Deanf (9781) reviewed Tribute from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Mellow biscuity malt aroma, has murky brown body with modest foam. Flavour is fresh maltiness, some mellow sweet hops. Mouthfeel is full, okay oiliness, but lacking crispness. It's not bad, simplistic, filling, lacking finesse.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Berry Banshee from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Berry IPA, so unusual concept. Purple and opaque. Odd mix of berry and bitterness, not bad but not 100% coherent. It hit the mark for what was intended, and maybe I can get into it, but I wasn't convinced by the glass I had.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Very pale, slightly dull, just a thin head. Soft body, the lime shows through quite a bit, and just a touch of tartness late. Still pretty yeasty. Not getting much rhubarb. So it’s okay, but could certainly be a bit more refined.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Arcane Farmhouse Ale from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Amber-brown, with just a thin head. The aroma is malt-forward, the taste has a light fruitiness, but is still mostly malty, not getting a ton of Lithuanian accent – definitely not those crazy hops but not really the yeast either. Being cleaner than the style is certainly safer.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ghroth Cometh from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Murky looking light amber colour. Thin head. Quite fruity on the nose, but a bit harsh on the palate. Moderate bitterness – kind of low for style, but it’s more of a muddy/yeasty character than anything else. They must be using kveik in this, and it doesn’t work.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Chimeran Awakening V from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Wine-barrel fermented raw ale. Hazy, dullish amber. Thin head. On the nose, it’s pretty fun, but also cluttered. It’s got a touch of the wine barrel on the nose, yeasty on the palate. So there’s moments but only moments.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
Very faint lemon and spruce aroma, has clear gold body with modest foam. Flavour is soft weak spruce tip, some vague hops in there. Mouhtfeel has no crispness, too weak and watery. Nothing stands out here; great idea, bad execution.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Ghroth Cometh from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On the nose is faint soft malt of no distinction, has good foam on a muddy brown body. Flavour is soft muddy malt with vague hops. Mouthfeel has good fullness and the abv is well hidden. Nonetheless it's still middling, nothing stands out, it lacks all qualities I'd like to see in a good red IPA.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Chimeran Awakening V from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Good floral candy hops on the nose, has soft foam on a middling orange body. Flavour is earthy pine, sweet hops, honey, floral notes. Mouthfeel is full and dry. It's unique in some ways but not coming fully together.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Arcane Farmhouse Ale from Jackknife Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Smells of okay soft slightly musky molasses, has okay muddy brown body with soft foam. Flavour is soft biscuity malt, some tin and coriander. There's a tinny aftertaste. It's smooth and drinkable but not very memorable.