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Mac and Jacks African Amber Ale

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96
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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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 barenada (211), Georgetown, Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 26, 2004  
This beer is quite simply excellent. Brewed and sold only in the Northwest, it’s exemplifying a level of quality and taste that all microbreweries should strive to meet instead of just churning out random recipies with unusual labels.


 HopasaurusRex (195), Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 29, 2004    Updated: Jan 30, 2004
On tap at PDX-I don't think this beer could have lived up to the hype I've heard on it, but it really didn't blow me away. Who knows how much they sell at the Portland Airport though-might be an old keg. Hoppy and malty, but the whole thing seemed like someone's fairly decent homebrew.


 xsketchyx (184), Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 3, 2004  
Excellent amber, and along with Full Sail's one of the best... thick and malty with nice hops at the end.


 linc33 (177), Albany, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/512/20
Jul 8, 2006  
Poured straight out of the spout at the brewery. Light brown on top thinning out at the bottom with pretty heavy haze throughout. Well rounded flavour. Some nut up front and a slight heavy-roasted malt in the back. Good balance. Nice mouthfeel. Very interesting - uncommon to find it unfiltered.


 porterdude (170), Bellingham, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Jun 14, 2005  
Pours a very murky, copper/goldish color. Smells like hops and sugary malts. the mouth feel is rather cloying. Taste like grapefruits, straw, grass, and unfermented sugar. Not Mac & Jacks’s best beer. In fact, for me, passes as almost undrinkable.


 Canadianlush (169), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 2, 2007  
I had this on tap at Matts Oyster Lounge while in Redmond on business. Poured a cloudy unfiltered amber with a very mild almost non-existent aroma. Very smooth beer, not overly hoppy and with hints of citrus. Finish is short and somewhat sweet. Definitely a good beer, but I don’t know about 96th percentile.


 HH (165), Everett, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
May 22, 2002  
Normally I don’t like ambers, they come off too sweet. This one is different. Maybe its the dryhops. Anyhow a brew definately worth having several of. Good stuff.


 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Jul 20, 2006  
Very nice amber on tap at Good Times in Eugene Oregon. From the pitcher it pours a golden amber. The taste is nice and sweet for an amber, definaltey good for an amber. I would have never tried it out. Smells of rich fruits, floral hops, quality malts and slightly nutty. Small fizzy whitish head. A good session beer.



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