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Mac and Jacks African Amber Ale

Percentile
96
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bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2463.76/5.03.73/5.0-100English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Brewed in Seattle, and available only by the keg, this Pacific Northwest beer is unpasturized and unfilterd. Creamy, hoppy and delicious, no visit to the great beer city of Seattle is complete with out a couple of pints of this magnificent amber ale.
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 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 2, 2001    Updated: Aug 6, 2007
Finally, the long-awaited re-rate of African Amber! Cloudy, amber, nice thick head. Complex malt nose - toasty, woody, caramelly, like a really nice multigrain bread. The palate is similar, with toasty up front, lots of earthiness and a pleasurable amount of hop bitterness. Well-made amber.


 argo0 (6890), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 24, 2004  
(RBSG04) Opaque amber body with beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, herb, melon. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, fruity (melon). Medium body.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 18, 2004  
Tap@The Virginia Inn, Seattle. Buttery, nutty malts, also a bit cakey (not sweet). Some tropical fruit and apricot. Nicely soft texture, bitter finish, a lovely drink.


 hopscotch (5472), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Growler… Cloudy caramel-colored ale with a small, fat-bubbled, white head. Funky, leathery, earthy aroma – a bit acidic. Medium-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and gentle carbonation. The flavor is tangy and sweet; odd, but tasty. Finishes lightly sweet and a touch funky. Kudos to mcbackus for providing the growler!


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 15, 2004  
Sampled @ Rose & Raindrop in Portland, and @ Sea-Tac Airport. Murky yellow and orange appearance. Cantaloupe with some wood barrel notes, really mild but unique. Mellow orange, peaches, tangerines and melons, very sweet like pulp-filled orange juice. A good musty sweet hopped brew.


 BückDich (4830), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 15, 2003  
Aroma of floral hops with a yeasty finish. Poured from tap a dark amber color with proper head. Flavor was of a little citrus and a good amount of floral hops to match the smoked malty background. I prefer my ambers to have a noticable amount of hops in them and this one did the right job.


 anders37 (4607), Malmö, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Draught @ WABF 2008. Pours a slightly hazy orange amber color with a small off-white head. Malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with nice hoppy grapefruit hints. Sweetish malty hoppy finish.


 Ernest (4483), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2007  
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.



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