Jolly Ollie
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 7.75%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 21, 2015
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Hop heads rejoice! This 22oz. bottle is packed with ten different types of hops. That’s the largest number of hop varietals ever used in a single CCB beer. This beer clocks in at 7.8%ABV and has 84 IBU’s.
To brew Jolly Ollie IPA we used a West Coast-style yeast instead of the English-style yeast we use in Jai Alai IPA.
Jolly Ollie’s name comes from the love of the ollie. The flatboard ollie, in skateboarding, as we know it today is said to have originated here in Florida. The name is also a nod to some of the more creative ways people have mispronounced our flagship beer, Jai Alai.
This beer is being sold in our tasting room and is also going out to Florida distribution.
To brew Jolly Ollie IPA we used a West Coast-style yeast instead of the English-style yeast we use in Jai Alai IPA.
Jolly Ollie’s name comes from the love of the ollie. The flatboard ollie, in skateboarding, as we know it today is said to have originated here in Florida. The name is also a nod to some of the more creative ways people have mispronounced our flagship beer, Jai Alai.
This beer is being sold in our tasting room and is also going out to Florida distribution.
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.8/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from (very long-standing) notes. Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a Fat Head's pint glass.
A: Hazy deep gold, with nearly three finger's worth of white fluffy head with great staying power, especially for a hoppy beer. A good amount of visible carbonation.
S: Citrus, resin, and lighter tropical fruit hops. Very bready malts, with a touch of toffee on the nose. Pretty nice.
T: The flavors are a bit of a let down. Citrus and resin, hints of pineapple and tropical fruit. The malt bill is pretty hefty though - this is closer to balanced. The malts aren't caramelly (which I detest), but it's a dense French bready sweetness. It finishes with lingering grapefruit rind bitterness.
M: Average to a bit heavy-bodied for an IPA. The alcohol is well-hidden, and has good carbonation sensation.
O: Well, this smelled better than it tasted. It was reasonably good, but not I'm not particularly disappointed this won't be a beer in regular rotation.
Jan 09, 2017A: Hazy deep gold, with nearly three finger's worth of white fluffy head with great staying power, especially for a hoppy beer. A good amount of visible carbonation.
S: Citrus, resin, and lighter tropical fruit hops. Very bready malts, with a touch of toffee on the nose. Pretty nice.
T: The flavors are a bit of a let down. Citrus and resin, hints of pineapple and tropical fruit. The malt bill is pretty hefty though - this is closer to balanced. The malts aren't caramelly (which I detest), but it's a dense French bready sweetness. It finishes with lingering grapefruit rind bitterness.
M: Average to a bit heavy-bodied for an IPA. The alcohol is well-hidden, and has good carbonation sensation.
O: Well, this smelled better than it tasted. It was reasonably good, but not I'm not particularly disappointed this won't be a beer in regular rotation.
Rated by Ilovelampandbeer from New York
4.52/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Underrated! Worlds class for sure
Jul 12, 2015
Reviewed by SteveB24 from New York
3.96/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look-hazy tangerine in color, pours an easy two fingers that retains well, bubbles are visible streaming up to the beer's surface despite the slight cloudiness.
Smell-Tropical fruit on the nose, with a heavy malt backbone almost reminiscent of a double IPA, earthy pine in there as well.
Taste-oranges and pineapple upfront, followed by a bitter punch of hops. Like in the smell, the strong hope notes are balanced by a sweet, bread malt presence. Slight alcohol warmth in the finish.
Jun 09, 2015Smell-Tropical fruit on the nose, with a heavy malt backbone almost reminiscent of a double IPA, earthy pine in there as well.
Taste-oranges and pineapple upfront, followed by a bitter punch of hops. Like in the smell, the strong hope notes are balanced by a sweet, bread malt presence. Slight alcohol warmth in the finish.
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