Easy Jack Summer Session IPA | Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
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Brewed by:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
California, United States | website
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.50%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by dwagner003 on 12-20-2013
Reviews: 200 | Ratings: 1,430
3.76/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Golden yellow color with foamy white head. Light fruity hops to nose. Light and easy on the palate; almost watery. Hoppiness is really light and faintly lingers. This is a nice summer drinking beer. Would recommend to first time IPA drinkers.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Golden yellow color with foamy white head. Light fruity hops to nose. Light and easy on the palate; almost watery. Hoppiness is really light and faintly lingers. This is a nice summer drinking beer. Would recommend to first time IPA drinkers.
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3.66/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap in a (warmish) pint glass.
Super clean golden copper color with a 1F white head. Zigzag lacing rings, steady bubbles. Very good looking.
Pine and sugary grapefruit aromas. The malts smell of warm baked goods.
Citrus and light malt flavors.
Very light body. Smooth with a mild hop finish. Easy drinker.
A ground - up effort, not bad.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap in a (warmish) pint glass.
Super clean golden copper color with a 1F white head. Zigzag lacing rings, steady bubbles. Very good looking.
Pine and sugary grapefruit aromas. The malts smell of warm baked goods.
Citrus and light malt flavors.
Very light body. Smooth with a mild hop finish. Easy drinker.
A ground - up effort, not bad.
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3.9/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Keg at the Botanist. Lovely accompaniment to finishing work on quite a sunny day. Very drinkable, perfect carbonation. Hops are dominant but laid back and full of citrus. Crisp but firm malt.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Keg at the Botanist. Lovely accompaniment to finishing work on quite a sunny day. Very drinkable, perfect carbonation. Hops are dominant but laid back and full of citrus. Crisp but firm malt.
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3.53/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Light hoppy scent. Watery taste. Very easy drinking. Does not have the pungent overpowering grapefruit notes present in other session IPAs. Bottled from a King of Prussia grocer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Light hoppy scent. Watery taste. Very easy drinking. Does not have the pungent overpowering grapefruit notes present in other session IPAs. Bottled from a King of Prussia grocer.
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4.1/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - 4 by default because I'm actually sessioning this and will not see what it looks like out of the bottle
S - nice aroma of orange rind, grapefruit, melon
T - big melon, grapefruit cover orange rind, actually some dank flavors in there too.
M - light, sessionable, very noticeably easy drinking, alcohol covered, aftertaste orange rind
O - great Session IPA
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - 4 by default because I'm actually sessioning this and will not see what it looks like out of the bottle
S - nice aroma of orange rind, grapefruit, melon
T - big melon, grapefruit cover orange rind, actually some dank flavors in there too.
M - light, sessionable, very noticeably easy drinking, alcohol covered, aftertaste orange rind
O - great Session IPA
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4.02/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Bought a 6 pack from Beers of the World on 3/5/16. Served in a Duvel tulip at fridge temp.
Look: Hazy butterscotch, thick white head, nice lacing
Smell: Mild citrus; candied grapefruit, lemon zest
Taste: Maltier than expected-white bread, lemon zest
Feel: nothing special
Overall: balanced, moderately bitter, good
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Bought a 6 pack from Beers of the World on 3/5/16. Served in a Duvel tulip at fridge temp.
Look: Hazy butterscotch, thick white head, nice lacing
Smell: Mild citrus; candied grapefruit, lemon zest
Taste: Maltier than expected-white bread, lemon zest
Feel: nothing special
Overall: balanced, moderately bitter, good
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4.31/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Good balanced session IPA. This one is very fresh for my side of the country and looks and tastes excellent. I would say it is one of the better sessions i've had. Impressed with the company for sure; good work FW. California really knows how to nail the IPA style.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Good balanced session IPA. This one is very fresh for my side of the country and looks and tastes excellent. I would say it is one of the better sessions i've had. Impressed with the company for sure; good work FW. California really knows how to nail the IPA style.
