Jack Russell Captain Boomers IPA

Brewed by Jack Russell Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Camino, California USA

Deep orange/amber color. Very frothy and rocky head. Fruity, mildly bitter flavor. The hops, though light, were more floral. A drinkable, interesting beer.

Picked this up at Total Wine in Roseville, pretty solid store just as an FYI, there are like 2 in California and by chance I hit both in a week, sweet. I picked up everything from these guys on a recommendation. To the beer, big malty IPA, not what you’d expect from NoCal but a pleasant surprise. This is very balanced for a 6.5% IPA, not over hopped and not to malty, a throwback to the original style. Big fan, next time up there i’m getting more.

Draft. Caramel amber beer with a thin off-white head. Low citrus aroma compared to flavor. Lots of citrus in flavor with a caramel backing. LIngering bitterness. There’s a hint of chocolate malt, some fruitiness, and a bit of tannin.

Bought this because I recently had a sweet Newfoundland dog named Boomer. This was a murky deep copper body with a HUGE off-white head. HUGE. Had a nice hoppy, grapefruity aroma but not as intense as other IPAs. Medium body with a smooth and refreshing mouthfeel. Flavor was pleasant sweetness and lightly hoppy. Not bad.

From a 12 oz bottle that cost $1.49 at Corti Bros in Sacramento, this poured an amber-orange with a medium white head and lots of lacing. Nose is a blend of citrus and floral hops, and light malts. Mouhtfeel is quite smooth and feels good in the throat. Flavor is complex, with the aforementioned hops and malts, but also tinges of fruit and other hard to identify flavors. Finish is nicely bitter, however, and over all it is a quite drinkable IPA.

On tap and the Raley Field Brewfest in West Sacramento, CA. A little different than many IPA’s I’ve had. The hops are a big muted, but are there. Sweet citrus flavor with a smooth palate.

12 oz. bottle. Malty aroma backed by fruity/floral aspects. Rich reddish amber color with a white head that ringed. Thin to medium bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor suggests tea, tobacco, peach, harsh roasted malt, grapefruit hop. The net effect is rather dirty/gritty. So it’s not all that smooth, but it does have impact. The finish is sweet, dry, astringent. Something of an interesting contradiction. As time wears on the fruitiness gains prominence. Some of the annoying characteristics seem to be in the Big Ass brews. There’s enough flavor here to make them tolerable. Interesting overall.

Bottle. Nice golden amber ale with a thin white head. Floral hops come out well in aroma. Sweet crisp malt, with nutty notes, and roasted bitterness. Medium bodied. August 2005.