Jai Alai IPA - Cigar City Brewing

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

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

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #45 (Oct 2010):

This ale puts its foot on the border of IPA and Impy IPA, a blurring of the lines. Clear copper hue, impressive lacing but coming from a highly hopped beer ... not a surprise. Big hop stink, heavy citric of ruby red grapefruit and tangerines ... faintly catty with some taffy undertones. Hops smack down hard, though some caramel and biscuity flavors from the malt appear; aside from that, it is a full-on palate bashing of citric, earthy pine, tobacco and wild herbs with a tropical fruitiness to compliment. Seriously epic beer, we can only hope a pint of it is waiting for us at the gates of hop heaven.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2011 23:19:18 | More by BeerAdvocate

stooge

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-22-2013 05:39:20 | More by stooge

velcrogrip

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-22-2013 03:57:26 | More by velcrogrip

Hopsiam14

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-22-2013 03:20:56 | More by Hopsiam14

griffiam03

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-22-2013 02:03:22 | More by griffiam03

DanGeo

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-22-2013 00:35:00 | More by DanGeo

Claytonbrewsby

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-21-2013 23:47:38 | More by Claytonbrewsby

In_Control_Mike

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-21-2013 21:35:51 | More by In_Control_Mike

Andreias21

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-21-2013 16:59:18 | More by Andreias21

Pecan

California

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-21-2013 03:26:44 | More by Pecan

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-21-2013 02:03:20 | More by tehzachatak

ironchefmiyagi13

New York

4.4/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Just got a shipment in from lets pour.com and they sent some freebees with my order. Canned on May 14th...doesn't get much fresher than that for someone way out in the boonies of Long Island.

This beer is definitely worth the hype. Great IPA nose with the classic hops resin, citrusy grapefruit and lime with a little pineapple coming through. What I like in my IPAs are a faint malt backbone. Not a huge fan of malty, sweet beers and this one is right in the middle. The sweetness comes in the form of fruit juice instead of malt. Very nice touch.

I still have 3 more cans to hoard and will definitely savor each and every one of them.

Serving type: can

05-20-2013 23:00:17 | More by ironchefmiyagi13

Mullen2525

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -28.7%

05-20-2013 17:42:23 | More by Mullen2525

duobob

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-20-2013 04:37:55 | More by duobob

thampel09

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-20-2013 03:50:27 | More by thampel09

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-20-2013 00:30:10 | More by NJB145

Listers

Illinois

5/5  rDev +18.8%

05-19-2013 22:39:31 | More by Listers

DinoFight

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

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

moonknight31

California

4.25/5  rDev +1%

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

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 01:51:06 | More by jakeox

clay23

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-19-2013 01:37:29 | More by clay23

teraflx

Arizona

4/5  rDev -5%

05-18-2013 20:16:32 | More by teraflx

beechner224

Florida

4.48/5  rDev +6.4%
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 -5%

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

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

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