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Keweenaw Red Jacket Amber Ale


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An Amber Ale brewed by
Keweenaw Brewing Company

Houghton, Michigan USA

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132.98/5.02.95/5.05.1%43.8 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A medium body beer with a balanced hop bitterness and rich amber color.

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 Ughsmash (2958), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Canned. Poured medium orange with a short cap of beige head.. quite a lot of dark sediment at the bottom of the can. The aroma picked up candied caramel and an odd, sour medium-skinned fruit (& pineapple).. kinda smelled like it was falling apart. The flavor had sweet caramel and fruits similar to the nose with tart fruit skins surrounding.. never really came together. Light-bodied and unnecessarily tart on the palate.. sticky, ugly finish.


 shigadeyo (1361), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  

7/14/2008: Red Jacket Amber Ale creates has a pretty nice presentation after being poured from the can into a glass (one of my Samuel Adams Perfect Pints). It has a hazy amber colder (more towards the orange side of the spectrum) with a lasting, fluffy beige head. The aroma exhibits an attractive blend of caramelized malt and toasty sweet rolls (similar to the ones at O’Charlies). This beer has a medium body and is really smooth on the palate. The flavor is quite enjoyable as well. Muted caramel, toasted malt, and a soft floral hoppiness and bitterness (more toward the finish) are nicely balanced to produce a really good beer! The generous maltiness is paired perfectly with the light fruity floral and dry grassy hoppiness. I am quite impressed. It has a nice softness and thickness that coats the mouth well and is generally pleasing. Overall this beer is quite good for the style, very sessionable, and really exceeded my expectations!

12 fl. oz. can from buckybeer. Thank you much, Mark! Rating #12 for this beer...


 Pailhead (2310), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 18, 2008  
Can: The aroma is bready and grassy with some faint caramel. It pours a slightly hazy amber with a small off-white head that quickly fades to a thin film. The flavor starts with some faint caramel that turns to a light fruitiness in the middle. The finish has some light grassy hops and a faint nuttiness. Light-medium bodied with lively carbonation that is a tad prickly at times. Not a huge amber ale fan, but okay and very sessionable.


 phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/511/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Sampled from can: Poured a clear copper colour with a small off white head. Aroma is slightly bready, soft hops and subtle caramel notes. Taste is light, a little creamy with hints of biscuit malts. A really nice beer, just needs to be a little more solid, a little fuller on the palate.


 Silphium (2006), Lansing, Michigan, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Jun 2, 2008  
One of the few craft beers currently available in a can. Clear amber body, thick, puffy buff head. Bready aroma with muted caramels and grassy hops. Light body, sweet and cerealy, finishing with light herbal hops before fading into sugar water. Middling.




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