Jack Russell Whitewater Pale Ale

Brewed by Jack Russell Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Camino, California USA

Date: July 13, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: opaque orange, frothy beige head
Aroma: dry malt aroma, soapy, earthy
Flavor: slightly sweet malt flavor, touch of cardboard (bought a week ago), earthy bitterness, short bitter finish
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: *+/4

Bottle from Capone’s. Turbid deep orangy pour with 2-finger off-white head. Aroma of bready caramel malt, orange marmalade, spicy florals, slight funk, and peppery notes. The taste was bready caramel malt, some earthy hops, pepper, and spicy floral notes. This one came across like a Belgian themed IPA such as Urthel Hop it, and was quite good.

Golden amber ale with an off-white head. Light yeasty aroma. Caramel malts in mouth, with very light hops, especially for a cali brew. On tap at brewery, August 2005.

12 oz. bottle. Dark citrus aroma along with sweet caramel and light stone fruit. Nice amber color with a white head that quickly filmed. Thin to medium body. Near creamy carbonation. The flavor is complex. Earth, citrus, caramel, tobacco?, light stone fruits. The finish is earthy hop, and a touch of orange. Really something good.

Medium amber/copper color. Small head. Aroma is malty and a touch fruity. A medium bodied pale ale. Malts are nutty and slightly sweet. Hops are citrusy and slightly bitter. It’s slightly unbalanced toward the hops, and a fairly standard Pale Ale. It’s very drinkable, but there is nothing to distinguish it from ant other American Pale Ale. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it leave this beer lost in the legions of similar APAs. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is bitter.

Bottle> Pure amber, highly active, bringing an enticing activity level and a living head. The aroma is alluring as well, full of sweet cereals. As if the intent all along was to stick to the breakfast theme, this drinks like a liquid Wheat Chex, full of rich, malty cereal grains, but enticingly sweet and enjoyable. quite a good beer, actually.(#3397, 4/10/2008)

Bottle poured a clear golden amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of biscuit, toasted malt, light carmel and light fruittiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of earthiness, carmel and light fruittiness with a smooth malty finish.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours with a small white head and a golden body. Aroma is sweet with wet grain and light hops. Taste is watery with grain and perfume. Watery mouthfeel.