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Thornbridge Jaipur (5.9%) – an ale of two halves

Posted on November 9, 2009 by andyMogg in Beer Reviews, Breweries & Pubs, Thornbridge 10 Comments
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This is one of those beers you that if you read the various blogs and tweets then you will no doubt have seen, well you are in for yet more about it as it is just too good a beer to leave off any self respecting beer blog.

Jaipur is brewed buy those very clever guys over at Thornbridge (who also brew one of my fave beers – Bracia )weighs in at 5.9% ABV which isn’t quite as strong as it’s big brother Halcyon, It is also that well known and consumed in some parts of the country, it has it’s own terms – Jaipured – Drunk or intoxicated due to drinking Jaipur and Jaipoorly – how you feel the next day after you have been Jaipured.

My first encounter of the legendary Jaipur was in a bottle (which I bought from Beermerchants), it cost a not to pricey £2.10 for a 330ml bottle.

The label is pretty cool and stands out well, although I believe this has all changed as they are undergoing a bit of a re branding at the moment.

Thornbridge Jaipur

Thornbridge Jaipur

The beer pours with a satisfying fizz leaving a lovely bubbly white head sitting on top of a luscious pale golden ale. The aromas that start to waft towards you are very faint, but they are of herbs, mixed fruit and hops.

The first sip didn’t blow me away, possibly because I was expecting a huge hitter like Halycon or maybe it was a bit too cold, I left it to warm up a little for a few minutes and then it hit me, The tropical fruit and grass part ways and the hops fizz and bounce around your mouth, well balanced, not too hoppy and not to fruity, light and refreshing and just how you would expect it to be, it’s not as strong, complex or powerful as it’s big brother Halcyon but I had soon polished the bottle off and was left wanting more….

The next chance I got to try Jaipur was in Weatherspoons of all places, I had heard on the grapevine they had it on so quickly organised to meet a few friends in there with the hope of sampling a pint or two.

Now this is where the revelation happened, I realised that cask Jaipur was a different beast all together, it some how tasted stronger more full of flavour but the pint glass let the aromas come to the fore and enhance the whole drinking experience, being on cask also meant that we could have as much as we wanted, which lead to me getting a little bit Jaipured.

I couldn’t believe it was only £1.79p a pint (50p less if you have your CAMRA vouchers), that makes it £1.20 cheaper than a pint of Stella, Personally in cask form I think it comes pretty close to being the perfect pub pint, even at nearly 6% it’s light and refreshing enough to drink all night long!

If you ever see Jaipur in any shape or form them please do buy it as it really is that good, hopefully I won’t be disappointed at the weekend when I should hopefully get to try Halycon at the local beer festival.

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10 comments on “Thornbridge Jaipur (5.9%) – an ale of two halves”

  1. Richard Mackney says:
    November 9, 2009 at 22:08

    Great write up, it’s definitely made me want to try it!

    They are based close to me in Derbyshire so I’m wondering if they do any brewery visits or onsite tasting!

    However, I’ve also noticed that they have it on in my town, so I’m just off to grab a pint 😉 …

    @richardmackney

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  2. Simon Johnson says:
    November 10, 2009 at 07:24

    Richard, if you ever fancy a trip to Thornbridge (possibly even a day brewing there) give me a shout and I’ll arrange something.

    Andy, same goes for you too, next time you happen to be round this way 😉

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  3. DanCave says:
    November 10, 2009 at 12:24

    I will agree with Andy on this one, its a top quality beer on draft, I haven’t tried the bottle version but if its anything like the draft It will taste delicious.

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  4. Darren T says:
    November 11, 2009 at 09:52

    I’ve had Jaipur from a gravity cask at the Altrincham beer fest and from a bottle at a Pete Brown talk for his Hops & Glory book and whilst the first was extremely impressive the second was a big step up. I can’t wait to try the stuff from a proper hand-pump.

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  5. Paul Smith says:
    January 11, 2010 at 17:14

    Jaipur is “The Business”! I still have a mini-keg in the cool garage too! The guys and gals at Thornbridge Hall, (or now they are at Bakewell too) are really friendly and helpful. Trouble is that manay other beers pale into insignificance against Jaipur, which you cannot realistically call a session beer:)

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  6. Chris Hutton says:
    January 24, 2010 at 13:00

    Had a pint of Jaipur in Chesterfield wetherspoons last night, bags and bags of flavour :D, told it is always on at the Rutland , Chesterfield.

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  7. andyMogg says:
    January 25, 2010 at 12:46

    I had a couple of jaipur’s over the weekend @ twissup in sheffield, they were great, also tried a couple of other thornbridge’s beers that id not had before – all excellent.

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  8. Richard Craine says:
    May 1, 2010 at 18:21

    Me and my mates all started drinking Jaipur a few years ago at Wetherspoons in Sheffield, it’s become our favourite pre ice hockey tipple on a Saturday night.

    Being a sad individual, from time to time I do a beer knock out competition with my wife making the draw and giving me 2 beers in different glasses so that I can tell her my favourite…..The winner goes through to the next round.

    The last time I had the competition I started with 64 different bottled beers, it lasted about 4 months with Jaipur beating Fullers Golden Champion 4 – 0 in a best of 7 final……It really is that good.

    Regards

    Richard Craine

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  9. adam woodward says:
    April 13, 2013 at 12:50

    Found Jaipur in Stockholm. cost me £3.50 a bottle. glorious beer though!

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  10. Jim says:
    October 14, 2021 at 20:18

    Just had Jaipur on draught at Local Spoons.Superb ! Best IPA about at the moment .Even better than Jemima’s Pitchfork.

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