River Water IPA
Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, the entire top of the can comes off?!? I think it is more malty goodness than hoppy Goodness, but drink a few fast and you will give it a 5!

 

 

Great feel thick bready buttery more pumpernickel than rye or wheat floaties in there doing their rafting thing before settling at the bottom of the glass a good beer not outrageously hoppy a good amount of malt but truly it's all about that wonderful mouthfeel.

Had from the can, poured into a glass at Copper Horse in the Bozeman, MT airport. Canned date of 03/14/16

Appearance - Pours somewhat clear and golden orange in color with a sandstone colored, solid finger width head. Good retention, eventually settling to a thin, consistent layer of surface suds. Good lacing, with broken sheets decorating most of the glass along with a fair amount of spotting.

Smell - Hoppy notes of citrus, floral and slightly herbal character. Light breadiness can be found under the hop aroma.

Taste - Follows the nose. Great balance of hop character, exhibiting citrus and floral notes with slightly leafy freshness. Touches of bready malt sit beneath. Finishes with a touch of fresh minty leaf and fair citrus pith bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with fair carbonation. Slick on the tongue with a crisp, dry finish.

Overall - Easily the best new beer I had on this trip up to Montana. I saw this at the store but passed it up, and now regretfully so, because I would've loved to have taken a few cans home with me.

A nice, hoppy beer with some good malt flavor. Very old school IPA in the vein of SN Celebration and LC Tumbleweed but less refined. Montana in general seems behind the times with IPAs, opting for substantial caramel flavor to balance big bitterness rather than focus on big hop flavor. I think this would be a solid choice for an outdoor excursion due to the bad ass cans, but there are plenty of IPA options out there that I would take over this on an every day basis. Nice tasty beer.

the packaging on this beer is awesome. a cool portrait on a pint can with one of those pull tab tops that opens the whole lid of the can for drinking, turning it into a glass of sorts. asian in origin i think, maybe japanese, what do i know... the beer in the can isnt bad either, but in the context of several local ipas, this is the one we all sort of liked the least. nothing wrong with it, just a bit more of a crystal malt balancing act than i care for in american versions of the style, and not quite as pungent and high dosed on the hops as it might be. the flavor of the hops that is there though is excellent, but it smells more aggressive than it is, sort of setting me up and then letting me down. the feel works though, a little extra body from all the malt, and lots of bubbles. its a refreshing but satisfying beverage in cold fall weather. i enjoyed a few while preparing the thanksgiving bird. it has that late season vibe to it, but a cleaner overall beer where the hops stood out more would be an improvement in my opinion. those who like a little more grain flavor may really dig this one, as its quite well made. i prefer their mountain man scotch ale (the unofficial style of montana), but this is worth picking up too. affordable four packs of pint cans are always in vogue...