Hoppy aroma but with plenty of peaches and tropical fruit. I don't really smell the wood, but maybe I can believe there was some coconut in there. Fruity flavors with an enormous dose of oak is how you start this beer. Orange and peach, pretty nice. Very dry, start to finish, like very, very, very dry. Cottonmouth dry!
Some spice and 7.5% alcohol hit the palate around the same time and become extremely noticeable after a few sips. Hoppy and bitter toward the end. Carbonation is good. Not a bad beer though woody is totally out of control and borderline obnoxious. A little alcoholic as well, which was off-putting. I much prefer the original-- no white oak, no cedar, no papaya, nothing except the IPA. Quite frankly, I don't see what all the hubbub is about for this beer!
Native Forest Organic Papaya Chunks, 14-Ounce Cans (Pack of 6)
7 comments:
I enjoy oak aged barleywines, stouts, strong ales, & sours but for some reason oak aged IPA's don't site well with my pallett. Don't get me wrong I love a good IPA just unoaked.
I generally don't care much for oak aged brews, but this one I like a lot. Perhaps it tasted so good because I drank it at Cigar City's Tap Room. Beervana!
On the other hand, I wasn't impressed with the Humidor series at all. Cheers!
Hmmm. Well I've been known to hate on the oak aging many times before, but for sure there are exceptions. Bourbon barrel aging, not that it has anything to do with this beer, I really dislike though.
I got a Humidor series in my fridge waiting to be drank and reviewed for the site. I enjoyed their Papaya IPA, so we shall see about the Humidor. I was recently at their brewpub and loved the White Oak, I thought it was amazing. Different tastes for different folks I guess.
-Cheers.
Yeah, Sam. I know I'm a minority for all of these Jai Alai versions. Oh well, won't be the last time.
Rob, I respect people that stick to their guns, so I'm glad you don't sugarcoat your opinion about a Cigar City product, i've seen a lot of people that just ride the bangwagon. Hey that's the beauty about craft beers, so many choices and so many flavors out there. Great blog btw.
-Cheers.
Thanks for the compliment. I totally admire Cigar City and think they make many excellent beers. I am more fond of their Stouts than the rest of the line. But yeah, I am not in the worshiping and "they can do no wrong" camp.
They are still such a young brewery and I hope they keep growing and making spectacular beers.
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