LogJam Swede Saw Red

Brewed by LogJam Microbrewery
Style: Amber Ale
Unity, Wisconsin USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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UPDATED: MAY 15, 2004 Aroma has a general berry flavor to it, with a little bit of citrus. Color is a deep red-orange and initial head is a very light-brown color. However, the head disappeared fast and soon it looked like I was drinking black-cherry Kool-Aid. Except, that would have tasted a bit better. Flavor was almost like bitter cherry or strawberry. The berry flavor sweetened it up a bit. Finish was kind of rough... can't quite put my finger on it, but it made me not want to drink it anymore.

On draught at the micro-brewery tavern/campground near Unity, Wisconsin. Pours a clear copper amber brew with a thick off-white head that slowly dissipates and leaves behind some spotty lacing and off-white ring. Aroma of caramel malt, some roasted nuts, flowery hops and a touch of toffee. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with flavors of caramel malt, fruity apples/pear, some flowery hops and a touch of mild spice. Finish has a good balance of malt and flowery hop aftertaste that quickly turns to a crisp and clean cut finish. The crisp finish from the brewery’s new location water is a major improvement from the past batches.

Dark copper color with no head. Muddled aroma that seems to be some grains, but nothing stands out. Taste is earthy, actually pretty spot on to being a wet pile of leaves. Cardboard starting to creap in.

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with hopdog, thanks Steve!) Amber waves of grain and corn are the feature of this mediocre red ale. It’s lightly sweet and caramely, somewhat toasty, and I don’t think there are any hops in this beer whatsoever. The nose is all cheap smelling corn. Light-medium body, but this beer gets watery in a hurry. Medium amber body is a bit hazy, but I can clearly see that there are no carbonation bubbles rising through the beer. Barely a filmy layer of head forms during the pour, and that quickly fades to a tiny ring. Frankly, this is one of the worst red ales I’ve ever tasted. It’s like drinking a golden ale with food coloring.

A thin-bodied amber brew with a filmy off-white head, this has a sweet caramel aroma with rotting apples thrown in for snicks. The taste is a weak caramel malt with the slightest hint of a non-hop bitterness. With selling points like that, it’s no wonder there’sno commercial description.

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Poured a medium and cloudy amber with virtually no head. Kinda of a skunky cabbage aroma. Tastes like water with a slice of lemon in it. Very thin. I’m on my way to dump this one out...

Watery texture, underwhelming on all levels...flavor was weak, forgettable, caramel hints, no hops detectable at all. Will not try it again.

Light amber with a small head. Not much in the way of aroma. I tried this right after the lager they make and other than color there is not much difference. Possibly good for pounding when out on the boat catching walleye, eh der!

Dark orange, almost amber colored body. The aroma is sweet apples with cheap tobacco and some earthy dirt. The taste is light toffee and oak with some roasted and salted peanuts. The body is a little thin for an amber. However, this is a very accessible beer that is still interesting. This would be ok as a lawn mower beer.

Copper color ale with an off-white head of thick bubbles. Aroma is mild and malty. Flavor is somewhat flat but still fresh and ok; bitter, coppery and oaty. Finish is unpleasantly flat; in retrospect I can see cardboard in there like some other ratings.

Bottle - pours a nice off white, thin head over a deep red brown beer. Aroma of sweet malt and some roasted character. Nice roasted flavor, even a bit of a burnt bite. I like this beer. Did they use some lightly smoked grain. It seems like it. A little thin on the end, but really malty and warming.