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Sunny Ridge
Jack's Abby Brewing
- From:
- Jack's Abby Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
Ranked #63 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,447 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 8.51%
- Reviews:
- 124
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 10, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2014
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 55
This aromatic lager features a sunshine hue, herbal noble hop nose, and a dry finish. We balance pilsner malt with a blend of European hops and polish it with extended periods of cold conditioning. You're royalty, now drink like it.
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Ratings by jlindros:
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.11/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Re review. Canned 2021/01/07 enjoyed 2021/05/02
Nice frothy 1 finger head, good retention, soapy lacing, clear golden honey blond color
Nose nice cereal grain, grainy sweet pilsner malt, herbal floral hops, good balance
Taste more grainy sweet malts, cereal, soft lager, hops get a bit aggressive butt expected for Czech style, very herbal, little floral, med bitterness with a crisp dry bitter finish
Med to lighter but soft body, med to higher frothy carb
Overall glad I re reviewed it, overall similar but my tastes have been refined and I understand the style more
Yay, new beer from Jack's Abby, a pilsner too, not the best winter beer, but it will make me dream of summer again.
Pours a nice fizzy 1/2 finger head that tries to fade but is reinforced by many streaming bubbles, hints of lacing and crystal clear golden pilsner color.
Nose is a typical light pilsner, grainy straw, toasty malt almost but not quite wheat like grassy style malts, also a very mild biscuity like note, then light grassy herbal hops, light hops overall with a mild earthy herbal note to the grassy, with a very mild lager crisp but mildly fruity note.
Taste Starts with a lot more grainy cracker toasty pilsner malts, very cracker bready like malts with a little biscuit as well, straw, little husked straw and almost wheat again but not quite wheat. Then into the hops, little herbal and hint earthy, somewhat grassy as well but not quite leafy, mild bitterness overall too. A hint of a crisp lager note, it almost seems like it has the slightest sulfury note in the background but I think that's more the minerals from the water and malts, a fair mineral note. Finish is dry and crisp, bit more bitterness with a grassy slight herbal hop, otherwise pretty clean.
Mouth is med to lighter bod, nice carb.
Overall not bad, a good hot summer day drinking beer, light and crisp, nice light noble hop that turns a little too herbal I think, malts are good but get too grainy and crackery, nice blend though, and fairly drinkable, just not blown away like most of the other Jack's Abby beers.
Feb 15, 2014Nice frothy 1 finger head, good retention, soapy lacing, clear golden honey blond color
Nose nice cereal grain, grainy sweet pilsner malt, herbal floral hops, good balance
Taste more grainy sweet malts, cereal, soft lager, hops get a bit aggressive butt expected for Czech style, very herbal, little floral, med bitterness with a crisp dry bitter finish
Med to lighter but soft body, med to higher frothy carb
Overall glad I re reviewed it, overall similar but my tastes have been refined and I understand the style more
Yay, new beer from Jack's Abby, a pilsner too, not the best winter beer, but it will make me dream of summer again.
Pours a nice fizzy 1/2 finger head that tries to fade but is reinforced by many streaming bubbles, hints of lacing and crystal clear golden pilsner color.
Nose is a typical light pilsner, grainy straw, toasty malt almost but not quite wheat like grassy style malts, also a very mild biscuity like note, then light grassy herbal hops, light hops overall with a mild earthy herbal note to the grassy, with a very mild lager crisp but mildly fruity note.
Taste Starts with a lot more grainy cracker toasty pilsner malts, very cracker bready like malts with a little biscuit as well, straw, little husked straw and almost wheat again but not quite wheat. Then into the hops, little herbal and hint earthy, somewhat grassy as well but not quite leafy, mild bitterness overall too. A hint of a crisp lager note, it almost seems like it has the slightest sulfury note in the background but I think that's more the minerals from the water and malts, a fair mineral note. Finish is dry and crisp, bit more bitterness with a grassy slight herbal hop, otherwise pretty clean.
Mouth is med to lighter bod, nice carb.
Overall not bad, a good hot summer day drinking beer, light and crisp, nice light noble hop that turns a little too herbal I think, malts are good but get too grainy and crackery, nice blend though, and fairly drinkable, just not blown away like most of the other Jack's Abby beers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can, wine glass, canned 1/10/23.
Beautiful semi-hazed gold with a rather small white head.
Full, sweet bready malt, sweet cut grass, herbal, and a musty grain note.
Flavors very much mimic the nose. The herbal aspect is intensified and the breadiness is honeyed.
Medium-bodied with medium-low carbonation.
The malt is turned up a bit on this one. It’s a nice beer.
Aug 10, 2023Beautiful semi-hazed gold with a rather small white head.
Full, sweet bready malt, sweet cut grass, herbal, and a musty grain note.
Flavors very much mimic the nose. The herbal aspect is intensified and the breadiness is honeyed.
