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M61 Vulcan
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M61 Vulcan | |
An unmounted M61 Vulcan.
Type | Six-barreled Gatling-style rotary cannon |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1959–present |
Used by | United States/NATO |
Wars | Vietnam War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1946 |
Manufacturer | General Electric |
Variants | See below |
Specifications | |
Weight |
112 kilograms (248 lb) (excluding feed system) (M61A1) or 92 kilograms (202 lb) (excluding feed system) (M61A2)(HEI) 100 g (3.5 oz) (projectile) |
Length | 1,827 mm (71.93 in) |
Cartridge | 20×102mm |
Caliber | 20 mm (0.787 in) |
Barrels | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves) |
Action | Hydraulically operated, electrically fired, Gatling |
Rate of fire | 6,000 rounds per minute (M61A1) 6,600 rounds per minute (M61A2) |
Muzzle velocity | 1,050 metres per second (3,450 ft/s) (with PGU-28/B round) |
Feed system | Belt or linkless feed system |
The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barreled, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft for fifty years.[1]
The M61 was originally produced by General Electric, and after several mergers and acquisitions is currently produced by General Dynamics.[1]
At the end of World War II, the United States Army began to consider new directions for future military aircraft guns. The higher speeds of jet-powered fighter aircraft meant that achieving an effective number of hits would be extremely difficult without a much higher volume of fire. While captured German designs (principally the Mauser MG 213C) showed the potential of the single-barrel revolver cannon, the practical rate of fire of such a design was still limited by ammunition feed and barrel wear concerns. The Army wanted something better, combining extremely high rate of fire with exceptional reliability.
In response to this requirement, the Armament Division of General Electric resurrected an old idea: the multi-barrel Gatling gun. The original Gatling gun had fallen out of favor because of the need for an external power source to rotate the barrel assembly, but the new generation of turbojet-powered fighters offered sufficient electric power to operate the gun, and electric operation offered reliability superior to a gas operated weapon.[2]
With multiple barrels, the rate of fire per barrel could be lower than a single-barrel revolver cannon while still giving a superior total rate of fire. The idea of powering a Gatling gun from an external electric power source was not a novel idea at the end of the World War II era, as Richard Jordan Gatling himself had done just that in 1893, with a patent he filed.[2]
The Army issued General Electric the contract in 1946 for "Project Vulcan", a six-barrel weapon capable of firing 7,200 rounds per minute (rpm).[3] Although European designers were moving towards heavier 30 mm weapons for better hitting power, the U.S. initially concentrated on a powerful 15-millimetre (0.60 in) cartridge designed for a pre-war anti-tank rifle, expecting that the cartridge's high muzzle velocity would be beneficial for improving hit ratios on high speed targets.
The first GE prototypes of the 15-millimetre (0.60 in) caliber T45 were ground-fired in 1949; it achieved 2,500 rpm, which was increased to 4,000 rpm by 1950. By the early 1950s, the USAF decided that high velocity alone might not be sufficient to ensure target destruction and tested 20 mm and 27 mm alternatives based on the 15-millimetre (0.60 in) caliber cartridge. These variants of the T45 were known as the T171 and T150 respectively, and were first tested in 1952. Eventually, the 20×102 mm cartridge was determined to have the desired balance of projectile and explosive weight and muzzle velocity.
The development of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter revealed that the T171 Vulcan (later redesignated M61) suffered problems with its linked ammunition, being prone to misfeed and presenting a foreign object damage (FOD) hazard with discarded links. A linkless ammunition feed system was developed for the upgraded M61A1, which subsequently became the standard cannon armament of U.S. fighters.
In 1993, General Electric sold its aerospace division, including GE Armament Systems along with the design and production tooling for the M61 and GE's other rotary cannon, to Martin Marietta. After Martin's merger with Lockheed, the rotary cannon became the responsibility of Lockheed Martin Armament Systems. Lockheed Martin Armament Systems was later acquired by General Dynamics, who currently produce the M61 and its various offspring.[1]
The Vulcan is a Gatling gun: each of the cannon's six barrels fires once in turn during each revolution of the barrel cluster. The multiple barrels provide both a very high rate of fire—around 100 rounds per second—and contribute to prolonged weapon life by minimizing barrel erosion and heat generation. Mean time between jams or failures is in excess of 10,000 rounds, making it an extremely reliable weapon. The success of the Vulcan Project and its subsequent progeny, the very-high-speed Gatling gun, has led to guns of the same configuration being referred to as Vulcan Cannon, which can sometimes confuse nomenclature on the subject.
Most aircraft versions of the M61 are hydraulically driven and electrically primed. The gun rotor, barrel assembly and ammunition feed system are rotated by a hydraulic drive motor through a system of flexible drive shafts. The round is fired by an electric priming system where an electrical current from a firing lead passes through the firing pin to the primer as each round is rotated into the firing position.
The self-powered version, the GAU-4 (called M130 in Army service), is gas-operated, tapping gun gas from three of the six barrels to operate the mechanism. The self-powered Vulcan weighs about 4.5 kilograms (10 lb) more than its electric counterpart, but requires no external power source to operate.
