Mountain Jam Vol. 4
Roadhouse Brewing Co.

16 oz can from Brewers Haven. Hazy, milky straw color, light, fine foamy head. Aroma is citrus peel, kind of subdued. Taste is also mellow with grapefruit and some milky notes. Strawberry and kiwi? Not getting it.

 

 

Type: 16-oz. can
Glass: Pure Project 14-oz. Teku glass
From: Chad
Price: n/a
Purchased: n/a; Received Nov. 8, 2019
Consumed: Nov. 11, 2019
Reviewed as: New England IPA
Misc.: Canned on Sept. 12, 2019 (I think)

Thanks, Chad!

Got this and some other goodies from Chad. Had heard that this brewery was as good, if not better, than Melvin as both are in Jackson, Wyoming. That’s a pretty big statement. Can description called it a, “Hazy India Pale Ale with Strawberry and Kiwi.”

Poured a golden hazy color with four fingers of white rocky head. Lots of bubbles coming up along the sides of the glass at different fast speeds. World-class foamy spotty lacing. Almost perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)

Smelled strawberry, light kiwi, tart lemon, lime, melon, green grape and passion fruit. No idea of hops, but would think El Dorado, and maybe Citra and Strata? Even more strawberry from the can. (Smell - 3.75)

Taste wasn’t quite as good as the nose. Certainly strawberry coming in hot and a lingering peppery spice at the end. Specifically strawberry, tart lemon, lime, light kiwi, melon, green grape, light mint and black pepper. Almost some vanilla or lactose with the strawberry, but probably more wishful than anything else. Still leaning toward El Dorado up front with other possible hops of Centennial, Citra and even Strata. (Taste - 3.50)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average-to-soft carbonation. Abrupt, dry finish. (Feel - 4.00)

Very good overall. Glad I got to try it. (Overall - 3.75)

3.74 | 84 | B

 

 

 

 

a strawberry and kiwi hazy ipa, sounds weird, but the fruit in this series so far has been really well done, amazingly compatible with the various hops, and not dosed into a leading role, but rather pleasantly in the background, and thats the case here, although with the strawberry it cant help but being just a little bit sweet overall. its crazy lively with a tall white head on it and some haziness, although not dense or fish food looking. it smells a bit tropical, the hops in front of the real fruit here from what i can tell, but the integration is excellent. kiwi is always something i have tasted more from hops than in beers that actually use the real fruit, and thats kind of the reality here, but with the it seems to help the strawberry become something more than itself here, which i guess is a worthy contribution. the hops seem to have some citra and el dorado, as notes of meyer lemon and ripe cantaloupe also abound. the sweetness carries the hops, and id love to know whats in here in terms of varietals. a little more bitterness would be cool too, this is sweet enough that it almost seems like it has lactose in it, just a bit drier or more bitter would really extend the sessionability for me. overall though i thought this was great, like they have all been, nice and bubbly too, never gets too heavy. these guys are doing a nice job, and i am happy to be living in a place that sees these releases!

 

Canned May 6th 2019.

It pours a hazy lemon colour, a +1 finger head of foam.

I get a lot of bordering on dank hoppy aromas, fruity with strawberry and kiwi but the strawberry seems to have a greater presence; I wish it was the other way around.

Strawberry, kiwi, kind of a dank hop bitterness, sure does dominate the finish. To me, the malt is well hidden, darn it.

Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

This is good but more of the fruity character would have been better to my palate.