Abita Jockamo IPA

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Covington, Louisiana USA

Bottle. Pours amber with an off white head. Hoppy aroma with notes of pine and lemon. Medium body. Flavor starts with pine and caramel and ends on a bitter citrus note. Pretty good actually.

Only a slight aroma coming through for an IPA. Flavor is slightly malty and no real hop presence. I guess it is because I am near the west coast but this does not seem like an IPA to me (maybe an english version). Oh, well not a bad beer in all.

Mild piny turpentine aroma. Yellow brown orange with a slight haze. Thin squeamish creamish head. Tastes like fresh ground up sappy pine cones and green grapefruits. . Bitter medicine. Finish that lasts for what seems forever. Just as offensive as any IPA and borders on IIPA territory. Very impressive for Abita. Has legs!

Bottle into Tulip glass. Pours a goldish brown-orange with a almost white head that doesn’t last very long. Aroma is a very enjoyable citrus with orange and maybe some lemon detected. Flavor is very hoppy, not enough of the citrus from the aroma, unfortunately, as that promised a balance of fruit and bitter. Nevertheless, it was a pleasant taste. The palate was a lingering hoppish bitterness, maybe slightly sour because something didn’t sit quite right for a little bit after finishing the bottle (this is consistent with the first bottle I had). Seems slightly oily, too. Overall, much better balance compared to many of the hopped up IPA’s thoughtlessly tossed at the marketplace. This one proves that hops needn’t and shouldn’t be the one factor considered when brewing an "extreme" American-style IPA.

Poured with a nice foamy head and lots of lace. Good rich amber color. Good hoppy malty nose. Flavor is very tasty and not fruity. Very nice body. Drinkable beer. Kind of a strange flat finish though. Would have rated it better except for that. This one I’m having at Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse where it just came in.

shared by Dickinsonber. Amber in color with a small off white head. Aroma: of light citrus, flowers, and light pale malts. Taste is pretty simple- citrus hops, light floral notes, with a light to medium sweet pale malt body. Bitterness is moderate. Not too bad, thanks Paul.

12oz bottle from Degarth. Dark amber boddy, stout off white head that has great retention and some excellent lacing. This thing is a monster, very dense and well formed. Caramel malts, Starburst, perfume hops and soap on the nose. Tastes very similar, artificial citrus candy and caramel malts being the stars, with the hops being a secondary force. Bitterness picks up throughout, but it’s never overly apparent or forward. Medium bodied, slick mouthfeel. Finish is lengthy, citrus fruits, perfume hops and at the end some astringency and bitterness.

Bottle - Copper / orange color with white head. Hoppy nose with notes of floral citrus and grain. Flavors of citrus, more hops flavor than malted grain (like lemon grass), but still the grain is subtuly in there. Good hoppy finish - decent IPA. Goes great with spicy jambalaya or crawfish.