The initial M61 used linked, belted ammunition, but the ejection of spent links created considerable (and ultimately insuperable) problems. The original weapon was soon replaced by the M61A1, with a linkless feed system. Depending on the application, the feed system can be either single-ended (ejecting spent cases and unfired rounds) or double-ended (returning casings back to the magazine). A disadvantage of the M61 is that the bulk of the weapon, its feed system, and ammunition drum makes it difficult to fit it into a densely packed airframe.
The feed system must be custom-designed for each application, adding 140–180 kg (300–400 lb) to the complete weapon. Most aircraft installations are double-ended, because the ejection of empty cartridges can cause a foreign-object damage (FOD) hazard for jet engines and because the retention of spent cases assists in maintaining the center of gravity of the aircraft. The first aircraft to carry the M61A1 was the C model of the F-104, starting in 1959.
A lighter version of the Vulcan developed for use on the F-22 Raptor, the M61A2, is mechanically the same as the M61A1, but with thinner barrels to reduce overall weight to 92 kilograms (202 lb). The rotor and housing have also been modified to remove any piece of metal not absolutely needed for operation and replaces some metal components with lighter weight materials. The F/A-18E/F also uses this version.[4]
The Vulcan's rate of fire is typically 6,000 rounds per minute, although some versions (such as that of the AMX and the F-106 Delta Dart) are limited to a lower rate, and others have a selectable rate of fire of either 4,000 or 6,000 rounds per minute. The M61A2's lighter barrels allow a somewhat higher rate of fire up to 6,600 rounds per minute.
An M61 Vulcan at the Miramar Airshow.
Practically no powered rotary cannon is supplied with enough ammunition for a full minute of firing, because of the weight of the ammunition. In order to avoid using the few hundred rounds carried in a matter of a single trigger pull, a burst controller is generally used to limit the number of rounds fired at each trigger pull. Bursts of from two or three up to 40 or 50 can be selected.
Until the late 1980s the M61 primarily used the M50 series of ammunition in various types, typically firing a 99 grams (3.5 oz) projectile at a muzzle velocity of about 1,030 metres per second (3,380 ft/s). A variety of Armor-Piercing Incendiary (API), High Explosive Incendiary (HEI), and training rounds are available. Around 1988 a new round was introduced, the PGU-28/B,[5] which is now standard for U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft. The PGU-28/B is a "low-drag" round designed to reduce in-flight drag and deceleration, and has a slightly increased muzzle velocity of 1,050 metres per second (3,450 ft/s).
It is a semi-armor piercing high explosive incendiary (SAPHEI) round, providing substantial improvements in range, accuracy, and power over the preceding M56A3 HEI round. The PGU-28/B has not been without problems, however. A 2000 USAF safety report noted 24 premature detonation mishaps (causing serious damage in many cases) in 12 years with the SAPHEI round, compared to only two such mishaps in the entire recorded history of the M56 round. The report estimated that the current PGU-28/B had a potential failure rate 80 times higher than USAF standards permit.[6]
The main types of combat rounds and their main characteristics are listed in the table below.
Designation | Type | Projectile Weight [g] | Bursting charge [g] | Muzzle Velocity [m/s] | Description |
M53 | API | ? | 4.2 g incendiary[7] | 1030 | 6.3 mm RHA penetration at 0 degree impact angle and 1000 m range.[7] |
M56A3/A4 | HEI | 102[8] | 9 g HE (RDX/wax/Al) and 1.5 g incendiary[7][8] | 1030 | Nose fuzed round, no tracer. 2 m effective radius to produce casualties to exposed personnel.[7] Fragmentation hazard out to 20 m.[8] 12.5 mm RHA penetration at 0 degree obliquity at 100 m range.[7] |
PGU-28A/B | SAPHEI | 102.4[9] | 10 g[8] | 1050 | Multi-purpose fuzeless round with an incendiary charge in the nose setting off the HE behind it with a slight delay to maximize lethality against aircraft. No tracer or self-destruct. A zirconium pellet at the bottom of the HE cavity provides additional incendiary effect. |
Applications and first combat use[edit]
The Vulcan first entered aerial combat on 4 April 1965 when four North Vietnamese Air Force MiG-17s (J-5s)[10] attacked a force of 10 escorting North American F-100 Super Sabres (2 of which were assigned weather reconnaissance duties) and 48 Vulcan armed, but "bomb-laden F-105s", shooting down two Thunderchiefs. The MiG Leader, Capt. Tran Hanh, and the only survivor from the 4 MiGs reported that U.S. jets had pursued them and that F-105s had shot down 3 of his aircraft, killing Lieutenants Pham Giay, Le Minh Huan, and Tran Nguyen Nam. Capt. Donald Kilgus piloting an F-100 did receive an official probable kill with his four M39 20mm cannons during the engagement; however no other US pilot reported destroying any MiGs during the battle, leaving open the plausibility that at least 2 of the MiG-17s may have been downed by their own AA fire.[11][12][13]
The first confirmed Vulcan gun kill occurred on 29 June 1966 when Major Fred Tracy, flying his F-105 Thunderchief with the 421st TFS, fired 200 rounds of 20mm into a MiG-17 that had just fired a 23mm shell through one side of his cockpit and which exited out the other side. When the NVAF MiG flew in front of him after making his pass, Maj. Tracy opened fire on him.[14][15]
The gun was installed in the Air Force's A-7D version of the A-7 Corsair II where it replaced the Naval versions' standard dual cannon, and subsequently adopted by the Navy on the A-7E[16] and in future fighters. Significantly it was integrated into the newer F-4E Phantom II variants. The F-4 was originally designed without cannons as it was believed that missiles had made guns obsolete. Combat experience in Vietnam showed that a gun could be more effective than guided missiles in many combat situations, and that an externally carried gun pod was less effective than an internal gun.
