Bittings Garden State IPA

A great IPA. Really can’t go wrong here. I wouldn’t put it into the ’amazing’ category, but it’s everything you would want when you are looking for a solid IPA. Love JJ’s.

This is much like the Garden State IPA but it is aged in a cask. It is amber coloured with a off white large head. It is served about room temperature and light on the carbonation. The flavor is of hops and a little woodsy. Overall this is a good beer better then the normal GS IPA but still not as good as the Imperial.
Earlier Rating: 5/27/2008 Total Score: 3.4
This isn’t as good as the other IPA that JJ’s offers nor is it as good as the IPA on cask, but that being said this is a good beer. Tastes of hops and malt. Very small white head.

sampled and had a pint at the brewery. This was the best of the lot during my visit. Almost clear light amber/orange in color. Aroma was on the weak side for an IPA- some subtle citrus and floral but not a good start. The taste was better however, with some leafy citrus and a moderate warrior hop bitterness. pretty clean...I like more assertive IPA’s, but this one was enjoyable enough.

Clear orange beer whose large off-white foam is fed by a healthy carbonation. Leafy and floral cascades show rather subtly in the nose, so do the caramel malts. Initially rather sweet, fruity and gently citrusy, but it grows a firm bitterness after a few sips. The whole thing bathes in a partly sloppy and earthy maltiness that could use an extra bit of freshness though. It does not come across as a very bright IPA, but I must still declare it one of my favourite tries at J.J. Bitting.

On tap at the pub, it was served with a nice head and kept good lacing as it went down in my glass. Nice dark copper coloring and citrus-like aroma. More malty than bitter, this was enjoyable enough to order a second pint. Well made and drinkable, this is middle of the road IPA that is obviously geared towards a wide variety of patrons, not just hopheads.