Mac and Jacks African Amber Ale

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

On tap at Cucina Cucina in Tigard, OR. Pours with one-finger white head that goes quickly leaving a little lace. Clear amber color. Slight hoppy nose. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Starts with a good mix of malt and hops, hops dominate, well balanced for an amber, finish does not linger. $4.50 for a 16oz glass.

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.

On tap Pours out a orangeish amber topped with an off white head. A veryt nice aroma of malt and a touch of hops. Tast was great. More of the malt and a little sweet. Great body. I think I may have found a new top amber.

On tap in Spokane. Poured amber with tan head and light lacing. Nose of of caramel malts, and floral hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is malty and the finish is lightly sweet. Very drinkable, and a better amber than most.

Growler thanks to riversideAK. Pours a bright and cloudy amber color with a big light orange and white head. The aroma is nice; a ton of earthy malts, caramel, and lots of fresh hops. The flavor is initially mostly on the rich citrus and lightly bitter hop, the malt is the real backbone though, lots of caramel and a earthy sweet almost butterscotch flavor. Easygoing and mild as an Amber ale should be. Very nice. A nice creamy palate. Thanks Alex.

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.

WOW- I remember the days when this was one of the most sought after beers on RateBeer. I finally got my shot at it and I loved it- had a pint at the POrtland airport after landing form Dallas and at that moment it was the best beer I had ever tasted. But I digress. After thinking about it, I was able to step back and be more realistic. Cloudy brown leather colored. Head was drafty. And the nose was fantastic. Grapefruit hints lying with all that yummy, yummy malt. Excellent brew.

On Tap at Old Chicago, cloudy redish amber with a good creamy head and heavy lacing. Aroma was very busy, floral, citrus and hops. Fairly sweet flavor with fruity, apricots and apple cider notes. Fairly hopy and the ABV seemed a little high. Very tasty and a bit unusual. Feel was moderately smooth and the aftertaste was a very subtle bitter woody flavor. Quite good.