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3.52/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bright, clear, bubbly yellow. Off-white pillowy cap of well-retaining fluff, lace galore. Looks nice. In bottle, aromas of pine, cracker, resin, rind. After the pour, orange, lemon iced tea (interesting, only really have encountered this in certain Pale/India Pale finishes before), resin. Pleasant smell. Tastes of grass and leaves throughout, lemon-water notes. The addition of rind and soap in the finish, with pepper in the aftertaste. Session-worthy. Light- to medium-bodied beer, watery texture, sloshy. Medium soft carbonation, sparse prickles, kind of smooth by the end. Easy-drinking.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bright, clear, bubbly yellow. Off-white pillowy cap of well-retaining fluff, lace galore. Looks nice. In bottle, aromas of pine, cracker, resin, rind. After the pour, orange, lemon iced tea (interesting, only really have encountered this in certain Pale/India Pale finishes before), resin. Pleasant smell. Tastes of grass and leaves throughout, lemon-water notes. The addition of rind and soap in the finish, with pepper in the aftertaste. Session-worthy. Light- to medium-bodied beer, watery texture, sloshy. Medium soft carbonation, sparse prickles, kind of smooth by the end. Easy-drinking.
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3.88/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: Clear, yellow, white head and lacing; pretty standard beer look.
Smell: Strong bright tropical fruity hops; grapefruit, pineapple, a little floral.
Taste: Moderate hop bitterness, malt is there but not particularly distinct.
Feel: Thin and well carbonated. Suitable for the taste and smell. No residual feel.
Overall: It's a session IPA (if you count 4.5% as sessionable). If you know what that means, then you know what to expect from this beer. Everything takes backseat to delivering lots of hop aroma. It certainly does that part well. If you're at a bar that doesn't have Union Jack, then it's a good choice.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: Clear, yellow, white head and lacing; pretty standard beer look.
Smell: Strong bright tropical fruity hops; grapefruit, pineapple, a little floral.
Taste: Moderate hop bitterness, malt is there but not particularly distinct.
Feel: Thin and well carbonated. Suitable for the taste and smell. No residual feel.
Overall: It's a session IPA (if you count 4.5% as sessionable). If you know what that means, then you know what to expect from this beer. Everything takes backseat to delivering lots of hop aroma. It certainly does that part well. If you're at a bar that doesn't have Union Jack, then it's a good choice.
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3.8/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This brew has an very inviting aroma of caramel malt - the flavor follows but lacks any kind of of true IPA substance. Flavor is burnt caramel malt and a splash of seltzer - no hops to fight back. There is a hint of unripe mango in the finish.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This brew has an very inviting aroma of caramel malt - the flavor follows but lacks any kind of of true IPA substance. Flavor is burnt caramel malt and a splash of seltzer - no hops to fight back. There is a hint of unripe mango in the finish.
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3.67/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful light golden with a minimal white head. Fruity and slight floral aroma. Moderately bitter. A decent session IPA. I would certainly drink it again, but may not seek it out.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful light golden with a minimal white head. Fruity and slight floral aroma. Moderately bitter. A decent session IPA. I would certainly drink it again, but may not seek it out.
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3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a Light golden yellow color with a nice fluffy head and lacing , looks great, tropical hop smellson the nose ,taste is very good light mango and tangerine mixed with a small amount of malts, easy drinking very good session IPA
★ 232 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a Light golden yellow color with a nice fluffy head and lacing , looks great, tropical hop smellson the nose ,taste is very good light mango and tangerine mixed with a small amount of malts, easy drinking very good session IPA
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3.85/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: Medium yellow in color with a large amount of white head.
S: Tangerine and pine, with a touch of the onion garlic thing I sometimes get from simcoe. Finish is all orange peel.
T: Citrus, with orange peel and a touch of an earthy bitterness. Perhaps a touch of garlic. finish is resin.
M: Light with plenty of carbonation. Crisp, refreshing, with a touch of acidity.
O: Overall very enjoyable, session strength but plenty of flavor.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: Medium yellow in color with a large amount of white head.
S: Tangerine and pine, with a touch of the onion garlic thing I sometimes get from simcoe. Finish is all orange peel.
T: Citrus, with orange peel and a touch of an earthy bitterness. Perhaps a touch of garlic. finish is resin.
M: Light with plenty of carbonation. Crisp, refreshing, with a touch of acidity.
O: Overall very enjoyable, session strength but plenty of flavor.
