Big Wood Jack Pine Savage

This 5.3% ABV American pale ale is from the Big Wood Brewery of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It professes to be "the friendliest of ales." It uses Cascade, Cluster, Chinook and Columbus hops.  Old Mr. Jack Pine Savage on the can would make even the characters from Fargo blush.

The beer pours a dark honey golden, light amber in color. There is a tall head of thick, creamy, sea foam whipped head that is off-white in color. Some lacing is left down the glass. The aroma is piney, over lush and well-ripened tropical fruit, sliding into citrus, over malt reminiscent of sweet and strong tea. The taste is pine over fruit sweetness, toasted and caramel malt, a bit spicy, with a moderately bitter finish that is deceptively angling to the strong side. It leaves a tangy and piney aftertaste. This holds together very well in the way that the hops and the malt play off of each other. It has some sweet spots, but finishes mostly dry, with medium body and carbonation. Dangerously drinkable, this is an excellent take on the American pale ale.

Old Mr. Jack Pine Savage himself: