and toffee on the nose. Flavor is zesty malt, toasted bread, toffee and spicy, herbal hops. Clean and flavorful. Some herbal hop bitterness on backend.
Tried from Can from Wegmans - Princeton on 06 Oct 2025 at 01:10

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
I'm so far behind thanks can from market basket enjoyed at home.
Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2025 at 22:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours clear gold into a stein. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg aromas. Medium bodied with sweet marshmallow, nutmeg and ginger upfront turning to cinnamon before the medium length sour pumpkin finish.
Tried on 24 Sep 2025 at 21:42

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
A pillowy well laced head on a golden straw body. A massive citrus and tropical fruit nose is a hit. The hops are there in force in the taste profile - grapefruit, kiwi, orange and melon are all fresh and refreshing. A very drinkable bitterness that is not astringent or difficult to take. A solid medium body and carbonation, and the lager yeast, help give it a smooth, enjoyable mouth feel. The malt is appropriately sweet but understated.
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:06

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pint can at the Kura’s Krafts US beer, September 25. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, yeasty. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, somewhat light, dry, light floral, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can at Kura's Krafts on 20 Sep 2025 at 10:48

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Served at the House of Hops US beer tasting, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is earthy, mineral, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, crisp, fresh, mineral, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can at House of Hops on 18 Sep 2025 at 11:19