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2.13/5 rDev -45.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Golden yellow, little to no head, small amount of fizz, bubbles few and far between.
Coors Light with hops is the impression I get. Salty corn aroma, acidic astringent flavor of light, shy hops, ginger ale feel.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Golden yellow, little to no head, small amount of fizz, bubbles few and far between.
Coors Light with hops is the impression I get. Salty corn aroma, acidic astringent flavor of light, shy hops, ginger ale feel.
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3.37/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours clear golden in body with thin white head. Aroma of corn flakes, wet grass, apple juice. Tastes of wet grass, apples, pine, mint, and medium bitterness. Light in body with medium carbonation.
★ 197 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours clear golden in body with thin white head. Aroma of corn flakes, wet grass, apple juice. Tastes of wet grass, apples, pine, mint, and medium bitterness. Light in body with medium carbonation.
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3.81/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 6er of cans in Rancho Cucamonga. Enjoyed the first few
A-poured into a pint glass provides a 1 finger white head that dissipates quickly into a thin sticky layer above a clear well carbonated golden yellow brew.
S-citrus-grapefruit hops overpowers a sweet bready malt.
T-like the aroma. Hops are the dominant flavor upfront with a malt backbone that finishes hoppy.
M-light bodied but a fair amount of malt backbone. Finishes hoppy with a moderate amount of bitterness.
O-easy drinking flavorful west coast IPA. Well done as usual from FW.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 6er of cans in Rancho Cucamonga. Enjoyed the first few
A-poured into a pint glass provides a 1 finger white head that dissipates quickly into a thin sticky layer above a clear well carbonated golden yellow brew.
S-citrus-grapefruit hops overpowers a sweet bready malt.
T-like the aroma. Hops are the dominant flavor upfront with a malt backbone that finishes hoppy.
M-light bodied but a fair amount of malt backbone. Finishes hoppy with a moderate amount of bitterness.
O-easy drinking flavorful west coast IPA. Well done as usual from FW.
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3.96/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle.
A: Citrusy, grapefruit like hops followed by light malt.
A: Golden color, totally clear, with a moderate, slightly off-white head.
T: Citrusy, grapefruit, lemon hop flavor, followed by light malt with a light hop bitterness.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Quite tasty, this beer has great citrusy hop aroma and flavor that’s really pronounced. The beer is light and very sessionable.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle.
A: Citrusy, grapefruit like hops followed by light malt.
A: Golden color, totally clear, with a moderate, slightly off-white head.
T: Citrusy, grapefruit, lemon hop flavor, followed by light malt with a light hop bitterness.
M: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Quite tasty, this beer has great citrusy hop aroma and flavor that’s really pronounced. The beer is light and very sessionable.
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3.95/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From a 12oz can. Look was clear to light golden. Smell citrus mainly lemon. Taste agiain mainly Lemon but very refreshing as a light IPA should. Would buy it again.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From a 12oz can. Look was clear to light golden. Smell citrus mainly lemon. Taste agiain mainly Lemon but very refreshing as a light IPA should. Would buy it again.
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3.44/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The body is clear pale straw color, 100% transparent, clear as day. Head is broken up but creamy and foamy like a stagnant river. Lace is left sparsely.
Harsh pine notes meet the nose almost immediately, with some soft grapefruit trailing behind. Throw a little martini onion in there and you've got the full picture.
Grapefruit shines through first, but onion drops like a new years ball. A little garlic and bread crust on the finish (garlic bread?), but by and large it's grapefruit and onion. If I reach hard enough I can sample some pale malts. Light pine also spikes through here and there.
Light and crisp but the body leaves room for a dollop of creaminess to fill the mouth. Buzzing carbonation finishes the profile leaving a slightly parched finish.
Easy Jack could have easily been left on the shelf. Not too impressive and a one-noted characteristic from a taste standpoint.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The body is clear pale straw color, 100% transparent, clear as day. Head is broken up but creamy and foamy like a stagnant river. Lace is left sparsely.
Harsh pine notes meet the nose almost immediately, with some soft grapefruit trailing behind. Throw a little martini onion in there and you've got the full picture.
