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Jack Savage
Big Wood Brewery
- From:
- Big Wood Brewery
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #915 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,091 - Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 10.57%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 08, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 24
Formerly Jackpine Savage
43 IBU
HOPS:
Cascade/Columbus/Cluster/Chinook
43 IBU
HOPS:
Cascade/Columbus/Cluster/Chinook
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Ratings by MattyG85:
Reviewed by MattyG85 from Minnesota
4.1/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz. can into a Surly tulip glass.
Appearance: Pours a fairly hazy unfiltered copper golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. Big three finger white head with decent retention. Leaves a lot of soapy lacing around the glass.
Smell: A bright and crisp aroma of earthy and citrus hops with biscuity malt. Earthy hops upfront with hints of pine spice, grass, and citrus orange, pineapple, and lemon. Fairly floral with herbal hints. Pale malts with hints of biscuit, grains, yeast, cracker, and slight caramel. Nicely balanced and crisp. A pretty solid pale ale aroma.
Taste: Follows up the nose with a nice crisp and refreshing taste of hops and bready malt. Earthy hops with notes of spicy pine resin and grass. Floral and herbal hop notes. Citrus hop esters with notes of orange, lemon zest, pineapple, and a little grapefruit. Bready pale malt balance with notes of biscuit, grains, yeast, toast, cracker, and a little caramel. A very well balanced taste. Solid.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Crisp and very smooth. Finishes somewhat dry.
Overall: A pretty solid take on the American Pale Ale style. Good balance of hops and malt as you expect.
Jul 18, 2013Appearance: Pours a fairly hazy unfiltered copper golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. Big three finger white head with decent retention. Leaves a lot of soapy lacing around the glass.
Smell: A bright and crisp aroma of earthy and citrus hops with biscuity malt. Earthy hops upfront with hints of pine spice, grass, and citrus orange, pineapple, and lemon. Fairly floral with herbal hints. Pale malts with hints of biscuit, grains, yeast, cracker, and slight caramel. Nicely balanced and crisp. A pretty solid pale ale aroma.
Taste: Follows up the nose with a nice crisp and refreshing taste of hops and bready malt. Earthy hops with notes of spicy pine resin and grass. Floral and herbal hop notes. Citrus hop esters with notes of orange, lemon zest, pineapple, and a little grapefruit. Bready pale malt balance with notes of biscuit, grains, yeast, toast, cracker, and a little caramel. A very well balanced taste. Solid.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Crisp and very smooth. Finishes somewhat dry.
Overall: A pretty solid take on the American Pale Ale style. Good balance of hops and malt as you expect.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rickyfinn from Minnesota
2.99/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Deep golden. Fluffy head that dissipates quickly to loose lacing. Fairly smooth finish, but with lingering bitterness/woodiness. Worth trying for this unique finish.
Aug 24, 2018Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.99/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a clean golden color with a small, a very small white head. It smelled strongly of pine with hints of citrus. Tasted of bitter, piney hops. Nice caramel malt flavor, too.
Dec 31, 2016
Jack Savage from Big Wood Brewery
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
102 ratings
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