Jai Alai IPA - Blood Orange Creamsicle
Cigar City Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 5.21%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 03, 2014
Added:
Feb 18, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Alieniloquium:
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.55/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On cask at Cigar City. Served in a pint glass.

Appearance - Hazy deep orange. Creamy off white head. Sticks inside the glass.

Smell - Orange. Creamy sweet aroma. A pine like woodiness.

Taste - Sweet creaminess first. Then orange. Malty in the middle, where it is most like regular Jai Alai. Finish is very pithy from the orange and bitter.

Mouthfeel - Creamy and smooth. I'm a sucker for casks.

Overall - I'd take regular Jai Alai over this. The cream detracts.
Nov 01, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.65 by amalburg from Michigan

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DmanGTR from New York

Jan 28, 2013
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Reviewed by aepb1 from Maine

3.63/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
on tap at the CCB tasting room

A- Hazy orange body with a small white head

S- Orange and some creamy sweetness

T- Tropical fruits and creamy orange that balance with the normal jai alai taste

M- Full-bodied, sticky and creamy

D- Not the best Jai Alai incarnation but this is not bad at all. Better than the regular blood orange variant with this one's nice mouthfeel
Mar 11, 2011
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Reviewed by ktrillionaire from Florida

3.43/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Of the many treatments of Jai Alai I've had, this is perhaps the least remarkable.

A - It is a deep amber hue, darker than the normal Jai Alai; less head and lace, too.

S - The brew smells quite piney, herbal and resiny; little of the usual citrus of the base beer is discernible, which is certainly counterintuitive. Overall, heavy bitterness, not a lot of definition or subtlety.

T - The taste is a continuation of the themes of the nose, with the blood orange making little or no citrus contribution, and I find nothing creamsicle-like, either. As an IPA, it is burly and bitter, resiny and dank; as a tropical fruit bomb (as advertised), it is a-swing-and-a-miss.

M - The feel is big, heavy and sticky. While I appreciate the sturdiness, the feel was not particularly enhancing overall.

D - I'd rather a regular Jai Alai.
Feb 18, 2011