Jack of the Wood Green Man India Pale Ale

Brewed by Green Man Brewing (Jack of the Wood)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Date: 01/25/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: Dark yellow, whispy head,
Aroma: soft sweet hop aroma,
Flavor: solid european hop flavor with a lingering esb style finish
-------- /> Date: 09/22/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Score: ii to iii

Appearance: cloudy copper, fine thin cream colored head, lots of lace,
Aroma: sweet citrus grapefruit aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: nice sweet malt flavor balanced by lots of hops, very light bitter finish, all about the hop flavor and not the bitterness as it should be
-------- /> Date: 12/22/2006
Mode: draft
Score: iii to ii+
Words: jacks

picking up more of a bitterness in addition to the sweet grapefruit character, last batch was a bit better,
-------- /> Name: John’s First IPA
Date: 03/30/2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewery

Appearance: hazy yellow, fine white head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma with light grapefruit,
Flavor: medium malt flavor balanced by light citrus hop flavor, light lasting bitter finish,
-------- /> Name: John’s First IPA
Date: 09/21/2007
Mode: cask
Words: dirty jacks

the citrus character has taken a bit of a backseat to the sweet crystal malt, still the nice light bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 01/19/2008
Mode: draft
Words: jacks

still a bit too much bitterness in the finish but almost enough sweet caramel and crystal malt to balance it,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
-------- /> Name: John’s First IPA
Date: 04/11/2008
Mode: cask
Score: 2.8 to 4.0
Words: dirty jacks

Appearance: clear orange, creamy beige head, lots of thick drippy lace,
Aroma: huge fresh sugary sweet grapefruit aroma like a breakfast sunrise,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor is perfectly balanced by the citrus hops, light balancing bitternes stays out of the way of the wonderful robust hop flavor, light bitter finish is a dim reminder of the past wonders,
Overall: john has this one dialed in perfectly
-------- /> Name: John’s First IPA
Date: 05/17/2008
Mode: cask
Words: dirty jacks

I could retire to a desert island and live out my life as a happy man with nothing besides this IPA on cask

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4

(draft) Crystal clear amber body with small beige head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, orange/pine, some grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, orange/pine/grapefruit. Medium body, quite drinkable.

on tap-pours an off white head and dark gold color. Aroma is sweet pine, medium malt. Taste is bitter hops (cluster)/medium malt. Maybe some orange rind.

On tap at Jack of the Wood. Pours a deep hazy orange/amber with a thin head. Aroma is earthy, moderately hopped- zesty, tea, and floral with slight citrus hops and a honey-like caramel malt backbone. Ok earthy and green hop flavor, good malty backbone and moderate body, tea and floral hops and a bit of orange peel with more caramel. Green and slightly harsh bitterness, but overall it was drinkable and not bad.

Darught at the brewpub. Slightly hazy, orange color with white head that laced the glass. Light flowery hop nose with strong sprucy hop flavor and bitter finish.

Copper, decent sized rocky beige head. Very fresh, pungent aroma - piney at first, with a touch of grapefruit. Pretty tasty, with notes of pine and resin. Fairly assertive finish, with a decent aftertaste. Draft at The Laughing Seed, Asheville.

Darkish oak brown, little head. Citrus malt aroma. Stock west coast IPA - grapefruity, medium sweet, over-threshed Cascades or Centennial hops perhaps mixed with something English as a flavoring hop. Slightly viscous, but generally a medium body. Longish grapefruit finish. Hops build, but it’s not a hophead IPA.

Appearance: Pours a hazy amber body with a thin, bubbly off-white head. Smell: Aroma of earthy, herbaceous hops and vague hints of English toffee. Taste: Mild toffee flavor and sweetness that quickly shifts to a moderately spicy hop taste that lasts into the gently lingering finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Very mild carbonation. Drinkability: Cask and you shall receive!