OK, I'm back to reviewing some nice Irish craft beers again!!
The last couple of weeks, I included two beers which I had on holidays in Spain, both fairly average to be fair, but blinkered by sunshine and ice cold beer, they got quite good scores. Had I drank them on a rainy day in Ireland, they would have been closer to 1.5 or 2 out of 5 :o)
So moving along to this week, I have gone for an Amber Ale brewed not so far from where I live. The Brewery is called jack Cody's and they only opened their doors in 2015. They actually started out life as a food truck making mean-ass handmade burgers! The beer I am reviewing here "Smiggy" was their very first beer which they brewed to pair with their signature burger. You really can't beat a burger! Actually ya can, a beer trumps it.. But a beer and a burger!! Now you're talking!! :o)
So this weeks beer of the week is.....
Jack Cody's Amber Ale
Intro
The label on this one jumped out at me at the off licence and then I also remembered a friend recently commenting on how nice this one was, so I said I'd have to see for myself.
Review
This was an easy drinking amber ale. It poured a dark murky amber orange colour.
Aroma was of light pine, citrus and caramel.
Taste was distinctly caramel, with a nice balance of orange and pine and possibly a touch of toffee. Nice mouthfeel, with soft to medium carbonation.
Strong malty after taste. A fine brew indeed.
This one will certainly grace the Ablaze beer rack again in the near future, one of the better beers I've tasted recently.
The lacing was quite good, and this one formed a nice creamy head but it did dissipate pretty quickly.
This one definitely gets the nod of approval from me, next time hopefully the sun is shining and I can throw a few burgers on the BBQ to accompany the beer..
Mmmmmm Burgers....
Stats
- Brewer: Jack Cody's Brewery, Unit 1 Boyne Business Park, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland
- Alcohol Content: 4.8%
- Size: 500ml/50cl bottle
- Bitterness: Medium
- What they say: Pale ale malt with light and dark crystal malts, fermented with an American Ale yeast and bittered and flavoured with Simcoe and Citra hops – great with barbecue and strong cheese.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering about the plants in the shots, they are my family of Aloe Vera plants. My sister-in-law gave me one a few years ago, and once a year they start sprouting some new baby plants, which I now give to friends and family. They are the absolute business for a sunburnt forehead, which I often get when playing golf or surfing at the weekend.
Rating
3.75/5
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The other reviews of Irish beers can be found here if you are interested:
Irish Beer Review 1 Mcgargles Cousin Rosies
Irish Beer Review 2 The Foxes Rock IPA
Irish Beer Review 3 Kinnegar Scraggy Bay Indian Pale Ale
Irish Beer Review 4 Tom Crean's Irish Lager
Irish Beer Review 5 Rascals Wunderbar IPA
Irish Beer Review 6 Costellos White Rhino IPA
Irish Beer Review 7 Boyne Brewhouse Irish Craft IPA
Irish Beer Review 8 Maggies Leap IPA
Irish Beer Review 9 Kinnegar The Devil's Backbone Amber Ale
Irish Beer Review 9 The Journeyman IPA
Holiday Mahou Clásica
Holiday Secret Beer Review
All of the photos(except the burger one) are mine and were taken with my Samsung Galaxy A5