My wife's birthday was a couple of days ago. As part of the celebration I tried to take her out to eat. But nooooo. Didn't happen. Instead, I was ordering takeout from Tyler's Taproom and I knew that I was going to have a little something to drink while I waited for the food to come through. I had noticed the Jade IPA in previous visits but never got around to ordering it. I knew that Foothills had Hoppyum, also had Seeing Double IPA. Three different IPAs from the same brewer? I figured that Jade IPA was probably one of the more special beers out there. As soon as I ordered and got my beer, I looked at the taps and noticed Sexual Chocolate on draught. Crap! Oh well, I'll just have to live with this one. I think I'll manage.
The beer was served in your standard pint. Poured a golden yellow with streaks of orange mixed in. A nice finger of white head aligned the top. Moderate retention, light lacing on the sides of the glass. The aromas were very pleasant, full of citrus. Tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit. The best part is that it had pop, which really adds to the appeal.
Now my taste buds might have been screwing with me, but when drinking the beer, I didn't get a lot of citrus hops. I got more woodsy hops. The bitterness came through in a very pronounced way. I was in somewhat of a rush to drink, so I think that I didn't allow the tastes to subside, and everything tasted more woodsy than anything. Still, there was some citrus on the front end, had a lingering bitter taste at the end that was bearable. Medium bodied with medium carbonation, but still nice and slick and easy to drink. This IPA is a winner and is one of the better ones I've had. Better than Hoppyum. Haven't had Seeing Double yet, but I'll get there. Agree that this is the best IPA from Foothills? Think I must be out of my mind? Let me know!
Grade: B+
Price Paid: $5.75 (Draught pint)
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