Avatar Jasmine IPA
Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.81
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Pours golden copper with a lively head. Avatar has a very floral nose while the taste is an elegant balance allowing the subtle flavor of jasmine to prevail while still delivering the I.P.A.’s essential hoppiness.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle purchased at 99 Bottles in Federal Way, Washington. SEPT 04 09 printed on label. Pour is hazed golden yellow with nice swirling settling building up a full 2 inch white head. Fair amount of lacing. Really pretty beer. Aroma is soft inviting floral hops and perfumy Jasmine. Some orange tangerine sweetness and toasty malt rounds out the nose. Nice gentle and fresh nose. Taste is grainy, bitter resin hops with the tangerine sweet (and slight sour) poking through. The Jasmine is present in the middle to finish, lending a nice earthy perfume element. The finish is dry, hop bitter and a little wet dirt. Aftertaste is long and dusty. Palate is medium, lighter carbonation. Interesting and drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2009
at 10:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught. Poured amber golden with thin white head. Little lacing. Very jasminey aroma with a bit of citrus. Hoppy flavour, tastes like an ale, not a jasmine tea. Hoppy finish. This ale had a bit of butteriness as well, which helped to balance the spicy food.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2009
at 17:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
At a tasting, thanks david, dark orange colour with streaks of pomegrande red, the aroma begins with a sheet of mellow jasmine then developing into a complex flowery nose with notes of grapefruit, peach and honey. Hoppy bitterness too strong and overpowering, some fruit and gflowers hiding in the corner, pleasant long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 21 May 2009
at 01:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Re-rate 7/10/12: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dagan’s place. Thanks Dagan. Hazy golden. Herbal aroma with jasmine tea and some hops. Flavor has light malty sweetness, jasmine and a bitter finish with a bit of hops. Medium-bodied. 6/3/6/3/11=2.9
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen! 6.5%. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma of jasmine, flowers and hops. Spicy flavor of over-brewed jasmine tea and decent hop bitterness in the finish. A bit of malt in the background. Medium-bodied. 7/3/5/3/11=2.9
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen! 6.5%. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma of jasmine, flowers and hops. Spicy flavor of over-brewed jasmine tea and decent hop bitterness in the finish. A bit of malt in the background. Medium-bodied. 7/3/5/3/11=2.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2009
at 17:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Weak hop and Jasmine aroma. The Jasmine in this kind of puts me off, I’m undecided about it. This has a melony characteristic to it.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2009
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
OTH tasting 09/06/08. Bomber pours clear copper with thin white head. The aroma is sweet Jasmine infused with faint vague hoppiness. The taste has a nice blending of Jasmine, mild pine hops and citrus hops backed up by a consistent sweet maltiness. It ends kind of dry with lingering Jasmine tea and sweet malts. This brew is bold in its Jasmine and malty sweetness but seems to lack a firm hop presence, which it really needs. I’d love to try a hoppier version of this.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2008
at 12:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours amber/orange, white head. Aroma is herbal and really has the note of jasmin. Taste is light, malty, filled with the strong presence of jasmin. Mouthfeel was very sweet and smooth. Something different that makes good use of this herb that one would be more used to see in a tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2008
at 20:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I really like this. Very good and unusual. Sour apple in the flavor and aroma, but it fits. Lots of flowers as well. The jasmine is unmistakable. Rocky head. Tons of sediment, which I assume is from the jasmine as well as yeast. Sweet malt and bitter hops with more flowers in the flavor. Smooth. Very creative. Thanks to Skyview for sharing.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2008
at 19:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
An interesting choice of adjunct for an IPA - the jasmine actually comes through a lot more than I expected, as jasmine is quite mild - it is pretty strong in the flavor, and works really well with the hop profile - the malts are lean and biscuity, allowing the hops to dry out the finish - the odd vegetal quality I tasted in their regular IPA is also present in this one, but the hops and jasmine do a good job of covering it up - some herbal, tea-like components are also complimented well by the jasmine - pretty nice.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2008
at 21:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Elysian Fields. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head.Has a fruity slightly nutty floral hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy floral flavor. Has a sweetish malty finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2008
at 05:13