Kennebunkport IPA - Federal Jack's Restaurant & Brew Pub

brewcore

South Carolina

2.35/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Working my way through the Trader Joe's exclusive beers.

A: Copper in color. Yields a two finger off white, soapy head.

S: Nothing stands out in the nose. Some floral hops and lightly roasted malts. The fragrance is very weak.

T: Sweet malts predominate. Faint cistrusy hops. Barely detecting piney notes on the front. Most disappointing thing about this beer. Would hardly consider the hops presence of this beer an American IPA. Just doesn't fit the style.

M: Very light bodied with weak carbonation. Not exciting at all.

O: By far the most disappointing TJ's beer I have tried to date. Not undrinkable, but does not fit the style. Judging according to the style, it is down right not good. As a beverage it's not bad, as an IPA it is bad. Will not buy this one again.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2012 02:40:50 | More by brewcore

naturallight1

Nevada

3/5  rDev +9.5%

05-11-2013 04:11:33 | More by naturallight1

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

05-10-2013 04:49:59 | More by DrunkinYogi

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev +38%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle marked best before nov. '13

look is a very clear ruby amber. smell is dry leaves, sweet honey and pine tree sap. taste follows: very dry and bitter, an off metallic taste, with sweet maple-y malts. feel is dry, dry, dry.

solid english-style IPA, especially at the cheap price point. the misleading label (the word english is nowhere to be seen) can be attributed to the low score here.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 07:36:38 | More by jimmah120

cre83

Washington

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

05-01-2013 18:43:24 | More by cre83

tjsdomer2

Illinois

2.89/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Excellent layer of tan foam that dissipates quickly. Rather red for an IPA.

Smell: Sweet. Almost adjunct-like. It actually smells like caramel corn.

Taste/Mouthfeel: This is not an IPA. A lot like an amber ale...quite sweet. More caramel. There's a burned popcorn flavor in the finish that I don't like. Mouthfeel is actually ok. Good crispness, despite the cloying sweetness, but the burned flavor overwhelms.

Overall: A bad IPA but an ok amber.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 02:28:02 | More by tjsdomer2

JLapadura

New York

2/5  rDev -27%

04-30-2013 01:05:25 | More by JLapadura

CorvetteMike

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +46%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From bottle to glass red/orange color with nice head.
a: Red/orange color, 2 finger width head
s: Light hop smell
t: Very smooth taste, no bitterness, or no aftertaste
m: Medium body, with no aftertaste, or bitterness
o: Very good IPA. Worth buying again.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 02:12:59 | More by CorvetteMike

RyanTeeter

New York

1.49/5  rDev -45.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

a: Nice head quality to this, disappeared a little quick but a light head still remains throughout. A lighter copper color with a rosé hue to it.

s: This is an ineresting aroma. I am getting fruitiness. Apples and apricot and some light banana. Some light spice to it as well, cinnamon.

t: The bitterness is paired with a caramel malt while squeezuing in fruitness...I do not enjoy much as they are not complimentary of one another. I also get a strong sour taste which leaves me not wanting more.

m: A light mouthfeel quickly clears the mouth which is nice because I am sruggling here.

o: I have enjoied most beers I have tasted from Maine - was very excited to try this beer however I feel as though they were truly trying to put to much into the bottle and the end result is an over-flavored, awkward beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 03:09:49 | More by RyanTeeter

jadams11

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

04-20-2013 21:19:49 | More by jadams11

ColForbinBC

New Jersey

2.54/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

12oz bottle poured into a pint

Pours a reddish amber with a good amount of visible carbonation. A fluffy off-white cap cap rises two fingers and falls to a thin layer. Scattered lines and dots of lace.

The nose is spicy, earthy, and grassy with a good amount of caramel. A touch floral. The malts really step forward here. Not really what I am looking for when I lean in to an English IPA.

A lot of caramel and spice fill the palate. Some floral and earthy notes come in before another wave of sweet malt. The finish is a dance between sweet biscuit malt and earthy bitterness.

Medium body with a smooth feel. A little prickly.

This is a below average example of the style. Way too much caramel and a little too spicy.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 00:06:02 | More by ColForbinBC

1Nrwyscotch

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

04-02-2013 00:59:26 | More by 1Nrwyscotch

Falcone

North Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -54.4%

03-31-2013 01:16:35 | More by Falcone

kew

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

03-30-2013 20:39:04 | More by kew

cdwil

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

03-30-2013 12:41:34 | More by cdwil

dbrauneis

New Jersey

2.81/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: Pours a clear medium copper to amber in color with some moderate amounts of visible carbonation and dark amber + red highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy dark beige head that slowly reduces to a thin film covering about half of the surface of the beer along with a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of toasted and caramel malts with just a hint of sweetness. Lighter aromas of spicy and earthy hops.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of toasted malts with a touch of caramel sweetness. There are light notes of earthy and spicy hops. The hop flavors are more from bittering hops rather than contributing distinct flavors which leave a moderate amount of lingering bitterness.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

O: Overall I am not the biggest fan of this beer, I was hoping for something a little more balanced and with more aromatic/flavorful hops than just the bittering ones. Not sure I would have another of these and I really enjoy almost all IPAs.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 02:06:02 | More by dbrauneis

Spikester

Oregon

3/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours dark amber with about one finger of white head. There is a modest amount of lacing about half way down the glass.
Smell is somewhat sweet cracker malts.
Taste is sweet malts with a Euro hop bitterness. A bit of leather from the hops.
Mouthfeel is spot on for the style.
Overall a pretty good English IPA. Not to be compared with an American IPA.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 05:35:13 | More by Spikester

AJ01923

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev +0.4%

03-13-2013 03:13:51 | More by AJ01923

Dapperticus

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +46%

03-02-2013 05:14:25 | More by Dapperticus

mhbarber

Virginia

1.5/5  rDev -45.3%

02-28-2013 20:35:50 | More by mhbarber

Mattyb79

Virginia

3/5  rDev +9.5%

02-22-2013 01:45:31 | More by Mattyb79

TastyAdventure

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +27.7%

02-21-2013 00:02:54 | More by TastyAdventure

MacHeadBeer

California

3/5  rDev +9.5%

02-20-2013 20:34:43 | More by MacHeadBeer

zbooks

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -8.8%

01-30-2013 19:46:54 | More by zbooks

alexworsnip

3.5/5  rDev +27.7%

01-28-2013 05:24:15 | More by alexworsnip