Jemmy American Stout - The Wrecking Bar

glid02

Georgia

4.15/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at the brewpub.

Pours black with dark brown highlights and a tan head that leaves decent lacing.

Smells of smooth roasted malts with moderate amounts of dark chocolate and cocoa powder. Also present are mild amounts of herbal and pine hops.

Tastes very similar to how it smells. Moderately roasted malts up front are joined quickly by semi-sweet chocolate flavors. Midway through the chocolate flavors turn more toward cocoa powder before being pushed aside by large pine and slightly herbal and leafy hops. The hops fade out near the end, carrying through to a moderately bitter ending. Mouthfeel is very good, with grainy carbonation.

Overall there wasn’t one facet that stood out as exceptional in this beer, but the overall product was above average. Well worth a shot.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2011 02:20:12 | More by glid02

mscudder

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-29-2013 00:09:56 | More by mscudder

DoubleSimcoe

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-12-2013 06:26:28 | More by DoubleSimcoe

Skelton

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

02-19-2013 23:56:51 | More by Skelton

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

01-17-2013 23:19:38 | More by Thorpe429

sendbeer

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

01-06-2013 06:10:37 | More by sendbeer

JottaGibboo

Georgia

4/5  rDev +2.6%

08-16-2012 20:07:21 | More by JottaGibboo

jophish17

Georgia

3/5  rDev -23.1%

03-10-2012 17:21:25 | More by jophish17

shivtim

Georgia

3.2/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Got a pint at the bar.
This beer looks fantastic. Rich black, with a beautiful chocolate milk colored head. Lots of lacing as the head fades.

Nose is gentle malts. Not much else there.

Taste is all malts. Lingering maltiness, a bit of toasty flavors. Very mild.

Mouthfeel is ok. Creamy, but in an odd way that doesn't add anything.

I like this beer, but I don't see what some of the other reviewers saw. Perhaps it varies from batch to batch?

Serving type: on-tap

01-23-2012 00:58:52 | More by shivtim

coreyfmcdonald

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +9%

01-04-2012 04:08:30 | More by coreyfmcdonald

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

12-29-2011 15:11:20 | More by PEIhop

pixieskid

France

4/5  rDev +2.6%

12-06-2011 07:06:18 | More by pixieskid

Cyberkedi

Georgia

5/5  rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Comes out of the tap an opaque warm sable with a fine-bubbled tan head that leave some substantial lacing. Smoky, chocolaty aroma has a tone of quality coffee and hints of caramel and licorice. Rich flavor has tones of unsweet chocolate, premium roast coffee and caramel, along with hints of licorice, toffee and molasses and just a whisper of hops. Fizzy, lively texture leaves a nice smoky tingle. If you live in Atlanta, or if ever you visit, this one is a must!

Serving type: on-tap

08-01-2011 01:13:53 | More by Cyberkedi

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

16 ounce pint - $5.50 at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub in Atlanta, Georgia.

Appearance: Delivered to my corner seat at the bar a near-black body with a bubbly, blotched head displaying a medium sandy-toned hue. Very thin smattering of lace on the way down.

Smell: Noted notes of chocolate and toasted loaf bread, a splash of chilled coffee, a singular drop of vanilla, and a very minute background hint of fruity citrus.

Taste: Sweet-tasting chocolate mixed with sugar-sweetened coffee and layered over lightly toasted bread. Faint hint of licorice. Some dark fruitiness lingering within. Modestly bitter, with the hops yielding a bit of candied lemon. Drying and with a bit more citrus and chocolate on the smooth finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: It's good, it's tasty, and plenty flavorful without needing to stoop to the tawdry lows of cheap tricks and base gimmickry.

Update (7/26/11): Seems the second batch has notably upped the citrus character and hop bitterness, which I didn't care for as much.

Serving type: on-tap

06-26-2011 18:26:43 | More by ChainGangGuy