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Ain't Jemima
Rockford Brewing Company
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Rockford Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 14.37%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
We replaced 100% of our brewing water with Maple sap straight from locally tapped Maple trees, which lends an underlying wood-like character similar to the effect of oak barrel aging. Caramel and Munich malts play a supporting role to the familiar flavor of Maple syrup. Being a simple sugar, maple is easily fermented down to a dry, refreshing finish!
22 IBU
22 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slight hazy reddish copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, maple, molasses, toffee, wood, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, light plum/apple, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, maple sap, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, maple, molasses, toffee, wood, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, light plum/apple, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, maple, molasses, toffee, wood, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, light plum/apple, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, maple sap, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from carbonation as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/grainy/bready, and lightly crisp/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a great amber ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, maple sap, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Was not expecting English yeast, but it worked really well with the other flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
Jun 24, 2016
Ain't Jemima from Rockford Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.48 out of
5 with
8 ratings
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