Medium-bodied with medium-low carbonation.
The malt is turned up a bit on this one. It’s a nice beer.
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great light orange color and mostly clear with short lived head and some lace
Not much coming off the nose, maybe a bit of yeast
On the palate it is just a hint of barley, a touch of grain sweetness and a nice mild hop balancing it all out. I get just a hint of mineral like steeliness, at first, then it evolves into hop note.
Feel is great with a smooth and clean medium body.
Overall a really nice beer.
Jun 13, 2023Not much coming off the nose, maybe a bit of yeast
On the palate it is just a hint of barley, a touch of grain sweetness and a nice mild hop balancing it all out. I get just a hint of mineral like steeliness, at first, then it evolves into hop note.
Feel is great with a smooth and clean medium body.
Overall a really nice beer.
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours golden with very good clarity. It has a white head with very good head retention.
Smell: It has strong herbal qualities with spice in support. There is light grainy sweetness in the background.
Taste: There are herbal qualities with some butter and a bit of spice. There is some grainy sweetness in the background with low floral aspects. It has a medium body with a somewhat crisp finish.
Feel: The bitterness in the finish is lively, but not sharp.
Overall, the finish is on the bitter side, but more towards neutral than sharp. It is a nice lager with a nice crisp drinking beer.
Jun 03, 2023Smell: It has strong herbal qualities with spice in support. There is light grainy sweetness in the background.
Taste: There are herbal qualities with some butter and a bit of spice. There is some grainy sweetness in the background with low floral aspects. It has a medium body with a somewhat crisp finish.
Feel: The bitterness in the finish is lively, but not sharp.
Overall, the finish is on the bitter side, but more towards neutral than sharp. It is a nice lager with a nice crisp drinking beer.
Reviewed by Wyattldavis from Texas
3.33/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Fairly deep gold with a thin head that doesn't hang on. Light on the nose - not super bitter smelling. Also, not very bitter - nice hint of sweetness but not too sweet. Not very hop forward. Fairly low carbonation.
May 20, 2023Reviewed by JanetCDavis from Texas
2.93/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
2.93/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
This looks golden and lovely! Like a sunny ridge - go figure. Lovely bright smell. Taste? Sadly boring. Feel, could be more carbonation for me, but not horrible.
May 20, 2023Reviewed by KenjiN from Massachusetts
4.5/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This brew is very pale yellow in color. It boasts a lasting white head. Beautiful European hop aroma. Perfect carbonation level. It's crisp, dry, and refreshing -- one of the best US=made pilseners around.
Feb 06, 2023Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
3.79/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good pilsner!!! I usually favor more dramatic styles, but this is a well-crafted lager that goes down easy. Poured from a 16 oz. can into a pint glass, this beer features a slightly hazy yellow color, a medium sized foamy white head with good retention and some broken rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma and taste are dry biscuity and also bready malt and some mild, grassy hops. There is a slight taste of citrus (orange) here too. Mouthfeel is light and crisp with mild bitterness. Very refreshing. A good beer with food and a sessionable one as well. I would drink this again.
Aug 23, 2022Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.8/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has slight malt and hop hints
The taste follows the nose with a slight malt and floral flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A good Pilsner
May 30, 2022Aroma has slight malt and hop hints
The taste follows the nose with a slight malt and floral flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A good Pilsner
Reviewed by Specialmick from Connecticut
4.03/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look...Sunny orange and yellow with a light haze and pillowy white head. A lovely looking beer
Smell...Faint hop and citrus,,,not a mucho. Not unpleasant but so faint it tells me almost nothing on the taste
Taste...Juicy almost tropical and citrus orange graces the tongue and the full carbonation and a solidly bitter dryness and quenching. This is easy drinking bitter pilsner. Good balance of bitter and citrus .
Feel...a prickly boldness that projects a very full taste at 5.2 percent ABV. Ample bubbles that triggers a thin lacing dissipating with time.
Overall...This beer is exceptional and would recommend to the lover of lagers. Very nice
May 06, 2022Smell...Faint hop and citrus,,,not a mucho. Not unpleasant but so faint it tells me almost nothing on the taste
Taste...Juicy almost tropical and citrus orange graces the tongue and the full carbonation and a solidly bitter dryness and quenching. This is easy drinking bitter pilsner. Good balance of bitter and citrus .
Feel...a prickly boldness that projects a very full taste at 5.2 percent ABV. Ample bubbles that triggers a thin lacing dissipating with time.
Overall...This beer is exceptional and would recommend to the lover of lagers. Very nice
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.7/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can, it pours a slightly hazy yellow color with a nice white head that lasts. The nose gets a dose of grains and hops. The mouth gets a pleasant light grainy malt flavor with some pilsner bitterness.
May 02, 2022
Sunny Ridge from Jack's Abby Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
441 ratings
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