The Jackspot
The Fin City Brewing Co.
- From:
- The Fin City Brewing Co.
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.31 | pDev: 10.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
This is our version of a medium bodied American amber ale. 6-varieties of malts lend to the biscuit and toasty flavor with a hint of caramel. Well balanced and moderately hopped with Fuggle hops accenting the rich flavors of this tasty well-rounded ale.
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
3.44/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap in a steak house, pint glass.
Clean and clear reddish-amber color with a 1F off-white head with great retention and leaves behind fat sheets of lacing.
Bready caramel malts. Nary a hop.
The taste is dry bread. My notes read "malt bomb", that it is. Slightly metallic.
There's body and carbonation, but no punch . Fuggle hops hide well here. Dry.
I mentioned that I tasted this brew in a steak house because it is made for a hearty steak dinner. Sadly, flavors and feel don't hold up.
Mar 25, 2016Clean and clear reddish-amber color with a 1F off-white head with great retention and leaves behind fat sheets of lacing.
Bready caramel malts. Nary a hop.
The taste is dry bread. My notes read "malt bomb", that it is. Slightly metallic.
There's body and carbonation, but no punch . Fuggle hops hide well here. Dry.
I mentioned that I tasted this brew in a steak house because it is made for a hearty steak dinner. Sadly, flavors and feel don't hold up.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Taste is bread, caramel, and light citrus hops. Stays very true to the style, but still makes for a nice and sessionable amber ale. Keeps me curious about other offerings from the brewery.
Aug 07, 2015
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From BeerAdvocate Magazine #88 (May 2014):
Woody, Toasted, Clean, Bread
The brewer’s intention was to create somewhat of a malt bomb and they reached that goal, perhaps surpassed it by really restraining the use of Fuggle hops. Toasty with layers of caramel and bread, all of which come off very clean. A great departure from the multitude of highly hopped beers we are subjected to currently.
STYLE: American Amber Ale | ABV: 5.8% | AVAILABILITY: Year-round
Jun 26, 2015Woody, Toasted, Clean, Bread
The brewer’s intention was to create somewhat of a malt bomb and they reached that goal, perhaps surpassed it by really restraining the use of Fuggle hops. Toasty with layers of caramel and bread, all of which come off very clean. A great departure from the multitude of highly hopped beers we are subjected to currently.
STYLE: American Amber Ale | ABV: 5.8% | AVAILABILITY: Year-round
Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
2.74/5 rDev -17.2%
2.74/5 rDev -17.2%
12 oz bottle into a wine glass.
Appearance: Pours a dark chestnut color - semantics says it's more red than amber. The head is a finger high, and off-white in shade. While retention isn't the best, a nice collar of lacing is left behind. There is quite a bit of aesthetic appeal to be found here. (3.75)
Smell: Smells like an amber ale. Toast, caramel, toffee, and brown sugar are the predominant elements. Actually, they're the ONLY elements. I'm getting almost no hoppiness to break up the monotony. And this is a style that can't afford to be monotonous. (3)
Taste: It has a bit of a nutty character, closer to a brown than an amber/red. Caramel, toffee, and brown sugar come through, mostly. There's actually a kiss of roast that I enjoy; otherwise, it's a textbook example of a mediocre amber ale. (2.5)
Mouthfeel: Slightly dry on the finish, but mostly on the sweet side. A decent amount of carbonation comes through, also. Wow! Even the mouthfeel is boring somehow. (2.75)
Overall: This is just a bore to drink. It's a middle of the road amber ale in the worst way. I thought we all moved past these boring 'starter' ales?? (2.75)
2.74/5: 12 oz's of rampant mediocrity
Aug 25, 2014Appearance: Pours a dark chestnut color - semantics says it's more red than amber. The head is a finger high, and off-white in shade. While retention isn't the best, a nice collar of lacing is left behind. There is quite a bit of aesthetic appeal to be found here. (3.75)
Smell: Smells like an amber ale. Toast, caramel, toffee, and brown sugar are the predominant elements. Actually, they're the ONLY elements. I'm getting almost no hoppiness to break up the monotony. And this is a style that can't afford to be monotonous. (3)
Taste: It has a bit of a nutty character, closer to a brown than an amber/red. Caramel, toffee, and brown sugar come through, mostly. There's actually a kiss of roast that I enjoy; otherwise, it's a textbook example of a mediocre amber ale. (2.5)
Mouthfeel: Slightly dry on the finish, but mostly on the sweet side. A decent amount of carbonation comes through, also. Wow! Even the mouthfeel is boring somehow. (2.75)
Overall: This is just a bore to drink. It's a middle of the road amber ale in the worst way. I thought we all moved past these boring 'starter' ales?? (2.75)
2.74/5: 12 oz's of rampant mediocrity
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