U.S. Vulcan 20mm Gun Aerial Combat Kills in the Vietnam War 1966–1972[edit]
Source:;[17] data excludes combination air-to-air missile/gun kills.
Date/Year | Firing Aircraft | Vulcan 20mm Gun Model | Aircraft Downed | USAF Unit/Comments |
29 June 1966 | F-105D Thunderchief | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 421st[18] Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) |
18 August 1966 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 34th TFS |
21 September 1966 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 333rd TFS |
21 September 1966 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 431st TFS |
4 December 1966 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 469th TFS |
1967 | F-105D/F-105F | M61A1 | (5) MiG-17s | 333rd TFS |
1967 | F-105D | M61A1 | (8) MiG-17s | 354th TFS |
1967 | F-105D/F-105F | M61A1 | (4) MiG-17s | 357th TFS |
1967 | F-4C Phantom II | SUU-16 | (2) MiG-17s | 480th TFS |
13 May 1967 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 44th TFS |
3 June 1967 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 13th TFS |
23 August 1967 | F-105D | M61A1 | MiG-17 | 34th TFS |
24 October 1967 | F-4D | SUU-23 | MiG-21 | 433rd TFS |
1967 | F-4D | SUU-23 | (3) MiG-17s | 435th TFS |
3 January 1968 | F-4D | SUU-23 | MiG-17 | 433rd TFS; Pilot, Maj. B J Bogoslofski, WSO, Capt. Richard L Huskey[19] |
14 February 1968 | F-4D | SUU-23 | MiG-17 | 555th TFS |
1972 | F-4E | M61A1 | (3) MiG-21s | 35th TFS; The F4E is the first Phantom II to enter the war with an internal Vulcan gun.[20] |
2 June 1972 | F-4E | M61A1 | MiG-19 | 58th TFS |
9 September 1972 | F-4E | M61A1 | MiG-21 | 555th TFS |
15 October 1972 | F-4E | M61A1 | MiG-21 | 307th TFS |
Total MiG-17s: | 32 | |||
Total MiG-19s: | 1 | |||
Total MiG-21s: | 6 | |||
MiG Total: | 39 |
The Vulcan was later fitted into the weapons bay of some Convair F-106 Delta Dart models and the F-111 Aardvark. It was also adopted as standard in the "teen"-series air superiority fighters, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Other aircraft include the Italian/Brazilian AMX International AMX (on Italian aircraft only), and the F-22 Raptor. It was fitted in a side-firing installation on the Fairchild AC-119, some marks of the Lockheed AC-130 gunships, and was used in the tail turrets of both the Convair B-58 Hustler and Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers. Japan's Mitsubishi F-1 carried one internally mounted JM61A1 Vulcan with 750 rounds.[16]
Two gun pod versions, the SUU-16/A (also designated M12 by the US Army) and improved SUU-23/A (US Army M25), were developed in the 1960s, often used on gunless versions of the F-4. The SUU-16/A uses the electric M61A1 with a ram-air turbine to power the motor. This proved to cause serious aerodynamic drag at higher speeds, while speeds under 640 kilometres per hour (400 mph) did not provide enough airflow for maximum rate of fire.
The subsequent SUU-23/A uses the GAU-4/A self-powered Vulcan, with an electric inertia starter to bring it up to speed. Both pods ejected empty cases and unfired rounds rather than retaining them. Both pods contained 1,200 rounds of ammunition, with a loaded weight of 733 and 780 kilograms (1,615 and 1,720 lb) respectively. During service in the Vietnam War the pods proved to be relatively inaccurate: the pylon mounting was not rigid enough to prevent deflection when firing, and repeated use would misalign the pod on its pylon, making matters worse.
A variant with much shorter barrels, designated the M195, was also developed for use on the M35 Armament Subsystem for use on the AH-1G Cobra helicopter. This variant fed from ammunition boxes fitted to the landing skid and was developed to provide the AH-1 helicopter with a longer-range suppressive fire system before the adoption of the M97 Universal Turret mounting the M197 cannon.
The M61 is also the basis of the US Navy Mk 15 Phalanx Close-in weapon system system and the M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defense System (the M168 variant is used).
See also[edit]
- M197 Gatling gun
- XM301 Cannon
- M134 Minigun
- GAU-8 Avenger—General Electric, 30×173 mm
- GAU-12 Equalizer—General Electric, 25×137 mm
- GSh-6-23 (the closest Soviet/CIS equivalent of the M61, used on a variety of Russian fighters)
- GSh-30-1 (another Soviet/CIS cannon, used in Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 (another Soviet/CIS cannon, used in the Mikoyan MiG-27 fighter-bomber)
- Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 (another Soviet/CIS cannon)
- Shipunov 2A42 (another Soviet/CIS cannon)
- Anderton, David A. North American F-100 Super Sabre. Osprey Publishing Limited, 1987. ISBN 0-85045-622-2.
- Davies, Peter E. U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965-68. Osprey Combat Aircraft #45, 2004, Osprey Publishing, UK. ISBN 1-84176-656-9.
- Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses, United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973. (2001) Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-115-6.
- McCarthy Jr., Donald J. MiG Killers, A Chronology of U.S. Air Victories in the Vietnam War 1965-1973. Specialty Press; 2009 ISBN 978-1-58007-136-9.
- Michel III, Marshall L. Clashes, Air Combat Over North Vietnam 1965-1972. Naval Institute Press; 1997. ISBN 978-1-59114-519-6.
- Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey Combat Aircraft #25, 2008 2nd Edition. ISBN 978-1-84176-162-6.
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Join Special Olympics Great Britain at the Soar Valley Netball Centre in Leicester, Great Britain on 25-27 April 2014 for two days of exciting netball competition. Come cheer on and support our Special Olympics athletes as they show their skill and courage on the court.For more informationMore DetailsMary MartinEmail:firstname.lastname@example.com:0141 579 5403View More
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Get your laces tied up and sign up to this fantastic event, offering you the choice to run 4 different course lengths. You can choose from the Full Marathon, a Marathon Relay, the Half-Marathon or a Six Mile course. Training schedules are provided no matter what length you choose, so why not get involved? Run your personal best in Limerick next year! And be proud to be part of the Special Olympics Ireland team! Sign up and full information on the event and different options are available at www.greatlimerickrun.com.For more informationMore DetailsView More
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1,500 Special Olympics athletes from the 4 corners of Ireland will paricipate in 14 sports competitions that will inlcude aquatics, athletics, basketball, kayaking, gymnastics, MATP, football, golf, bocce, ptich n putt, bowling, table tennis, badminton and equestrian. Competition will be held in various venues through Limerick and the surrounding areas. For more informationMore DetailsView More
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Special Olympics Netherlands is organizing a Coaches Train the Trainer workshop on Open Water Swimming and hosting a Unified Open Water Swimming competition for 50 athletes on June 13-15 in Heerenveen/Sneek, Holland. For more informationMore DetailsNatascha BruersEmail:email@example.com:+31 30 659 7349View More
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This will be a Special Olympics level 5 golf competition that will include 18 to 24 of the best Special Olympics golf players in the world. All Special Olympics golf programs are welcome to send information about their top-5 players. Athletes will be selected and invited to compete in the tournament.For more informationJesper HviidEmail:email@example.com:+4540157660View More
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Read More...Kai Wright writes on Colorlines.com: "Osama Bin Laden, evil incarnate, has justified so, so much American violence in the 21st century. We have launched two wars and executed God knows how many covert military operations in the ethereal, never-ending fight he personifies."
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Cascadian Schwarzbier - Jack's Abby Brewing
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4.35/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Second pour from a new growler into a tulip.
A - dark dark body. Very little light comes through but a little if you tilt it tot the side. Good head, retention, and lacing.
N - Mostly roasts and malts on the nose. Obvious hops as well. Pine, grapefruit. But again mostly roasted malts.
T - opposite of the smell. Mostly fresh hops. Really tasty. Piney, fruity. Then the roast. Mommy.
M - smooth but on the heavier side. Hearty. Good carbonation
O - love it. Love choppy dark beers and one this fresh doesn't come along too often.
Serving type: growler
04-30-2013 00:00:08 | More by tkelley
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer pours a black body with a thick off-white head. (This is the thickest head I've had on a JA beer so far, it's almost nitro-stout like)
Smell is very fresh clean dark grain with a fresh coffee, chocolate or other dark malt smell.
Taste is medium bodied with nice bitter dark roasted malt flavor. I know it's schwarzbier, but it has a very porter or irish stout sort of bitter malt flavor. Again, fresh grain, chocolate, toasted and roasted dark malts, coffee, but at the same time very clean and crisp. Hops are present in this brew, but don't really have a strong flavor profile. Definitely very bitter, but not over the top.
What can you say, another great beer from JA. Again, tastes more like a stout or porter to me than a schwarzbier, but still... a great session lager.
Serving type: growler
03-10-2012 20:20:12 | More by taez555
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to Jeff for splitting the bottle. Jack's Abby - leading the lager revolution. I'm trying to remember the last schwarzbier I've had... Can't think of it, so it has definitely been a while. This one pours with a black-hole black body with only the darkest of rubies shining at the edges. A foamy, beige head settles and fizzles to a collar pretty quickly, leaving some chunky lacing behind.
Full of pungent, piney hops up front, almost like something you'd expect from one of these new-fangled "black IPAs", because there's a big, roasty backbone hidden underneath the hops. So, yeah, lots of hoppy and malty aromas clashing; spicy, ashy, herbal, roasty, with a touch of finishing black pepper.
Not exactly sure what a schwarzbier is supposed to be, but looking at the dry-hop bill (Magnum, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial, and Cluster), this is appearing more and more like a "black IPL", if I may be so bold. Dark malts, plenty o' hops, only with lagering yeast. Would like to see a little more malt balance, but the spicy hops are pretty nice.
The taste is almost exactly as I expected it to be, which I guess is a good quality for a beer to exhibit. Brash, piney hops with a commanding bitterness couples with a heavily roasted malt bill, with also brings a bit of bitterness to the table. There's a very mild citric character from the hops, too, just a touch of grapefruit peels and citrus pith.
