Jackie-Os New Growth IPA

Brewed by Jackie-Os Pub and Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Athens, Ohio USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Sample from pub side. Pours a hazy gold with a thin white head. Aroma is very earthy evergreen and bright hop citrus. Flavor is similar there is fresh tasting hops and more evergreen flavor and sweet malt backbone with some clean light fruit. Overall a very well done brew it has the bitterness an ipa should plus it has interesting local twang which makes it a jackieos brew.

Approximately 4 ounce sample at the Jackie O’s Public House in Athens, Ohio. The pour is a hazed golden with a small off white head. The aroma is lemon peel, with strong pine and then a bit of toasted malt. The taste is the sharp lemon peel (I guess that’s also the balm) up front, moving quick to pine needles. This gets a bit of a gin quality to it towards the back. The palate is medium bodied with soft carbonation. The lemon balm lingers a bunch, takes over the after taste and detracts. Weird beer.

Sample at Jackie O’s during the bottle release on 8/18/12. Clear gold to amber pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of lemon zest, herbs, pine and malt. Very herbal (almost sage-like) flavor with some maltiness before a zesty lemon finish.

Poured on draft. Appearance is a somewhat hazy yellowy copper with a tacky, white, froth of a head that stayed with force. Aroma is complexly beautiful with a notes of lemon, mango, pineapple, spruce, citrus. Taste is sweet with a nicely bitter movement towards the middle of the drink and on to the finish. Awesome IPA. Must try if available.

Swing top growler courtesy of alexsdad. Thanks Brad. Hazy, yellow-orange appearance with a small off white head. Tangy guava, pineapple, tropical fruity, light veggie, a bit piney aroma. Richly spruce, minty, herbal, pineapple, tropical fruity flavor with an herbal hoppy finish. I wasn’t very impressed, but thanks to Brad for the hookup!

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate floral resin lemon hop aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy smooth lemon bittersweet flavor with a moderate to heavy bittersweet finish of medium to long duration. This beer exceeded my expectations.

Swing top to snifter (thanks alexsdad06). Looks decent; a transparent orange with little head or carbonation. Mild smell and taste. Average mouthfeel. Not as good as their other IPAs.

2 pints on tap at the brewpub, while hanging out with a friend. I was super-impressed with this. Even my friend, who "doesn’t drink beer", was pleasantly surprised from the sip she took. It’s definitely an interesting, unique, standout IPA. Great thin white head, awesome sheety lace. nice totally hazy amber color. Great creamy lemon and awesome floral flavors. Excellent light crisp carbonation, and dry texture, medium body. This beer is freakin’ tasty. Awesome zesty mild sweet taste, with a good bit of pleasant bitter. Man, I’m going to miss Jackie-Os... I often wonder if I’m over-rating a beer when I’m the first to review it. But I’m thoroughly enjoying this beer. I can’t deny that.