Grapefruit shines through first, but onion drops like a new years ball. A little garlic and bread crust on the finish (garlic bread?), but by and large it's grapefruit and onion. If I reach hard enough I can sample some pale malts. Light pine also spikes through here and there.
Light and crisp but the body leaves room for a dollop of creaminess to fill the mouth. Buzzing carbonation finishes the profile leaving a slightly parched finish.
Easy Jack could have easily been left on the shelf. Not too impressive and a one-noted characteristic from a taste standpoint.
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3.99/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at Salt Air in Rehoboth Beach, DE. (Served in a mason jar, FWIW.) Straw-colored with a modest off-white head. Initial impression is refreshingly hoppy, but not over the top. Very well-balanced. Medium mouthfeel. Nice dry finish. Easy and enjoyable to drink.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft at Salt Air in Rehoboth Beach, DE. (Served in a mason jar, FWIW.) Straw-colored with a modest off-white head. Initial impression is refreshingly hoppy, but not over the top. Very well-balanced. Medium mouthfeel. Nice dry finish. Easy and enjoyable to drink.
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3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear yellow with a fair amount of carbonation and a thin white head. The nose is citrus and hop. The taste is also citrus and hop. Leaves a good amount of lacing in the glass. Pretty easy drinking.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear yellow with a fair amount of carbonation and a thin white head. The nose is citrus and hop. The taste is also citrus and hop. Leaves a good amount of lacing in the glass. Pretty easy drinking.
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3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Not as stand out as Union Jack, but it's not really trying to be. This is a great go to session Pale Ale. The hops are delicious and very present in the nose. The malt backbone is present but not overly sweet. Great go to session. Super drinkable.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Not as stand out as Union Jack, but it's not really trying to be. This is a great go to session Pale Ale. The hops are delicious and very present in the nose. The malt backbone is present but not overly sweet. Great go to session. Super drinkable.
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4.02/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 19 Aug 2015, consumed 27 Sept 2015.
A clear light gold with a dense, white head that falls off rapidly leaving some lacing, this looks great! The nose is bright and pungently hoppy. Pine, grapefruit, clean, crisp, bitter and refreshing, surprisingly hoppy for the alcohol content. There's no malt presence, either as sweetness or as alcohol. The palate opens clean, mildly bitter, quite refreshingly so with pine, grapefruit peel, some orange peel. Plenty of hop flavor, this is surprisingly loaded, with an impressive resiny heft as well. Drying, bitter and clean as a whistle on the finish, this is one refreshing beer. Probably the best session IPA I've had.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 19 Aug 2015, consumed 27 Sept 2015.
A clear light gold with a dense, white head that falls off rapidly leaving some lacing, this looks great! The nose is bright and pungently hoppy. Pine, grapefruit, clean, crisp, bitter and refreshing, surprisingly hoppy for the alcohol content. There's no malt presence, either as sweetness or as alcohol. The palate opens clean, mildly bitter, quite refreshingly so with pine, grapefruit peel, some orange peel. Plenty of hop flavor, this is surprisingly loaded, with an impressive resiny heft as well. Drying, bitter and clean as a whistle on the finish, this is one refreshing beer. Probably the best session IPA I've had.
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3.78/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had this last night up at the Cloverleaf for the first time. Lighter all-around than I thought, this was an easygoing session IPA that went down nice and easy after a long day!
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had this last night up at the Cloverleaf for the first time. Lighter all-around than I thought, this was an easygoing session IPA that went down nice and easy after a long day!
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Easy Jack Summer Session IPA from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
87
out of 100
based on 200 ratings.
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Out of a can into an IPA glass. It poured a beautiful, bright clear golden with a light orange hue. A 1 finger thick white head settled nicely and left some light lacing.
The nose is tangerine, fruity, hop goodness with a nice semi sweet malt undertone. The carbonation is lively and seems to accentuate the hop character.
Tastes just as it smells. It is not a barrage of bitterness but rather a gentle wash of tropical hop essence, followed by a dance of perfectly balanced malt and fruit in the finish. The yeast is very clean and rather neutral.
This is a damn good beer and I really enjoy it when I can get it! A very good example of an easy drinking IPA. I think you could probably easily convert some non-IPA drinkers with this one. Cheers!
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