Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Seattle, Washington USA

Translucent bright amber hue, thin ring of foam, sticky lacing. Big, floral aroma marked by jasmine, lavender, lilac, along with sweet honey, grassy hops, and a touch of grain malts. Taste is a big floral bouquet riding dry and bitter grass hops, honey and lighter fruits enter midway, faint malts, finishes dry. Palate is medium-bodied, oily slick texture, amped prickly carbonation. A unique floral-forward IPA with a formidable hop profile, a bit overwhelming in terms of fragrance and best enjoyed in smaller quantities.

22oz from Bottletrek. Wow, this is a really pleasant surprise. After a slightly tedious pour - big cloying head refused to settle down, making it a time-consuming endeavor - this turned out to be a very rich and flavorful IPA. Big nose is dominated by the floral notes, not surprisingly. At first the hops are very grassy, with some slightly sticky flavors towards the end. But very soon, the springlike flavors meld beautifully with the light hops, balanced by the subtle sweet jasmine and malts to give this brew a distinctive quality that really recalls a bright spring day. Excellent.

On tap at Elysian. Copper pour with some white head. The aroma is nice, grassy and floral. Flavor is a strong bitter, with asprin notes in the background. The flavor then subsides to a biscuity finish. Notes of pine as well. ON SECOND ANALYSIS: Bottled, you can really pick up the Jasmine notes. I don’t want to drink this as much as I just want to smell it all day!

Gold pour with a small white head. Aroma is heavy flowers and citrus hops. Similar flavor, some caramel and toasted malt. The flower really shines in the one, but drinkability might suffer a bit. Still a fun try.

Bottle, at BA Throwdown #2. Pours a dark bronze color with a nice head and lacing. Strong funky aromas, big on jasmine and other dark floral notes. Jasmine flavors, floral notes, dry wheat and biscuit, some interesting nuts. Dry body, drinkable. For the jasmine lovers.

Bottle. Pours amber/orange, white head. Aroma is herbal and really has the note of jasmin. Taste is light, malty, filled with the strong presence of jasmin. Mouthfeel was very sweet and smooth. Something different that makes good use of this herb that one would be more used to see in a tea.

I really like this. Very good and unusual. Sour apple in the flavor and aroma, but it fits. Lots of flowers as well. The jasmine is unmistakable. Rocky head. Tons of sediment, which I assume is from the jasmine as well as yeast. Sweet malt and bitter hops with more flowers in the flavor. Smooth. Very creative. Thanks to Skyview for sharing.

Tap @ Westside Brewing Company, NYC. Pours a deep golden/yellow with a fluffy white head. Aroma is citrus hops with a lovely floral note that reminds me ever-so-slightly of Southampton’s superlative Cuvee des Fleurs. Taste is citrus and hops up front dissolving into an absolutely lovely floral characteristic at the end. I applaud the balance and the strength of taste the beer displays. Bravo, Elysian! This is the first thing I’ve had from this brewery, and it won’t be the last.