Honey Amber Ale
RJ Rockers Brewing Company

Honey Amber AleHoney Amber Ale
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From:
RJ Rockers Brewing Company
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 12.5%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
30
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 27, 2013
Added:
Apr 25, 2008
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

2.22/5  rDev -38.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2
12 oz bottle, code stamped 4016, served in a snifter.

Aroma: weird smell with off-odors, Unappealing.

Appearance: A medium-dark red-brown beer which pours with a tall, sudsy off-white head. Good retention and excellent lacing on the glass, but too much head to fit the whole bottle in my over-sized snifter. High clarity.

Taste: Light and medium roasted malt partially ruined by off-flavors.

Feel: medium-light body; medium carbonation.

O: Bad bottle? Qualtiy control issue? With no date on the bottle, and with the bottle purchased today where it's a local brew, I'll assume the worse. Partial drain pour.
Jun 27, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by FUwolfpacker from South Carolina

Jun 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by buckyp from South Carolina

Apr 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by gregu2 from North Carolina

Mar 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Jeffani from North Carolina

Feb 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by HazardousBrewer from South Carolina

Feb 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ADTaber from South Carolina

Feb 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

Oct 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Aug 06, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by DubleAs

Jun 19, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by swgwilt from Tennessee

Apr 14, 2012
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.6/5  rDev -27.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
12 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a conical Guinness pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are average given the brewery. Acquired at Hi-Time Liquor in Costa Mesa, California as part of a variety box from the brewery.

Served refrigerator cold. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a two finger head of fair cream, decent thickness, and good retention. Colour is an amberish copper. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Honey, amber hops, clean malts, and light toasted malt. A moderate strength aroma.

T: Honey, amber hops, amber malts, and very light toasted malt. A bit bland and simple. Boring. Not complex and not subtle. Decently balanced. Somewhat stale. Unrefreshing. No alcohol or yeast comes through.

Mf: Smooth and wet. A touch too thick for the flavour profile. Adequately carbonated. Somewhat dry on the finish. Doesn't really suit the flavour profile at all.

Dr: Drinkable but unremarkable. Neither unique nor special. I don't really care for it. Priced kind of high, even as import. Of limited quality. I wouldn't get it again, nor would I recommend it to friends. I've yet to be impressed by this brewery.

C-
Apr 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by UltimateLivewire from South Carolina

Mar 12, 2012
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Reviewed by rangerred from Tennessee

3.92/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

Appearance is a medium brown with a slight chill haze. Thick one finger head that refuses to go away. Lacing is ok.

Smell is very malty with dark bread and honey.

Flavor is sweet from the get go but not overly so. Bready malts abound with the honey being very detectable along with some brown sugar. There are some very faint piney hops detectable at the finish with some mild bitterness. Mouthfeel is just a little thin.

Overall I really like this brew. The maltiness is quite nice and there is enough bitterness for balance. Will definitely be getting again.
Jan 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by AltimusPrime from Georgia

Jan 05, 2012
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from BeerAdvocate magazine Vol. III Issue I:

Fluffy tan foam, hazy reddish amber. Good head retention. Bready maltiness with bursts of caramel and honey in the nose. The smoothness we were looking for is present, which adds to the drinkability tenfold. Firm pocket of breadiness sets the tone of this beer with every sip; mild caramel rounds the maltiness out and the honey tags along to enhance the sweetness. Quick kiss of hop bitterness and lemony herbal flavor has no problem keeping balance here. Dry toasted cracker graininess ties up the finish.

A bit of a malt bomb with a complimenting honey component; a bit of a session beer as well. A perfect go-to beer when you're looking to go to the malt side of beer rather than getting slapped around with hops.
Sep 20, 2010
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina

3.8/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served from bottle into a Hooters/Bud Light shaker (wonder where I drank this one?). Pours red-orange with a minimal off-white head. Maintained nice lacing throughout. The aroma was comprised of malt, subtle hop, and honey. The flavor was of malt, honey, sugar, and very little hop. It was light on the palate with low carbonation. Overall this was a very refreshing brew to have on a hot day. However, it was not my favorite brew from RJ Rockers, but it was also not anywhere near the bottom. It was really quite nice for what they were aiming to brew with the honey character, but it was just not something my palate enjoys as much. The very subtle hop note was nice as it did not overpower the other flavors that were present in the brew allowing them to shine through.
Sep 12, 2010
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy amber color (surprise!) with a modest head that does a decent job of lacing

Smell: Caramel and grain with a bit o honey

Taste: The caramel, grain and honey flavors all are present from the outset, with the honey growing more pronounced by mid-palate; though this beer could have been a sweet mess, there is just enough balance from the lemony herbal hops to prevent that, particularly in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: Not a style I would normally seek out, but well executed by the folks in the Sparkle City and a nice crossover beer, to boot
Aug 06, 2010
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Reviewed by Gyle41386 from South Carolina

3.65/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Reddish amber pour. About a finger of white foam sticks around for a little while. Not a whole lot of lacing stuck to the glass.

Malty sweet nose. Caramel and honey are pretty dominant. There's also some grain, and maybe even a bit of a grassy character.

Flavor pretty much follows. Not an exciting beer, but nothing off-putting. Honey and caramel sweetness, lightly grainy, with some earthy, spicy hops.

Medium body, appropriate carbonation. Very easy drinker. It's not great, but it's sessionable, and a decent effort from a local brewer.
May 01, 2010
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Reviewed by cdizinno from South Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Surprising that I'm only the 14th review on this. I am kind of disappointed with myself for not trying this earlier when I saw it on tap, but the honey ale name lead me to believe this would be a brown ale type malty beer(not my favorite).

Poured into a tulip glass from a 12oz. bottle with a date of 020310(assuming it is the bottled date as there is not an explanation?)

A: Slightly hazy after the vigorous pour from what appeared to be bottle-conditioned container. Reddish amber with a nice off-white head that lasts a while and leaves a light to moderate lacing.

S: Nose is sweet, cola or cream soda and honey dominate. Nice caramel smell in the background, like from a nice Cadbury caramel chocolate bar.

T&M: Slightly sweet, light bodied beer that is slightly rough with respect to the carbonation and mouthfeel. Finishes with a lightly roasted malt flavor. Mild tartness but the honey theme follows all the way through. Not much to the flavor other than the honey though. Feel is a little on the thin side up front, but fills in a bit as it follows through. The flavor comes out more as I reach the bottom of the glass.

Very easy to drink. Nice session beer.
Apr 10, 2010
Honey Amber Ale from RJ Rockers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 30 ratings