Its 4% abv, 500mls, and I got it as part of a 3 bottle gift set at a food festival a couple of months ago.
The 'Dark' ale of theirs was very pleasant, and I still have 'Light' to try.
On opening it pours a sort of red/brown, a little murkey to be honest.
Its body is a little oily, sweet floral taste, cherry again, its dry with a not totally pleasant bitterness.
As it went on the aroma became more appley, and the taste became a little buttery.
I suspect this beer is not supposed to taste this way, I'm hoping its a bad bottle for some reason or another, certainly when I had a sample at the brewery stand at the festival I do not recall noticing those flavours then. One to try again with fingers crossed.
My mum bought me the same four Jacobi beers for Christmas. I had the same experience with my Red Squirrel, Buttery and not very nice. I found the pale and the honey undrinkable. But really liked the dark roasted one. I think maybe the other three were just too old but with way too much diacetyl.
ReplyDeleteThats interesting sam, shame really.
ReplyDeleteI still have yet to have the 'light' ale, hopefully its not suffered to much.