Light cocoa powder in the finish, along with a dry, sharpness. I swear I can finally taste some lager yeast in the finish; bready and full - it looks like the lagering wasn't for naught! Hops are definitely the most assaulting thing here, followed by the black malts, but the lager yeast somehow does surface among the ruckus. Thin-medium bodied, heavily carbonated with a sharp mouth feel.
Pretty good beer in a relatively unexplored style for me. From the taste alone, it reminds me of the lager version of a "black IPA" when you take a porter malt bill and mate it with an IPA hop bill, only in this case, using bottom-fermenting yeast and a cold fermentation. I wish I had more of the style to compare to, but it's pretty good nonetheless, if roasty and piney are your thing.
Serving type: bottle
08-19-2013 11:38:39 | More by tectactoe
3.96/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle opened 7.7.13
Dated March 2013
A - Pours a opaque deep brown with a huge tan head that sticks around forever.
S - Roasted malts and chocolate.
T - Roasted malt, chocolate, wheat, with some hop bitterness.
D - Good carbonation with a medium body.
O - Roasted and chocolate, but no hop flavor, just the bittering.
Serving type: bottle
07-29-2013 17:17:09 | More by HuskyinPDX
3.54/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500ml bottle, dated March 2013, poured into a Tired Hands Only Void snifter.
The beer pours a dark cola brown, near black color, hues of caramel when swished around. A billowing 3 fingers of bone colored head, very fluffy, that has decent retention and leaves a few spots of lace behind. The aroma is a mix of resinous, sappy pine and earthy hop spice as well as a heavy dose of coffee roast and toasted dark malt. The roast jumps out at me, true to style, and the hops are a nice layer on the backend, but at the same time, the aroma seems a touch muddled. Toasted dark malt and a roasted coffee flavor jump out, almost smokey, that quickly turns bitter and hoppy, lots of pine, earthy grassiness and crisp hop spice. Again, the balance seems off and both the roasted malts and bitter hops are fighting for attention, rather than melding nicely. The body is lively, crisp carbonation, coats the mouth fairly well and has a creamy touch at the finish that is also lightly dry.
Verdict: Did age hurt this, was it this muddled from the get-go? I like Schwarzbiers and the prospect of a hoppy one was exciting, but this just seems like one that got overhopped, yet, not hoppy enough. I'd like to revisit this beer when it's fresher.
Serving type: bottle
07-16-2013 01:51:44 | More by kevanb
3.5/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Half liter bottle dated March 2013.
Appearance on pouring into lager glass was light black coffee color with an enormous beige head that clung tenaciously to the glass.
Aroma was hoppy with citrus and pine notes with the toasty malt underneath. Sort of chocolate like Bakers or cocoa powder.
Flavor was very malty and toasty forward, then hops in the middle mostly grapefruit characteristics. Finishes with a cocoa powder taste and feel. Maybe a hint of smokiness hidden in there.
Mouthfeel was lively with good carbonation. Light bodied. Some lingering chocolate flavor that created a smooth feeling at the back. Some bitter hit, but not too much.
Overall a decent enough brew. For me, the hops clashed just a tiny but with the roasted characteristics. Glad I had it, seems fairly representative of the style, but probably not a regular for me.
Serving type: bottle
06-29-2013 00:28:09 | More by LeRose
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4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: The ice tea colored liquid is capped by an impressive head that sheets the glass with lacing
Smell: Caramel, piney hops and a hint of chocolate
Taste: Caramel forward with piney hops building into the mid-palate; nicely balanced after the swallow with a hint of chocolate underneath
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Another nice Americanized interpretation of a lager by the folks at Jack's Abby
Serving type: on-tap
06-28-2013 13:36:06 | More by brentk56
3.36/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
500 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Black with a nice khaki head. Lots of wisps.
Smell - Really hoppy. Chocolatey. Some roast.
Taste - And it's hoppy again. Grapefruit. Roasted malt. Bitter finish.
Mouthfeel - Overly carbonated. Clean and kinda thin.
Overall - Underwhelming. It's good for a lager, but that can be said of most of Jack's Abby beers.
Serving type: bottle
06-25-2013 02:07:05 | More by Alieniloquium
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4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 50cl bottle (March 2013).
Pours with a very active head. The head is foamy, but airy with a light brown color, that sticks around. The color is very dark brown, hues of amber and reddish brown.
Very aromatic. Obviously roasted malts, burnt chocolate, with piney hops.
Taste does not follow the smell, but not in a bad way. Still roasty, but the bitterness of the hops is much more apparent. It finishes with a cocoa/dark chocolate flavor that sits in your mouth for a while.
The mouthfeel is silky, not too creamy, feels very smooth going down.
Overall, this is great. Not sure if it would have been better back in March vs. May, but another solid Lager from Jack's Abby.
Serving type: bottle
05-29-2013 01:32:59 | More by nmann08
3.94/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to jaasen64 for hooking me up!
Pours a creamy black with a nice foamy beige head.
The smell is excellent, picking up a cocoa aspect from the dark malt and some nice tingly hop aromas.
Taste is a little different from the smell. Large amounts of roasty flvaors with a definite lingering dry cocoa powder taste/feel. Hops come in on the mid-palate, a nice counterpoint to the roast, but then get lost in that cocoa flavor on the back end.
Mouthfeel is great, nice and thick.
Overall, definitely a solid beer. Tasted blind, I would have guesses this was an american porter. Would have liked to see the hop presence kicked up a touch more, but a very solid overall brew.
