Mac and Jacks African Amber Ale

Brewed by Mac and Jacks Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Redmond, Washington USA

Had on Tap at the Peacock room at the Davenport hotel in Spokane, WA. This was a nice complex beer with many aromas and flavors involved. The head had nice lacing and body sitting on top of a beautiful crystal amber color. The flavors were also numerous with a nice hoppy finish.

Draft at Ducks and Drakes, Leavenworth. Nose is full of caramel, nuttiness, faint wood and earth, some very light floral, fruity hop as well. Deep orange-amber color, translucent, with a thin head but nice lacing. Flavor profile is nicely balanced with light apple and citrus fruits, toasty bread, sweet and nutty caramel malts and a gentle spicy bitterness. Moderately effervescent with a medium body. Sort of an exercise in balance.

My favorite amber. I am glad I can only get it on tap, I hope they keep it that way, somehow knowing I can only get it at my favorite bar makes it taste like a reward. If I could only drink one beer for the rest of my life, I would be okay if it were Mac and Jacks African Amber. Keep it up boys, you are doing a great job.

16oz draft 5/13/07(Sharp’s Roaster & Ale house)-A cloudy amber body with a decent white head. Aroma of nothing. Hoppy and malty in a funky taste with a roasted malt finish. taste not bad but a little funky being unfiltered.

9/15/07 on draught at the Garage, Seattle. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, and light hop fruit. Appearance is a very hazy light brown with a moderate off white head. Mouthfeel is lightly grainy with a medium carb feel and a slightly textured finish. Overall, a great amber with a nice grainy and sweet complexity.

Draught, Africa Lounge, Sea-Tac airport. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is hazy medium amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, cookie), lightly to moderately hoppy (apricot, resin), with a note of gum. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation. Ho-hum example...couldn’t finish a pint due to sheer boredom, but it’s ok.

Draft at The Garage in Seattle. Pour is reddish amber with a bit of cloudiness. Off white head that faded rather quickly. The aroma is slightly roasted malt and some nice citrus hops. The initial taste was a bit sour, which surprised me. I had three pints of this, and all started this way, and by the 2nd or 3rd sip wasn’t present anymore. After the initial sour, a nice malt backbone was revealed with a very clean pine hop bitter finish. This was a decent session beer for the purpose.

Draft at the Mariners game. Aroma is caramel, nice maltiness to it. Taste has a nice hoppiness to it, with plenty of maltiness, caramel, light nuttiness.