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J.A.F. IPA
JAFB Wooster Brewery
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- From:
- JAFB Wooster Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 8.56%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 20, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
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Ratings by kramerboy:
Rated by kramerboy from Ohio
4.23/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 12, 2015
4.23/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 12, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.02/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Crowler
Served in a JAFB pint glass
This beer pours a brilliant amber hue and is topped with a few inches of frothy head that leaves nice lacing.
Pine and citrus aromas. Hints of bready malt.
Taste matches the smell. Pine and citrus flavor with hints of malt. It is not a resin bomb though. Bitterness is pretty nice but not overbearing.
Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel
Nice IPA. If I didn't know better, I would swear that Fat Heads made it. Jafb's hop game is right there with them. Never had a bad beer from either brewery.
Feb 12, 2022Served in a JAFB pint glass
This beer pours a brilliant amber hue and is topped with a few inches of frothy head that leaves nice lacing.
Pine and citrus aromas. Hints of bready malt.
Taste matches the smell. Pine and citrus flavor with hints of malt. It is not a resin bomb though. Bitterness is pretty nice but not overbearing.
Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel
Nice IPA. If I didn't know better, I would swear that Fat Heads made it. Jafb's hop game is right there with them. Never had a bad beer from either brewery.
Reviewed by Nephilium from Ohio
4.18/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear amber with a tight white head. The aroma is pine and citrus, and full of hops. Starts with a touch of sweetness, which then goes to pine, citrus, and a bit of tropical fruit, rolling into a long lingering bitter finish. Moderate body, with ample carbonation. Overall, another solid IPA to come from Ohio
Dec 18, 2018Reviewed by SomethingClever from Ohio
4.01/5 rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
32 oz crowler poured into a pint glass canned on 11/30.
A: Pours a nice amber orange with a crystal clear body. White Head that is pretty big and fluffy that settles slowly and laces the glass.
S: Light sweetness, resin, some pineapple, orange, a little floral.
T: not as sweet as the nose implied, fruitiness is a little more muted, more resiny and a little piney on the tongue with some light cracker like malts.
M: Medium bodied with a good carbonation bite. Finishes clean light bitterness.
O: This is a really great flagship ipa, it’s nothin jaw dropping but it’s well done.
Dec 08, 2018A: Pours a nice amber orange with a crystal clear body. White Head that is pretty big and fluffy that settles slowly and laces the glass.
S: Light sweetness, resin, some pineapple, orange, a little floral.
T: not as sweet as the nose implied, fruitiness is a little more muted, more resiny and a little piney on the tongue with some light cracker like malts.
M: Medium bodied with a good carbonation bite. Finishes clean light bitterness.
O: This is a really great flagship ipa, it’s nothin jaw dropping but it’s well done.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.99/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap at brewery:
Pours clear with a slightly dark lean to its golden body. There’s some initial lacing on the glass, and the collar is moderately thick.
Nose has a grainy malt aspect, and it does take some warmth to bring a little classic pith note to the citrus aspects of this beer.
Taste follows the nose, including the warmth yielding more bitterness. Overall, a fairly balanced offering until you take in the lingering notes of citrus pith.
That lack of more obvious bitterness caused the feel to be just below a four (though the nose flittered on 3.75 for me). A nice, enjoyable IPA that has malts and hops fruity and bitter sides both represented in a nice, fairly balanced IPA.
Sep 07, 2018Pours clear with a slightly dark lean to its golden body. There’s some initial lacing on the glass, and the collar is moderately thick.
Nose has a grainy malt aspect, and it does take some warmth to bring a little classic pith note to the citrus aspects of this beer.
Taste follows the nose, including the warmth yielding more bitterness. Overall, a fairly balanced offering until you take in the lingering notes of citrus pith.
That lack of more obvious bitterness caused the feel to be just below a four (though the nose flittered on 3.75 for me). A nice, enjoyable IPA that has malts and hops fruity and bitter sides both represented in a nice, fairly balanced IPA.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
4.58/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I tried this at the brewery. It poured a clear copper with thin white head that has left a spotty lace. The scent had citrus presence. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with citrus peel presence. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall this is a solid IPA and definitely worth a try.
Mar 24, 2018Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.53/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Another golden amber JAFB brew with moderate carbonation and head.
This one has an even more smooth and frothy mouthfeel than Rain Delay, with a buttered popcorn aroma and orange rind flavors.
I think I like this better than their more popular Rain Delay, very nice.
Feb 22, 2016This one has an even more smooth and frothy mouthfeel than Rain Delay, with a buttered popcorn aroma and orange rind flavors.
I think I like this better than their more popular Rain Delay, very nice.
Reviewed by WesMantooth from Ohio
4.13/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dark, clear gold with significant bright white frothy head. Fairly grainy aroma and a light dank/earthiness as well. That dankness comes through a lot more in the flavor. Fairly pungent citrus hops. A lot of orange and some peach/apricot. The malt base seems to squash them a bit, but super drinkable yet one of the better bodied beers they have. At times this is my favorite of their ipas. Pretty solid beer.
Jul 29, 2015Reviewed by BT_Bobandy from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap at JAFB
Dank/Citrus. Some pine on the finish and bitter. Excellent lacing and drink ability. Again, I really picked up a lot of dry hopping in the mouthfeel as with most of their IPA's. Gives it some nice dank features, but might be a bit much for me personally. Another quality brew from JAFB.
Jul 20, 2015Dank/Citrus. Some pine on the finish and bitter. Excellent lacing and drink ability. Again, I really picked up a lot of dry hopping in the mouthfeel as with most of their IPA's. Gives it some nice dank features, but might be a bit much for me personally. Another quality brew from JAFB.
J.A.F. IPA from JAFB Wooster Brewery
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
31 ratings
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