Happy Jack Ale
San Francisco Brewing Company

Pour: draft to pint glass. Medium reddish brown color with half an inch of white head that lasts a about a minute and half before leaving a very thin layer over the entire surface of the beer. The beer is served pretty warm, almost room temp.

Nose: Smells very sweet - strongest aromas are citrusy, like oranges and grapefruits. I also get a good whiff of malts upon agitating the beer a bit.

Mouth: The beer enters sweet and cherry-y. A slight hoppy bitterness appears as the beer moves back in the mouth and swallows w/ a distinct lager-ish flavor and becomes a bit chalky. The temp of the beer seems to affect the carbonation, making it softer on the mouth, but I feel like this is responsible giving it the chalky and metallic swallow. Also, for how smooth this beer feels in the mouth, the carbonation makes itself known once it's in the stomach.

Overall, this is a pretty unremarkable beer. I would like to try it at a lower temperature to see if it came off with a more refreshing presentation.