Mugshot IPA - Jailhouse Brewing Company

dpodratsky3

Georgia

3.6/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Six Feet Under Westside

A: A amberish, copper color, not super clear, a little hazy

S: Not super hops, has a pretty fruity, floral hop character, malt is definitely perceptible

T: A pretty balanced IPA, as in lots of caramel malt, actually pretty sweet, hops are medium, not mild, but a far cry from the top end of the range, finishes slightly sweet,but again balanced, even though it has a lot of malt, it doesn't dominate

M: Medium body, with some slightly detectable butteriness in the mouthfeel, but smooth and pleasant

D: High, the smooth mouthfeel and somewhat lower alcohol, just over 5% according to the beer list, make this easy to drink

Notes: Nothing amazing, not comparable to sweetwater IPA, but a good beer from a new brewery. With a little more tweaking this could be an awesome session IPA, when you want hops but don't want to be under the table after 2.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2010 05:52:45 | More by dpodratsky3

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.58/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Comes out of the tap a hazy dark amber-golden with a nice, fluffy, fine-bubbled pale orange-tan head. Aroma is good and hoppy, promising a better-than-average IPA. Strongly hoppy flavor has a decided evergreen undertone to it. Texture is smooth, fizzy and pleasing.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2010 19:46:26 | More by Cyberkedi

Thur123

Georgia

4.15/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours a deep unfiltered burnt orange color into the glass at the brewery. The head was decent; one finger in height and the smell of the beer was deep and restrained earthy hops with a slight sweet edge. As this beer (as of now) is not dry hopped the aroma is lacking but the smell there is pleasing. Very balanced.

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The taste is more promising than the smell. The hops and malt profile are very well balanced but the hop bill is more apparent upon tasting. (Duh) The hop flavor is herbal bitter at first but really opens up with sweet fruit flavor like orange and citrus, along with a slightly resinous flavor as well. The malt is robust but balanced and this beer leaves me thinking of DFH's 60 minutes with is taste and balanced, although the nose is still lacking. The mouth feel is what is should be, certainly not watery or overly heavy, well done for me. This brew at this stage is full of subtlety and balanced and taste great. After talking to Glenn at the brewery about the beer, his plans to eventually dry hop are exciting as the only thing this beer lacked to me was a strong nose and the hop kick upon impact. That said this is still very good.

Serving type: on-tap

06-28-2010 15:29:24 | More by Thur123

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.68/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Dispensed a light copper body, lightly hazed and capped with a finely-textured, white head.

Smell: Aroma of pale malts with a hint of sugary caramel. The hops (Chinook, Sterling, and Cascade) throw off notes of fresh florals, citrus fruits, and (lightly) pine.

Taste: Pale malts with a modest amount of supporting caramel sweetness. Hop flavors present fresh orange peelings, white pine, and humble meadow flowers. Medium bitterness. A bit more maltiness prior to the bittersweet finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel.

Drinkability: A decent India Pale Ale out of Jailhouse. Any hopheads looking to receive a curb-kicking of hop character and bitterness will be left wanting, but those seeking a balanced IPA should be pleased.

Serving type: on-tap

06-07-2010 20:49:41 | More by ChainGangGuy

glid02

Georgia

3.53/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Outlaw's in McDonough, GA.

Pours a clear light copper color with a one-finger white head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving decent lacing.

Smells of bitter citrus hops - mostly on the lemon/lime side of things as opposed to grapefruit - with mild amounts of pale malt aromas.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Pale malt aromas kick things off and are joined quickly by solid amounts of brusque citrus hop flavors. The hops carry through to a solidly bitter ending.

Mouthfeel is alright. Like the wheat the thickness is good however the carbonation is on the high side.

Drinkability is OK. I finished my glass without a problem however I'm not sure about another.

Overall I think this could benefit from a few tweaks to the hop bill however as it is now it's certainly far from bad.

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2010 02:54:28 | More by glid02