Jai Alai: White Oak
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Winter|
Score
7.40
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A truly unique India Pale Ale, this iteration of our Jai Alai IPA boasts the addition of white oak spirals to impart sleek notes of vanilla, coconut and a touch of dill to Jai Alai’s bold citrus and caramel character. The oak also serves to temper the bitterness in the 70 IBU base beer while oak tannins elegantly dry the beer’s body to create a unique drinking experience that still remains true to Jai Alai’s unique qualities.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
How: Can.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy orange colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, hops, vanilla, malt, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, vanilla, citrus, fruit.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy orange colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, hops, vanilla, malt, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, vanilla, citrus, fruit.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2018
at 13:57
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2018
at 20:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lys brun tåkete med høyt tykt eggegult skum. Lukter sitrus, fersken, ananas, honningmelon og karamell. Middels fylde og bitterhet. Søt fruktig start, fersken, ananas, rosiner. Bitterheten kommer godt utover, sitrusskall og grapefrukt. Noe nøtter og trevirke sitter igjen sammen med bitterheten i avslutningen.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2018
at 15:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy, dark orange colour. Full, lasting head. Pine and orange aroma. Same appearance in taste. Lasting bitterness.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2018
at 22:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(355ml can from Systembolaget, canned July 27) ~3mo @ drinking. Pours clear deep amber with a big frothy cream-coloured head that fades slowly with a wall of lace. Notes of caramel, bitter citrus oils, sweet fruit (canned/floral tropical mix), pine resin, pith, light vanilla, oak, herbal phenolics, coconut. Starts relatively sweet and finishes dry with some tannin and moderate hop bitterness. Feels old school for sure, definitely with a twist from the oak but also the hops are rather tired. I sort of get the white oak treatment, but in an old can the overall package is just okay.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2018
at 21:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Burk från SB. Mörk bärnstensfärgad, lätt grumlig med högt fluffigt smutsvit skum. Doft och smak av apelsinmarmelad, citrusskal, kakdeg, lätt kådig ton och snällt åtstramad torrhet och strävhet från eken. Fattonerna är där, men relativt väl integrerade och subtila/nyanserade. Överlag tveksam till fatlagrade ipor, men får erkänna att detta smakade bra. Gott.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2018
at 22:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Burk från Systembolaget:
Bärnstensfärgad med fällning. Tjockt skum. Söt, bärig doft med inslag av humle och mandel. Ganska söt smak med inslag av marmelad och mintaktig beska.
Helt ok, men kanske inte så färsk som den borde ha varit.
Bärnstensfärgad med fällning. Tjockt skum. Söt, bärig doft med inslag av humle och mandel. Ganska söt smak med inslag av marmelad och mintaktig beska.
Helt ok, men kanske inte så färsk som den borde ha varit.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2018
at 19:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, thanks to Thomas. Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Citrus hoppy aroma with peach and mango. Sweet fruity flavour with a touch of oak and a tannic bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2018
at 21:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can. Thanks Thomas. Pours Hazy Golden with a white head. Oak, woood, grapefruit and citrus. Sweet and vinous. But.. Why? Dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2018
at 20:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at SBWF 2018. Hazy dark golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, tangerine and some wood. The same in the taste. The body was medium and the finish a bit dry.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2018
at 08:40