Cigar City Humidor Series Jai Alai Cedar Aged India Pale Ale

Brewed by Cigar City Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Tampa, Florida USA

Bottle Pours out a hazy peach juice color topped with a small sand head. Aroma was oak and ceder notes. The aroma reminds me of my wifes hope chest that sits at the foot of out bed. Taste the wood, some bread notes, along with some wet citrus hops. A bitter end on this one. Thanks ditmier

Sample provided by Skyview. Thanks! Pour is amber orange with a decent sized head. Cedar wood. Strong pine and oak, complimenting the citrus flavors of a regular IPA. Very unique and really a wonderful effort here. Probably up there with my favorite CC beers of the night. Exquisite!

750ml bottle. Pours a dirty orange with a big ass head. Aromas waver between lemons, oranges, some weird ass melon smell, and more citrus. Taste is about the same, dominated by citrus. A hint of wood shows through a bit...must be the cedar, as its a strange wood flavor. Very different for an IPA, but its definitely a good different.

I squealed like a little girl when rustychiles put this one on the table -- many thanks! Pours reddish-orange initially and butterscotch toward the end of the bottle. Incredible cedar wood aroma -- really lives up to the Cigar City name, and seems to unify the flavor. Tastes of juicy citrus, pine, bitter hops, black and red peppercorns, and tobacco leaves. Excellent.

Bottle with thanks to Matt. It has a murky apricot color to it and a massive sudsy head. As I draw my nose near, I’m struck by how different this is than my expectations. Smells like lemon and melons. Maybe even guavas. Flavor is also very fruit/sweet dominated. Lots of citrus even though it seems more like grapefuit now with some of that odd melon presence. This is good and very different than I had guessed.

Bottle courtesy of McBackus. Pours a hazed orange with a fluffy off white head. aroma is cedar cigar box oily resinous hops malt and is truly fantastic. flavor is huge fresh oily citrusy hops and aromantic cedar. fantastic beer.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Hazy orange pour with a soapy white head. Aroma is cedar, grapefruit, lots of exotic fruits. Flavor is pine, with lots of cedar.

750mL bottle, and congrats on the gold! Poured crisp, medium golden with a thick, well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up earthy, pine, and dank floral notes laced with an excellent impression from the cedar (black pepper and tannins, a hint of brown sugar, and vanilla accented perfectly).. soft caramel malts were just what it needed for support.. excellent presentation! The flavor held up its end of the bargain.. opened with tangy cedar, a touch of vinegar, and black pepper, with soft caramel, bready notes, and a touch of grapefruit meat rolling onto the middle.. bitterness was still moderate despite the aging, carrying pine and light fruity character.. finished spicy with biscuity undertones. Medium-bodied and very well carbonated on the palate.. the cedar gave a very welcome and tasty complement to what I’m sure was a great underlying IPA.. I’d love to drink more of this.