'bout time for this one.. Jack's Abby has pretty much been the most sough-after new MA brewery, especially in the online beer communities and Lawson's is almost as elusive as HF.. so a collab must be fantastic and totally amazing.. right? Let's find out!
Jack's Abby - Smoked Maple Lager (w. Lawson's Finest Liquids)
a 6.0% ABV Rauchbier with 100% VT maple syrup added. A rich copper pour and thick head.. a sweet, meaty aroma is the first thing to hit. Like caramel-basted brisket, or brown sugar-dipped mild cigars.. the bacon-esque quality is completely dominant. Sadly, the sweetness mainly faded away with the first sip.. almost no maple syrup, brown sugar, or even caramel notes to be found. It's pure bready and smokey. Which may not be a bad thing.. but here it's a bit out-of-balance.. too much meat, too much smoke. There's essentially no bitterness to this and any malts are hidden by the smoke, too. Despite everything I'm describing, it's actually a very clean beer and a surprisingly light-bodied beer for having such flavor. I guess I've been spoiled by both breweries' hoppy offerings and this threw me off. But it's also not as balanced as I'd like nor do I think it could have been...
- - 6 Hops!
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