'taint Town Pale Ale
Federal Jack's Restaurant & Brew Pub
- From:
- Federal Jack's Restaurant & Brew Pub
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #179 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #37,491 - Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 12.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 07, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Classic style of a British Bitter. Clean, crisp and aromatic with a subtle balance between malt and hops - a local favorite.
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a wide mouth tumbler from a gifted growler one day after opening: color is copper to light amber, transparent, nice head that presents about 1/2 inch thick then dissipates to a ring, not much effervescence.
Smell is toffee and caramel, toast and maybe some crackers or biscuits, very pleasant and inviting, definitely a sweeter malt profile but enticing.
Taste leans less sweet than the aroma would allude, some nice bitter notes, though subtle hop flavors present as earthiness, grassy flavors; malt flavors are more toffee, lighter caramel and bread or biscuit like flavors.
Mouthfeel is pleasant, nice bitter touch but not drying or drawn out, complements the sweeter caramel and toffee notes but does not take away.
Overall, I'd say this is a great presentation of the style, pretty clean flavors and great freshness ( I was told this was about as fresh you could get, so just kegged). Furthermore, I did this tasting on a growler that was opened one day ago and the flavors and carbonation held up well.
Aug 04, 2014Smell is toffee and caramel, toast and maybe some crackers or biscuits, very pleasant and inviting, definitely a sweeter malt profile but enticing.
Taste leans less sweet than the aroma would allude, some nice bitter notes, though subtle hop flavors present as earthiness, grassy flavors; malt flavors are more toffee, lighter caramel and bread or biscuit like flavors.
Mouthfeel is pleasant, nice bitter touch but not drying or drawn out, complements the sweeter caramel and toffee notes but does not take away.
Overall, I'd say this is a great presentation of the style, pretty clean flavors and great freshness ( I was told this was about as fresh you could get, so just kegged). Furthermore, I did this tasting on a growler that was opened one day ago and the flavors and carbonation held up well.
Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia
3.16/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Cask pour in a shaker pint, the beer is a slightly hazed, copper coloring with a frothy, big bubbled, off-white head. Aromas have a deep toffee sweetness to them, with roasted qualities and a subtle bitterness. Flavors are roasty and richly sweet on the forward tongue, with a hint of dry hop spice and bitter on the borders of the tongue. Pretty malt heavy, with a caramel and toffee blend. Very smooth, but light, almost watery in body. Sweet and roasty aftertaste, with a little more of the hops coming through to provide some bitterness and resiny notes. Clean, smooth, slightly drying finish.
May 25, 2013
Reviewed by BeerKangaroo from Alaska
3.88/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At Federal Jack's:
In a pint glass:
A: clear copper/gold body with a one finger white foamy head. It left minimal lacing and left no rings. Carbonation slowly rose.
S: light caramel with some malts
T: sweet through the malts and caramel. No hops was tasted even after the beer warmed a bit.
M: medium that had a good drinkability to it.
O: this was a good beer to me, but with the malts and caramel coming out so strong, I'm just wondering if this beer is more of an English Pale Ale.
May 31, 2012In a pint glass:
A: clear copper/gold body with a one finger white foamy head. It left minimal lacing and left no rings. Carbonation slowly rose.
S: light caramel with some malts
T: sweet through the malts and caramel. No hops was tasted even after the beer warmed a bit.
M: medium that had a good drinkability to it.
O: this was a good beer to me, but with the malts and caramel coming out so strong, I'm just wondering if this beer is more of an English Pale Ale.
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