Cigar City Papaya India Pale Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Date: March 11, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Appearance: clear orange, fine beige head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma, fruity sweetness
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of citrus, tropical fruityness, well balanced bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

(750ml bottle, courtesy of ericandersnavy) Pours a clear orange body with a spare beige head. Aroma of papaya, grass, pineapple, florals, and orange. Flavor of light papaya, caramel, orange, pine resin, and pineapple with a moderately bitter finish.

75cl bottle, thanks Luke. Small off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, papaya, some guava, pineapple. Taste is moderately sweet, papaya, some pineapple, grapefruit. Medium body, light resin.

Shared thanks Ken ... golden amber ... sweet resiny oily hop nose ... light carbonation ... that US malt im not so fond of ... very bitter ..juicy hop ... little oil ... maybe a hint of papaya ... but tooo bitter

Bottle... Clear golden ale with orange highlights and a small, creamy, white head. Fantastic retention. The bouquet is of musky, earthy, peppery hops and a suggestion of papaya. Medium-bodied with medium carbonation. The flavor offers pleasant toffee malts, but musky hop bitterness and awkward fruit essences spoil the fun for me. Finishes bittersweet and a touch fruity. I prefer the base beer… assuming the base beer is Jai Alai Ipa. Bottle courtesy of hankchinaski!

Tap at Rattle N Hum. Pretty chunky, ugly pour. The nose is lightly tropical with a kiss of light papaya and slightly vegetal character. A bit of sticky chewy character although the fruity sweetness comes through. Fairly tropical although it does come across as a bit too sweet despite the ample hoppiness.

Bottle: Pours a clear deep bronze with a stringy-lacing from of white head. Nose has a fresh piny hop character with a touch of tropical fruit and light malty sweetness. Starts with a pretty good fullness and light toasted malty sweetness with light fruity papaya character and good juicy hop bitterness before a drier bittersweet finish. A pretty flavorful and unique IPA.

Bottle thanks to billshmeinke. Pours with a completely cleared penny hued body with a lasting off-white, rocky head. Aromas of papaya, dried fruits, mint, pine, and light tropical fruit. Flavors of light fruit, some pine, dried, apricot, some papaya in the finish. Really bland honestly. Some sweetness, table sugar, noticeable alcohol for how low the abv is. Lively bubbles, dry. Really ho-hum. Where are the hops?

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2010 On cask at Cigar City takes NYC event at Rattle ’N’ Hum. Fruitiness. papaya aroma, much sweeter than it is bitter. You must like papaya and what it does for your digestion. Interesting and good palate cleanser and changeup from all the cedar/imperial stouts.

Bottle. Pours clear gold with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma and flavor are medium malt (straw, meal), heavy hops (grassy, citrus, floral, pine), and lots of fruit (peach, pineapple, papaya) with alcohol notes. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation with a dry finish.