Episode Notes

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Episode 61: Jack Russel Farm Brewing\\u2019s Captain Boomer\\u2019s IPA

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It\\u2019s the Two Minute Beer Review!

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I\\u2019m Andrew Burkum and it\\u2019s that time of the week again where we pick a bottle from that massive craft brew aisle hoping to find a hidden treasure.

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This week we\\u2019re going to take a look at Captain Boomer\\u2019s IPA from Jack Russell Farm Brewery in Camino, CA. Is this one worthy of a literary masterpiece? Let\\u2019s find out!!

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Captain Boomer\\u2019s is named after the character in Moby Dick as well as the name of the adorable terrier that graces the label. It pours a hearty amber color with a nicely developed foamy head. It smells exciting and refreshing with a scent full of nectarine and pine needles.

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But what about the taste? According to the website, Captain Boomer\\u2019s is is a departure from the traditional English style in its sea of flavors and big, chewy mouthfeel. I found it actually to be just a little thinner than I expected based on that description. It\\u2019s not bad by any means but I definitely wouldn\\u2019t call it chewy. It has a lovely all-over bitterness that has just gone missing in this current trend of juicy IPAs. It\\u2019s got that solid pine flavor that takes me back to the early days of the IPA craze where the goal seemed to be to pack as much evergreen as possible into the beer. The flavor hangs around for a good while after the swallow. The website also mentions a \\u201ccoffee bitterness,\\u201d and while it\\u2019s not roasty and toasty like a porter or a stout I can definitely get the essence of that bitterness here.

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I have to say that I\\u2019m a tremendous fan of this beer. It\\u2019s something that might have been a conventional IPA just a few years ago but it definitely bucks the current trends and stays true to a more classical IPA profile. I love this and I hope that Jack Russell has great success with this beer and continues to produce it for many years to come. It\\u2019s a 7.1% Alcohol by Volume. It receives the Two Minute Beer Review seal of approval!

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Well that\\u2019s all for this week, but I hope you\\u2019ll join me next week as I take a look at Vanilla Bean Milk Stout from Blaker Brewing in Ceres, CA. Is this one straight-from-the-cow delicious? We\\u2019ll find out next week! Look for links to this week\\u2019s beer and brewery in the show notes.

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That\\u2019s all for now, but I\\u2019ll see you next week as we continue on our quest to taste all the beer!

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