Van Dieman Ragged Jack

Brewed by Van Dieman Brewing
Style: English Pale Ale
Evandale, Tasmania, Australia

Serve in English pint

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An honest reflection of the commercial descriptor. Subtle old world pale ale with a quite wonderful earthy almost funky hop character. Otherwise a little weak on palate strength and this becomes more apparent as the beer warms up.

330ml bottle. Deep orange colour with a thin flat sand coloured foam. Flowery hop aroma is pleasant enough and there is a nutty almond finish to the flavour. Moderate in body and flavour it doesn’t push the senses too far.

Bottle. Almost clear amber with a large loose off-white head that collapses to a coat. Aroma of floral honey, biscuits, some spices. Moderately sweet with honey, biscuits and mild spices. Thinnish bodied, but crisp and very quaffable. Falls away quite quickly at the finish.

Misty amber pour medium carbonation aromas fruit earthyness malt sweetness like honey flavour honey earthyness fruit hops resiny taste mild bitter fruit is interesting taste tropical taste a mix finish sweet malt harsh bitter not that good

From a 330ml bottle on 9/6/2011. Pours a slightly murky copper colour with a medium head. The aroma has a quite a bit of yeast, citrus, tea and spices. Taste wise, it’s relatively straight forward - a bit fruity, with notes of lemon and spices, and a bit of bready malt. The bitterness is medium. Not bad but not notable.

Pours coppery brown with a large, lasting head. Nose shows caramel, nutty malt, bananas and spicy, floral hops. Nice, uncomplicated. Similar flavours, lots more nutty malt and spicy hops. Finishes with a well-balanced bitterness. Too much carbonation.

Bottle- Hazy honey brown. White head. High carbonation. Sweet. Earthy. Medium bitterness.

I found the brewer’s description to be pretty accurate. Light, hoppy pale ale with a little malt in there, really is a pretty good beer.

Tried at the Tasie Beerfest 09. More orange than gold on the body with lasting white head. English hop taste that was a little dull to me, carbonation is ok, tasted better the following day but now the aroma lets it down.