Serving type: bottle
05-10-2013 14:29:14 | More by thebigredone
3.5/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The CS poured frothily from the .5 liter bottle, piling the tan head way over the top of my pilsner glass. Color is a deep rich brown and the aroma is primarily dark malts. with a hint of hops. This is an extrememly tasty beer, just fine for a cool spring day. Although the significant hopping does not intrude on the overall balance, this beer could use a little more "middle". This is obviously amped up from the traditional style but still in the family. I wonder what the draft version is like?? This one was kindly laid on me by Jamie Magee during a visit to Iron Hill Lancaster.
Serving type: bottle
04-25-2013 16:09:13 | More by BeerIsland
4.14/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
March 2013 batch, 500 ml bottle into a HF wine glass.
A - Pours a jet black body that exposes some light around the edges. A few fingers worth of khaki foam sticks around for a while. Ungodly amounts of dirty, sticky lacing just coats the sides of the glass.
S - Bright grapefruit, pine and charred malts and chocolate. It does that have uniquely Jack's Abby lager aroma to it.
T - Not overly bitter or malty. Just pleasant piney hops meeting ever so lightly roasty chocolate malts. A touch of smoke on the end. Very clean and easy drinking. Mouth feel is medium bodied and silky.
O - A pleasantly hoppy schwarzbier, this was damn tasty and JA continues to amaze me with their innovative lagers.
Serving type: bottle
04-16-2013 05:39:13 | More by davey101
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours wall to wall black. No color to be found. Beige head. Puffs up big with the initial pour. Good lacing and retention. Nailed the look. The aroma is heavy on chocolate, molasses and doughy malt. Some pine and citrus hoppiness in there, as well. There's more sweet roasted malt character than I expect from the style. It's a pleasant aroma, but it's more of a schwarzbier on steroids than a hoppy schwarzbier, at least in my opinion. I'm getting a fair bit of roast fruitiness. Pretty rich. Clean lager flavor. The taste is fairly sweet and still quite rich. Lots of fudge and treacle. Big coffee and pine needle finish. Again, over the top for the style, but still a very well made beer and quite tasty. I'm still not convinced that big hops and big roasted malt works well together, but this is a pleasant enough attempt, and I'm sure fans of American Black Ales and whatnot will like this beer. Very creamy mouthfeel. A bit much for the style, but who cares. This is a very good beer, and I would have called it an ale in a blind tasting. Knowing it's a lager, I can bit out some of that clean yeastiness, but the hops and malt are too big for me to have guessed right.
Serving type: bottle
04-14-2013 06:05:36 | More by popery
4.06/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled March 2013:
Thanx Dools9
Into a pilsener:
A: black/almost brown body that's a bit lighter around the edges and bottom of the pilsener, three finger white foamy head lasts for about three minutes and slowly dies as it sips
S: roasted malt, slightly pine/resinous, citrus perhaps (really faint), but gets more piney/resinous as it warms
T: dry and bitter through the previously mentioned flavors
M: light to medium, ABV is not felt leading to a decent session, comes through fairly smooth, dry bitter aftertaste and finish
O: I would say this is good for its style and I would have another
Serving type: bottle
04-10-2013 17:34:36 | More by BeerKangaroo
3.88/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The one I got was purchased in West Springfield. The date on the bottle was March, and I drank it in early April! So fresh. This beer is an interesting concept.
I love the Mahogany color, and its nice coffee filled earthly smell. Its interesting to think of the four hops that are used in this.
the taste is a wonderful smooth lager style. Can't say enough good things about the smooth mouthfeel and pleasant taste.
I am a huge fan of what Jack's Abby does. They really did a nice job with this style beer.
Serving type: bottle
04-08-2013 02:37:34 | More by davewlfpckfan29
4.35/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Fresh half liter bottle from brewery
A: beautiful big cardboard head, black as night. Huge rings of lacing, head lasts well.
Smokey roasted chocolate malts, pine and citrus hops. Pretty pungent.
T: dark roasted malts mix of chocolate and coffee, some honey and caramel notes too. Has a large pinecone/herbal hop flavor. Definitely a lot of cascade. Some grapefruit and citrus too.
M: super creamy mouth feel. Abv well integrated.
O: really yummy beer. Could be considered a black ipa. Nice mix of black patent and citrus hops. A great beer by Jack abby. Not surprisingly.
Serving type: bottle
04-06-2013 01:30:37 | More by BigCheese
4.34/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
March 2013. Picked it up at the brewery and was told it was bottled two weeks ago.
A: Dark brown but ruby, blood red when held up to light with a light brown, frothy, pillowy, foamy head. Fluffy, sticky foam and great retention.
S: Huge roasted malt, some smoke and wood, & a nice piney hop presence. The sweet, earthy, almost charred and chocolaty malt aroma is intriguing. Very unique.
T: Roasted malt and hops come together to form a delicious Black Ale. Fresh, piney hop presence and properly roasted malt. Roasty, nutty goodness without the heavy body of a Stout or Porter.
M: Super smooth with huuuge flavor. Balance of hops and malt is spot-on. Carbonation is right, too.
O: My first review for this beer was with a less-than-fresh bottle but this time around it shines. A great beer for the transition from Spring to Winter. Another knockout from Jack's Abby.
