Jai Alai
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.59
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Jai Alai, a game native to the Basque region of Spain, is played on a court called a fronton. Jai Alai players attempt to catch a ball using a curved mitt whilst the ball travels at speeds up to 188 mph! Proving they have a sense of humor the Spanish dubbed this game, with its ball traveling at race car speeds, “the merry game.” Tampa was once home to a bustling Jai Alai fronton but sadly all that remains of Jai Alai in the Tampa Bay area is this India Pale Ale that we brew in tribute to the merry game. The India Pale Ale style of beer has its roots in the ales sent from England to thirsty British troops in India during the 18th century. Pair Jai Alai India Pale Ale with beef empanadas, deviled crabs and other spicy dishes.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Borefts. Slight hazy golden with short lasting white head. Honey, light flowers, papaya, orange, light weeds and grass. Medium sweet and under medium bitter. Medium bodied with sparkly cardbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2016
at 06:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from tap at Borefts 2016 day 2. Bit hazy orange golden with white head. Sweet malts, exotic fruit, lychee, tea bitter, spices, doughy yeast. Medium sweet, and bitter. Medium body, soft carbonation. Bittersweet citrus fruity finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Jai Alai India Pale Ale on 19 Dec 2017 at 21:16 - Score: 7. Original review text: 3.8
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2016
at 06:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tasted from the tap on the 17/09/2016. Cloudy golden colour with a medium froamy white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, intense hops and some pine. Aftertaste is citric and hoppy. Dry and intense hoppy finish. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2016
at 11:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tall pint draft pour on the roof top of Zamora. Apparently this is the beer that is everywhere around town, and if you are a newcomer like me, and not sick of it yet, it’s pretty damn good. Dense orange pour with an active fizz head. Fresh hops aroma. Flavor is hop heavy right out of the gate, with hops, and a hint of hops. Hoppy too. And some hops. Seriously. Tropical fruit hints in there. Pretty good, and actually reminds me a lot of an IPA back home. Cool beer here.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2016
at 18:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from can dated 3/3/16 thanks Dchmela nice orange pour with a thin white head with some lacing. Aromas of semi sweet citrus dank pine and caramel malt. Taste is slightly sweet mild syrup mouthfeel citrus and balanced bitterness make this work. Thanks Dave.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2016
at 21:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at TCBW 2016. Clear amber with an off-white head. Hoppy aroma with notes of tropicsl fruits, pine, caramel and malt. Medium sweet with hoppy flavours and a decent bitterness. Quite tasty, but a bit too much on the sweet side for my taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2016
at 13:08