Jai Alai Double IPA
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Regular|
Score
7.33
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Vibrant Valencia orange, sweet marmalade, grapefruit, and Meyer lemon aromas approachably meld. Subtle caramel and malt sweeten this beer’s boldness, complemented by a hint of bitterness for a harmonious balance. A richer take on beloved Jai Alai.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Cigar City, pours a clear golden amber with a small beige head. Aroma is fairly juicy and tropical, with resinous hops, tropical stone fruits, and caramel malt. Flavour is juicy and bitter, with big resinous hops, some pine, stone fruit, some pith, and big chewy bready caramel malt to back. The alcohol can be felt, as the finish has a slight burn. Juicy and bright. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2024
at 00:58
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I was pleased to see a stovepipe can, the more the better, at a Total Wine on the west side of Austin a couple months past. I’m enjoying a pleasant fall early evening on the home patio, time to sample a new Cigar City beer. My Cowtown tulip glass is arrayed and I pour. The appearance is an amber-gold body followed by a respectable head of absolutely white foam. I take a sniff and get citrus, yellow fruit, grain and the promise of a substantial amount of hops. I am not disappointed when I have a drink. Certainly this is an old school IPA. There is cedar pine, lemons, crackers, a bit of apricots with accompanying sweetness, grapefruit, malt and yes, substantial hops. My expectation for the beer has been met and exceeded. Now to finish the beer and see what the 10% abv provides.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2024
at 22:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Canned 568ml. -at Goblet Zagreb. Dark golden/amberish coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, light biscuity and piney nose. Biscuity, piney, herbal, notes of grapefruit and touch of alcohol with bitterish finish. Quite drinkable for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2024
at 21:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma is malty, flowery citrussy notes, Flavor is deep malty, balancing goppy, syrupy, too strong alc. Compared to the flavor,
Tried
on 25 Jun 2024
at 19:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 27/04/2024 Malmö April 2024 tasting - lol mahoosive sized can for this 10% beer, proper piney bitter resinous hoppy forward, getting some peachy and grapefruit like fruity undertones, pine needless, sitting upon a sweet caramel malty backbone, big bitter hoppy close
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2024
at 08:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Tap) slightly hazy, bright orange amber color with a small beige head; aroma of dankness, smooth palate; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2024
at 21:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can 19.2fl.oz. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀
[ As Cigar City Jai Alai Double IPA ].
ABV: 10.0%. Hazy looking with a medium amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel - fruity malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, spicy hops, candied fruit, fruity hops - peach. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter finish with a long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt - caramel, candied fruit, rich. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20240505]
7-3-7-4-14
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2024
at 17:49
7/10
Tried
on 05 May 2024
at 17:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lys brun lett tåkete med beige skum. Lukter blomster, barnål og noe karamell. Fyldig. Bitter. Smaker druestein, blomster, granskudd og anis. Middrls lang.
Tried
on 03 May 2024
at 15:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample (thanks omhper!). Amber colour, small slightly off-white head. Aroma is sweet floral, some mild fudge and caramel and some herbal tones. Flavour is honey, some mild fudge, alcohol, some nectar and mild caramel tones. Nice bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2024
at 20:49