Serving type: bottle
03-30-2013 23:55:47 | More by Gatch
4.09/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Straight black. Nice and clear on the pour. The color of black olive juice with a bit more depth. Head is a light tan, massive, and super creamy. Solid retention leaves a couple cm creamy, fluffy cap. Sheets of lacing stick to the glass. Moderate carbonation on the pour.
Smell: Deeply roasted. Big hits of cocoa and chocolate malt. Some dark chocolate as well. Touches of burnt malt in the back. Nice citrus hop presence floats on the top. Big smack of bitter pine needle and oily resin. Some lighter milk chocolate as it warms. Caramel sweetness in the back. Touches of smoke.
Taste: Dark chocolate and cocoa over the top of a massive roasted malt character. A bit of char and smoke with some burnt malt sweetness. Solid hopping pushes a hint of citrus but sticks with bitter pine needle. Some hints of lager yeast buried in the back, a bit powdery. So much roast and char without crossing in to smoked beer territory. Warming smooths it out a bit.
Mouthfeel: A deceptively smooth medium body with a moderate to high carbonation for the style. Creamy. Delightful.
Overall: The Schwarz is strong.
If the bottle didn't tell me it was a lager, I wouldn't believe it. A great balance of roast, burnt, and hops. The mouthfeel really elevated everything.
Serving type: bottle
03-25-2013 03:01:21 | More by Goblinmunkey7
3.91/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Review #600! Jack's Abby keeps on coming...I think I saw this before sometime but didn't pick it up. March 2013 bottling, nice and fresh.
Pretty much black on the pour but there are some orange highlights at the bottom. A nice thick beige head falls to about a half-finger leaving behind some nice lacing.
Mostly hops in the scent with a decent amount of potency. Pine and earthy forward especially with some grapefruit and tropical notes. Light dark malts and graininess.
Taste broadens things, still big hops but more balanced. Pine, resin, grapefruit and citrus is brought on by the hops with a backing of roast, caramel, dark chocolate, toast and grain.
Good mouthfeel, a little on the foamy side, ample carbonation but smooth. Kind of big-feeling but no alcohol here.
Pretty much a Black IPA in lager form. Good stuff.
Serving type: bottle
03-17-2013 01:49:01 | More by Chico1985
2.94/5 rDev -27%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured into a tulip.
Fairly opaque black in appearance. Off-white head caps it and sticks around for most of the time.
Aroma is a bit strange. I smell malts that are a bit sweeter and thicker than a traditional schwarzbier, but on top of that, are cascade hops that smell dank and wet. A little like wet socks.
Flavor is sweet up front with malts that hint at brownie batter. A bit sweet. Then the cascade hops take over and give off a sense of dank stinky leaves. Bitterness on the finish. I think this beer is trying to be too much.
It was hard to tell if i liked the flavor. I want to like it, as i absolutely love schwarzbiers. But the dank, green, tea-like hops dont mesh well with the malt flavor. Its strange because i typically love black IPAs, so I'm not aversed to dark malts and hops getting along. Ultimately, i think the strong cascade hop presence here ruins the schwarzbier rather than compliments it. As i drank it I wished i was just drinking a traditional black lager.
Serving type: bottle
03-16-2013 12:33:49 | More by jbertsch
4.2/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
An offering from Jack's Abby sounds just right for my 1,000th review.
A-Pours a very dark brown with a huge, nimbus of a head. The monumental head leaves heaps of lacing.
S-Quite like a Black IPA except I think I can detect some Lager-yeast undertones. The aroma is also well hopped. Hops are sudsy, piney and earthy. Then, the dark roastiness sets in. Dried out chocolate and hints of burnt coffee and ash. Not incredibly intense.
T-The flavor really pops! Much more muscle here. All that pine and soapiness is ramped up. The earthy hops are also complemented by a serious citrusy addition. Bitter grapefruit flesh and flower stems. The roast is more talkative here. Bitter, dark chocolate and dark roast coffee. Could easily be mistaken for a Black IPA.
M-Very bitter thanks to both the surly roast and hoppiness. Drinks easily like all offerings from Jack's Abby. A slight hint of booze but the body goes down willingly.
O/D-Another Jack's gem. I wish all Schwarzbiers were like this. Would be one of the better Black IPAs I have had if it was one. A solid way to enter into the 1,000 review club.
Serving type: bottle
03-13-2013 02:02:52 | More by VelvetExtract
4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle poured into a New Belgium globe.
A: Pours black with a two inch off-white head. Good retention. Thin rings and small spots of lacing.
S: Hops are very earthy. Pine, resin, herbs, spicy. Lemon zest. Roasted malt scents are very sooty. Whiffs of toasted bread and milk chocolate as well. Subtle smokey undercurrent. Touch of earthy yeast.
T: Citrusy hop tastes up front are redolent of lemon zest. They then shift and go earthy and spicy. Herbs and pepper. Bitterness grips the tongue like a respectably firm handshake. Malts lay down a baseline of milk chocolate, cola, and lots of soot. Tropical esters of tangerine and pineapple. Very bitter on the finish with an oily, spicy bite and a lingering sooty taste underneath.
M: Medium bodied. Low carbonation lets the creaminess of the mouthfeel come through more. Silky. Good.
O: Black IPAs are all the rage these days, and Jack's Abby decided to get in on the action. Don't think for a second that this is simply a reflex 'jump on the bandwagon' type of reaction though. Never content to just follow the trends, Jack's Abby has put their own unique spin on the style, essentially creating a 'black IPL'. Lagers are, after all, the only thing they brew. This is a well made beer from start to finish. Clean and drinkable. Nice roasted but not burnt malt base, impressively bold and spicy hop profile. Yet another great entry into the increasingly diverse Jack's Abby portfolio of brews.
Serving type: bottle
03-12-2013 03:33:51 | More by ryan1788a5
4.55/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Fresh, and poured into a Sam Adams glass.
What a spectacular pour. Dark, dark- almost black. Pillowy off-white head. Lacing just sticks and sticks. Beautiful.
Aroma is unexpectedly coffee-forward. Smells like a Pacific Northwest coffee house, with just a touch of wood and roastiness. Maybe a bit of black tea as well. When I close my eyes I could convince myself I'm back in a rustic coffee joint in Seattle. Wonderful stuff.
Great flavor here as well. There's a bit less coffee than the aroma, but a big dose of sweetness and possible lactose adds some richness and complexity. It's dry and bitter on the finish, but not earthy. Just a sweet, almost lemon-rind finish.
Nice mouthfeel- dry, but compatible with the flavors.
Man, I love this beer. I really have no idea what a schwarzbier is supposed to taste like. All I know is this beer is delicious.
Serving type: bottle
02-28-2013 01:50:53 | More by stonermouse
4.19/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Black body with a tight but huge tan head.
Nose is crisp, clean hops with a bitter chocolateness.
Flavor is deep and rich tart malt with a solid hop punch on the finish. This is the definition of bittersweet. I like it.
Mouthfeel is slick, but with a crisp finish. Not stripping, but the hop character is present.
Overall, a very nice, highly drinkable brew. Jack's Abby hasn't misfired yet.
Can't wait to try the Kiwi Rising I have stashed in the fridge downstairs in the cellar...
Serving type: bottle
01-11-2013 02:08:41 | More by ghostwalker
3.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A black-brown color, thick and covered with a reasonable layer of light oatmeal colored head with fair lacing. The aroma is a smokey charcoal with a tart pear idea. Very pleasant. The flavor brings a tart malt and more smoky charcoal. There's a subtle herbal hop but it's really pretty simple and plenty good. Medium-light bodied with a fairly aqueous but slightly chalky feel. Carbonation is very refined but more than adequate for this style. I liked it and recommend it.
Serving type: bottle
01-08-2013 06:05:35 | More by Durge
Cascadian Schwarzbier from Jack's Abby Brewing
out of 100
based on 179 ratings.


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Comments about NIKE Women's Border Tennis Dress:
Runs one size too small. I fit into the Large although I'm size 6. Very comfortable to play in and very cute on the court! I love the blue and purple colors and the fabric is super light compared to prior years Nike tennis outfits. And now i get to match the shorties in different colors (luckily I bought the dresses on sale). I also bought it in the white and the black.
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- Feels too small
- Waist:
- Feels too small
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- Feels true to length
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- Comfort Driven
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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Comments about NIKE Women's Border Tennis Dress:
I was disappointed when I received this dress, although not to the point to go through hassle of returning it. The material is flimsy. The dress is my size, but is too short (i am 5'10"). I was price driven in my choice, but when I add additional $$$ for tennis panties (which is a must and doesn't come with the dress ), makes me wonder...
- Fit:
- Feels too small
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- Feels too short
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- Comfort Driven
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Thread: Not Happy with UPS right now.
Not Happy with UPS right now.
Well I orderd some new wheels and tires for my truck. Excited cause I got a smokin deal. They were suppose to arrive tuesday so I took off work early to be there when the driver shows up. He takes out 1 wheel, then 2 then 3 and uhhh closes the door. They left one in mississippi. They said it would be here Wednesday. I was like man this sucks but o.k I can wait one more day. So My dad is home Yesterday so as the UPS guy shows up and is rolling the rim in my dad hears this clinking noise. Opens it up to find out that the lugs had spilled and now I'm stuck with 4wheels/tires and a total of 3 lug nuts. Sweet. When I get home I look at the rim and from the retard rolling it and hearing the clink clink clink that was my nice new rim getting dented and scratched. So now I have to send it back and then they send me a new one. Looking at around 2 weeks. But on a brighter side, I'll have the lugnuts friday. YAY. Sorry guys just had to vent.
11-01-2007, 04:48 PM #204 Tahoe LT 5.3L stock MSD 8.5mm Wires
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Sounds to me like UPS just bought you a new rim...they ought to.
11-01-2007, 06:07 PM #5Thats a shame. If that was me there'd be one less UPS guy in the world. Thats B.S. but good luck with it.
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11-01-2007, 06:08 PM #6Yeah I did have the option of buying the slightly damaged rim and new tire at a highly discounted price but I have nowhere on the truck to keep it.
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11-01-2007, 08:00 PM #9Yeah I was gonna put in the rear but the bed being only 5'8" is already small enough let alone a 32" tire hogging the room.
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Good point. You'll probably use your bed. Personally, I always go with the insurance...on something expensive. UPS flubbed up an order I made from my speaker company. My subs are over $600 a piece and two of them had been dropped and the frame broken. UPS got a nice little hefty bill for that...
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