Cigar City White Oak IPA

This is an American White Oak-aged version of Jai Alai India Pale Ale. The white oak adds smoothing notes of vanilla and slight hints of dill to the aroma and flavor profile. The finish is elegantly dry due to the light tannin notes from oak aging and though still loaded with hop flavor, hop bitterness is more restrained. Tasting Notes

Pours copper color with notes of vanilla and light notes of dill to the aroma. There are also moderate notes of vanilla and dill in the flavor profile. The finish is slightly drier due to the light tannin notes from oak aging.

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Medals

2011 Best Florida Beer Championship - Silver Medal
2011 United States Open Beer Championship - Silver Medal

Brewer: Cigar City Brewery

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Location:
United States - Tampa, Florida
Description:
Cigar City Brewing was established in 2008 by Tampa native, Joey Redner, Jr. In early 2008, Redner met Wayne Wambles, accomplished professional brewer, and hired him as head brewmaster. Wayne relocated in March of 2008 to begin the process of learning the local culture, applying that culture to CCB's beers, and opening this new microbrewery in Tampa, Florida.
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Shelf Tags for Cigar City White Oak IPA

    • 1/2 barrel keg (15.5 gal)
    • 1/6 bbl keg (5.16 gal)
    • 12 ounce bottle - 4 pack

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Style: American IPA

  • Like other American-ized versions of English style beers, the American India Pale Ale (IPA) differs from it's English counterpart in it's strong use of American style hops. Generally stronger in bitterness and characterized by a grapefruit and/or citrus flavor, American IPA's are near the high end of the bitterness scale among all beer styles.

    Though today they are typically much stronger and more assertive than their English counterparts, the American IPA is likely to be closer to the original English IPA of the 18th century than current English versions. Over the years, the extreme hops and bitterness of the English version has been reduced to meet consumer demand, while the American IPA thrives on being an extreme dose of hops.

    The American IPA is also distinguished by it's use of American hops, which are generally more citrusy in character than the typical earthy, English hop.
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