Jai Alai IPA - Cigar City Brewing

aglose45

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at TJ's.

A: Pours a darker golden brown with a nice frothy off-white head. The head on the beer hangs around for the entire adventure.

S: Smell is a bit faint, but I do pick up some grapefruit and floral hop smells.

T: The taste definitely exceeds the nose. Definitely some cites hop presence, mostly grapefruit and orange. There is a floral hop presence. Overall good flavor, but not worthy of a 5/5.

M: Light to medium body, some hop resin, great carbonation.

D: Good flavor, I could drink this for awhile.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2009 22:25:00 | More by aglose45

DinoFight

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-19-2013 20:57:57 | More by DinoFight

moonknight31

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-19-2013 17:08:33 | More by moonknight31

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-19-2013 01:51:06 | More by jakeox

clay23

New York

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-19-2013 01:37:29 | More by clay23

teraflx

Arizona

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-18-2013 20:16:32 | More by teraflx

beechner224

Florida

4.48/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a can into a standard pint glass. White head with enough foam, nice lacing as the glass was emptied. Color was light orange. Looks very good. Doesn't smell as strong as I remember. But whats there is very citrusy. Love the taste, but again, not as strong as I remember it being. Very balanced with citrus, grapefruit and orange. Mouthfeel is just a tiny bit syrupy. Overall, love this beer and it is my go to IPA.

Serving type: can

05-18-2013 19:43:18 | More by beechner224

chrisp450

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-18-2013 03:53:26 | More by chrisp450

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-18-2013 03:12:08 | More by iHeartMNBeer

SSEngelbrecht

Louisiana

4.49/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a can into a standard pint glass.

White head, light foam, nice lacing as the glass was emptied. Color was typical light orange / golden.

Smell is dominated by herbal hops with a light citrus in the background.

The taste is on par with the best. Nice bitterness balanced by malt and tons of citrus, lemon, grapefruit and orange. There's an initial sweetness on the palate which rolls into a pleasant bitterness with great balance.

The mouthfeel is thicker than I expected with a syrupy body that is very pleasing, especially as the beer warms up a bit.

Overall, this is a winner and ranks up there with many of the greats.

Serving type: can

05-17-2013 23:40:25 | More by SSEngelbrecht

MPSTARR

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-17-2013 21:36:18 | More by MPSTARR

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -16.7%

05-17-2013 16:17:26 | More by twenty5

tattoopunk031

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-17-2013 14:18:19 | More by tattoopunk031

jsmith6051

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-17-2013 14:15:51 | More by jsmith6051

olmane

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-17-2013 05:58:41 | More by olmane

bigfatflounder

Wyoming

5/5  rDev +19%

05-17-2013 03:40:43 | More by bigfatflounder

michaeljstraub

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-16-2013 19:49:59 | More by michaeljstraub

gdub

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-16-2013 14:07:07 | More by gdub

Pelican5

California

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-16-2013 07:23:24 | More by Pelican5

acc88

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.7%

05-16-2013 07:13:37 | More by acc88

HeyOhhh

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-15-2013 22:25:06 | More by HeyOhhh

Beerdudenumberone

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-15-2013 20:27:29 | More by Beerdudenumberone

Wheelzie

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-15-2013 12:03:53 | More by Wheelzie

Lisicjm

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

05-15-2013 02:48:04 | More by Lisicjm

oldedog

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-14-2013 21:26:19 | More by oldedog