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Cigar City Jolly Ollie IPA

Discussion in 'Beer Releases' started by Misterphinister, Apr 24, 2015.

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  1. Misterphinister

    Misterphinister Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Michigan

    Looks like they're at it again!

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    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
     
    #1 Misterphinister, Apr 24, 2015
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  2. Dil_thebeerdrinking_do

    Dil_thebeerdrinking_do Savant (1,177) Jan 21, 2014 Georgia

    Thank God bc Jai Alai is way too damn malty.
    And who really cares because none of their stuff ever gets out of FL hardly.
     
    #2 Dil_thebeerdrinking_do, Apr 24, 2015
  3. Thrifty101091

    Thrifty101091 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Florida

    Will be looking out for this!
     
    #3 Thrifty101091, Apr 25, 2015
  4. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,470) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    Interesting....
     
    #4 2beerdogs, Apr 25, 2015
  5. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,720) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Lucky Floridians...
     
    #5 HorseheadsHophead, Apr 25, 2015
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  6. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Jai Alai is too malty? The yeast doesn't play that much of a role in the malt. You're gonna get more character with an English yeast. You'll get a much cleaner taste from a "west coast" yeast.
     
    #6 MisSigsFan, Apr 25, 2015
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  7. studyinmoppishness

    studyinmoppishness Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2014 Florida

    Jai Alai might get malty when it's old, but when it's fresh it fantastic. I'm drinking one now canned three days ago and it's fucking awesome. Nothing malty about it.
     
    #7 studyinmoppishness, Apr 25, 2015
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  8. beerindaglass

    beerindaglass Zealot (645) Feb 20, 2013 Florida
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    im in
     
    #8 beerindaglass, Apr 25, 2015
  9. KMitch

    KMitch Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Alabama

    I considered Jai Alai too "malty" as well until I had some that was super fresh...like 10 days old and it was GREAT! Very clean, a big hop presence and a really dry finish.
     
    #9 KMitch, Apr 25, 2015
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  10. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,547) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    Jai Alai too malty? No, but I think it's a malty ipa yes. Is it also hoppy? Yes. IPAs can be both hoppy and malty. It's like an insult saying an ipa is malty. It makes for a balanced ipa like Jai Alai is.
     
    #10 GetMeAnIPA, Apr 26, 2015
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  11. colt3ninja

    colt3ninja Zealot (720) Sep 27, 2014 Florida
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    There is a big malt presence in Jai Alai. However, as long as the hops in it are fresh, the hops and malts work wonderfully together. It's when the hops fade that jai alai becomes a forgettable beer.
     
    #11 colt3ninja, Apr 27, 2015
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  12. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,594) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    I wouldn't say it finishes dry to me and my opinion is it's on the sweet side for an IPA. Not necessarily malty, but sweet.
     
    #12 Kadonny, Apr 27, 2015
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  13. gdegraff1

    gdegraff1 Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2014 Florida

    True, it is a bit malty and sweet for an IPA. People in Tampa love it or loathe it. There are better IPA's in our local market.
     
    #13 gdegraff1, Apr 27, 2015
  14. DavidlovesCBC

    DavidlovesCBC Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2014 Florida

    Call me crazy, but Jai Alai is better than heady and Pliny. But ain't this post about Jolly Ollie? It's pretty goods. dry west coast style IPA. Very hop forwards
     
    #14 DavidlovesCBC, Apr 27, 2015
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  15. Gambit

    Gambit Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2015 California

    Fresh Jai Alai is amazing. I would be very interested in trying this - wish they distributed to CA!
     
    #15 Gambit, Apr 28, 2015
  16. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,594) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Wow, totally disagree. It's way more juicy sweet than dry and bitter.
     
    #16 Kadonny, Apr 28, 2015
  17. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,856) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    You are crazy, Jai Alai is not even close.
     
    #17 nesarebad, Apr 28, 2015
  18. DavidlovesCBC

    DavidlovesCBC Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2014 Florida

    Sorry fellas will have to agree to disagree on the Heady/Pliny, they are both overrated. But Jolly Ollie I guess I would say would be much more west coast-y than Jai Alai. You def get more malty character from the Jai Alai. Either way it's a pretty good beer.
     
    #18 DavidlovesCBC, Apr 28, 2015
  19. mtvolkens

    mtvolkens Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2015 Florida

    to each their own, I personally do not believe that Jai Alai is over Pliny, however IMO White Oak Aged Jai Alai is my favorite IPA i've had even over Pliny, and I LOVED Pliny. Can't speak to Heady yet since I haven't tried.
     
    #19 mtvolkens, Apr 28, 2015
  20. claire3321

    claire3321 Devotee (318) Sep 4, 2010 Florida

    I found a lonely bottle tonight hanging out amongst the Stone bombers at ABC. Scoured the shelves for more - nada. Jai Alai is my go-to these days, so Ollie will be a special treat for sure.
     
    #20 claire3321, Jul 17, 2015
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