Mary Jane
Imperial City Brew House
- From:
- Imperial City Brew House
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 31, 2021
- Added:
- Jul 31, 2021
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.56/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the brewery shop; no canning date and served barely chilled. There is no cannabis/hemp/THC/etc. in this beer, they only mimicked its presence with a combination of hops and herbs.
Pours a foggy golden-amber colour, giving rise to half a finger of loose, soapy white head that collapses within a minute or two. A frothy collar is the only remnant of note, with no cap and not much in the way of lace - nothing special to look at, but wow is that aroma ever skunky. Lots of pine needles, resin, maybe a touch of juniper, as well as a pronounced minty herbal spiciness. Hints of lemon, freshly mowed grass and bready, wheaty malts; it's by no means a perfect, one-to-one recreation of 'dank herb stank', but they definitely got the vibe right, man.
Quite herbal at the forefront: I'm getting pine needles and juniper, which combine to give a decidedly kind bud-esque flavour. There's also some lemon peel, grainy malts and a spicy quality that I cannot put my finger on - rosemary, lemongrass or thyme, perhaps? Grass clippings, resin, mint and more juniper round out the tail end of the sip, which remains spicy, green and a little bitter into the aftertaste. Light in body, with low carbonation that doesn't do much at all - feels kinda thin and watery, which is probably the weakest aspect of this brew. More drinkable than your average spiced/herbed beer, but not something I could drink one after another.
Final Grade: 3.56, a B grade. Mary Jane Session IPA is a pretty neat experiment, but is it something I'd be interested in drinking on a regular basis? Not really, no - it's palatable enough by my tastes, but it's also rather thin, and in the end I'm not a huge fan of its spicy profile. It does, however, do a decent job of approximating the aromatics of high quality wacky tobacky, which earns it a few brownie points from me. More of a novelty/gimmick than a go-to session beer, but it's unusual enough to be worth trying at least once... assuming you're a fan of this kinda stuff to begin with, and not some sorta square.
Jul 31, 2021Pours a foggy golden-amber colour, giving rise to half a finger of loose, soapy white head that collapses within a minute or two. A frothy collar is the only remnant of note, with no cap and not much in the way of lace - nothing special to look at, but wow is that aroma ever skunky. Lots of pine needles, resin, maybe a touch of juniper, as well as a pronounced minty herbal spiciness. Hints of lemon, freshly mowed grass and bready, wheaty malts; it's by no means a perfect, one-to-one recreation of 'dank herb stank', but they definitely got the vibe right, man.
Quite herbal at the forefront: I'm getting pine needles and juniper, which combine to give a decidedly kind bud-esque flavour. There's also some lemon peel, grainy malts and a spicy quality that I cannot put my finger on - rosemary, lemongrass or thyme, perhaps? Grass clippings, resin, mint and more juniper round out the tail end of the sip, which remains spicy, green and a little bitter into the aftertaste. Light in body, with low carbonation that doesn't do much at all - feels kinda thin and watery, which is probably the weakest aspect of this brew. More drinkable than your average spiced/herbed beer, but not something I could drink one after another.
Final Grade: 3.56, a B grade. Mary Jane Session IPA is a pretty neat experiment, but is it something I'd be interested in drinking on a regular basis? Not really, no - it's palatable enough by my tastes, but it's also rather thin, and in the end I'm not a huge fan of its spicy profile. It does, however, do a decent job of approximating the aromatics of high quality wacky tobacky, which earns it a few brownie points from me. More of a novelty/gimmick than a go-to session beer, but it's unusual enough to be worth trying at least once... assuming you're a fan of this kinda stuff to begin with, and not some sorta square.
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