Copper Legend - Jack's Abby Brewing

MCBrigno

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

12-19-2012 03:22:39 | More by MCBrigno

TomRB

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-11-2013 18:56:21 | More by TomRB

CypherEnigma

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-31-2013 16:09:01 | More by CypherEnigma

WunderLlama

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

1/2 liter poured into a Sam Adams glass

One finger of foam which quickly settles down to a thin white cap. Faint lacings.

Fresh beer, faint citrus, malt and grains. Fresh is the predominant aroma.

Good taste, faint carbonation, light to light medium on the tongue. Clean finish, refreshing. Would like more malty sweetness taste.

A good , drinkable beer. I could have more than one. Very enjoyable but not best in class.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 02:23:27 | More by WunderLlama

Mini4x

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

03-08-2013 20:37:36 | More by Mini4x

Rhettroactive

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-05-2013 03:30:45 | More by Rhettroactive

Tschnab

New York

4/5  rDev +5%

01-23-2013 16:01:59 | More by Tschnab

aorloski

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

01-17-2013 15:25:10 | More by aorloski

Psychmusic

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

01-17-2013 05:55:06 | More by Psychmusic

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

01-16-2013 02:27:49 | More by tehzachatak

DelicateDelirium

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

01-13-2013 06:05:53 | More by DelicateDelirium

oline73

Maryland

2.93/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a goblet.

Appearance: The beer pours a clear amber color with a thick layer of off white head. The head fades quickly to a ring around the pour.

Smell: The overall smell is very mild. I'm getting a slightly sweet caramel malt note, but that's about it. Not particularly interesting.

Taste: Almost as mild as the smell. There is a fairly nice malt note, just a touch sweet and rather bready. The finish has a slight bitterness to it.

Mouthfeel: The body is medium with tingly carbonation and a finish that is slightly dry.

Overall: This is a quite unremarkable beer. Nothing particularly interesting going on here. I don't need anymore.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 00:55:02 | More by oline73

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +24.7%

11-29-2012 04:02:34 | More by Gonzoillini

LeRose

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This was an OK beer in my book. Easy drinker, nothing super special. Poured a deep gold/coppery color, nice head that lingered. Somewhat thick mouthfeel, maybe a touch of honey sweetness. A little hoppy and a little malty. Nothing extraordinary, but a very solid lager.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 20:27:09 | More by LeRose

BeerNacho

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

11-21-2012 02:43:25 | More by BeerNacho

homebrew311

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to cbeer88 for sending this one to me. Appearance is a deep clear orange with a razor thin layer white head. The aroma is malt forward with some significant sweetness present, notes of grapes, grains, and that festive autumn earthiness that is common for the style. The taste delivers every bit of the sweetness that the nose promised with notes of fruit and maple. This is countered by earthy grains and dry lager yeast. The mouthfeel is smooth with mellow carbonation. Overall, this leans a bit far on the sweet side of things, still enjoyable though.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2012 09:52:52 | More by homebrew311

cfh64

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

11-18-2012 20:39:13 | More by cfh64

jondeelee

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Copper Legend opens with a largely grain-based aroma, full of toast, biscuit, Grape Nuts cereal, wet wheat, and hay. Slight touches of fruit esters – apricot, berry, orange – and pinches of brown sugar linger at the edges, difficult to notice. Even fainter are piney, citrusy notes from the hops. Obviously grains are dominant here, but even those aromas are relatively light, and one needs to place one’s nose fairly close to the beer to catch a whiff. As a whole, the aromas are nice, and feature just enough sugars to balance the grains, but the beer could use a bit more oomph to produce a stronger aroma.

On the tongue, the beer does continue to primarily feature grains, with wheat, toast crust, Grape Nuts cereal, yeasty dough, floury baguette, and even a bit of dark brown bread coming to the front. The sugars here are thankfully far more present than they were on the nose, adding good measures of orange, apricot, and berry fruits, as well as brown sugar and a touch of wildflower honey. The hops add a further citrusy note, as well as a pinch of pine, and gain a little strength in the latter part of the mouthful. In subsequent sips much of the finer nuance of the sugars is lost, and the beer comes across more like bread and hay. The aftertaste is mainly bread and hay, with a distinct bitterness from the piney hops, and lingers for a short time. Mouthfeel is medium-light to medium, and carbonation is medium to medium-high, fizzing up in the mouth.

Overall, this is a good beer, and certainly far better than standard Anheuser-Busch fare. But it does lack a certain amount of punch, and the sugars are low enough that they become easily lost under the grains – especially in subsequent sips. A better sampling of orange, berry, and apricot notes would have served this brew better, and helped to balance the affair.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 17:57:38 | More by jondeelee

mbs11

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

11-04-2012 22:59:32 | More by mbs11

scottfrie

California

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

500ml bottle into SN tulip pint. Thanks Michael!

A: Pours a clear copper color with golden highlights beneath a finger of off-white head. A long film lasted after the head faded, and a few streaks of lace were left down the glass.
S: Dry roasted grains, grain husks, bread crust, with a hint of earthy hops. Malty and dry smelling.
T: Follows the nose with dry grain notes, lightly sweet malts, earthy hops, hop spices, and a hint of citrus. The finish is sweet and earthy, and the aftertaste is drying and full of bread crust.
M: Medium body, sweet but not cloying, with bubbly carbonation and a smooth mouthfeel.
O: Straightforward and easy to drink. Another solid beer from a solid brewery. Thanks again SneezyAchew.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2012 21:35:33 | More by scottfrie

Rempo

Indiana

4/5  rDev +5%

10-31-2012 00:38:26 | More by Rempo

tkelley

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

500 mo bottle poured into my hobgoblin glass designed for beers that size.

A - great copper color like the name suggests. Not a lot of head but ivenoticed that withthis glass.

S - nice biscuity malt smell with a good hop backdrop. Smells like a nice day in thecountryside but near a country bakery. Grassy.

T - Malty but not not a malt bomb. Hops on the backside.

M - good carbonation. Slightly heavy. Good hearty drink.

O - awesome local marzen. Super stoked to have access to this for years tocome. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 22:50:51 | More by tkelley

MasterSki

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to gn0sis for this one. Served in a pilsner glass.

A - White foam settles to a solid cap and a few splotches of lace. Transparent copper-gold body with plenty of fast-moving bubbles visible.

S - Earthy and spicy hops, toasted grains, wheat, slightly floral, a little bit of toffee sweetness, some mildly fruity apple and grape skin notes.

T - The taste is sweeter, with more biscuit and honey-drizzled bread. There's some nebulous berry fruitiness, along with a kiss of floral and grassy hop. As you'd expect from the style it's malty but not cloying, with a kiss of hops. The finish lingers a bit longer than your typical festbier though.

M - Surprising heft for only 5% - verging on medium-full in body. Pleasant moderate-to-low carbonation, with a creamy and smooth texture that finishes a tad sticky. No alcohol presence.

D - Not totally what I was expecting from an Oktoberfest, but a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed the sweeter flavors in this one, although I could have stood for a little bit crisper feel. No problem drinking a half-liter on my own though.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 03:21:34 | More by MasterSki

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

10-29-2012 16:49:17 | More by PEIhop

WhitmansNiece

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

10-28-2012 19:56:22 | More by WhitmansNiece