Abita Jockamo IPA

Bottle courtesy of Hopdog. I passed up on this several times. My expectations are just low. Poured into a snifter, this beer is cloudy with a very well formed head. The aroma is actually quite good. It’s much more American than I was expecting. A sharp, clean citrus note is up front with smooth malts beneath. Wow, this stuff actually tastes pretty darn good. It’s not abundantly hoppy, but a clean, crisp bitterness is imparted on my palate from start to finish. A lingering drying zing is noted. The sweetness is juicy and just enough to provide a nice body. Hints of berries are noted beneath the pine and grapefruit flavors. I think this brew is a tad underrated. I guess it might be sort of light to really excel at the style. If I think of it more as an American pale ale, I really have no complaints.

Clear amber pour with an off white head. Soapy, floral aroma. Light malt flavor and hop presence

12oz bottle(7/21/08)-An amber body with a small head. Has an aroma of grapefruit, hops, and sweetness. The flavor was the same with a soapy taste in the middle and finishes dry and bitter. This medium bodied IPA was not the best but not the worst.

Amber with thin off-white head. Malty aroma with slight citrus aroma. Mild hop bitterness balances well with malt. Not a big IPA when comparing to West coast IPAs but decent

Bottle - I was suprised to see that Abita had an IPA offering. Aroma is of the overly sweet malt variety that I do not prefer in an IPA. A "balanced" beer with overly sweet flavor. Perhaps if they would up the hop aroma and flavor it would temper the sweetness a bit.