Sacred Ceremonies
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.72
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Designed for ceremonies both sacred and blasphemous, this Barleywine-style Ale has been aged in French oak vessels previously used to age cognac. Serve with reverent hands and a penitent heart.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample, thanks fonefan! Hazy deep mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of port, dates and balsamico. Sweet with full body anz rounded, oily mouthfeel. Toffee and port. Intensely warming quite bitter finish.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2026
at 21:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks fonefan! Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate syrup, some maple, mild liquorice and some a bit of alcohol and some toasted tones. Flavour is toasted, nutty, some mild alcohol, cognac sweetness, chocolate syrup and a bit spicy tones too. Thick, big and bold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 500ml. w. beige wax @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Cigar City Sacred Ceremonies ]. ABV: (14.5)%. [20251212]. 8/4/9/4-/-17.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 18:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 1499/2000, drunk 2/10/24. Clear, mahogany-burgundy. No head. Cherry, fermented grape. Chocolate, hint of cigar, light vanilla. Very mellow, round, aromatic. Clean. Malty, with earth, coffee, cigar, long grape and sherry-like oxidation. Juicy finish with good balance, good attenuation and no booze. So frickin mellow, wow. Gets a bit bready, and I'd prefer a bit more intensity of malt and less earthiness. Hard to complain though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2024
at 19:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle shared by Chalumeaux, Thanks TJ! # 1136 / 2000 bottled from the Catador Club. Aroma has mellow cognac, oak, and toasted toffee. The flavor is the aroma. Oak, cognac, toasted caramel. A hint of raisins. Well rounded barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2023
at 20:23
8/10
8/22/20 1136/2000 aroma is toasted caramel, toffee, cognac, oak. This is quite delicious. So many flavors as it warms. Wow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2023
at 16:05
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours hazy mahogany, small beige head, decent lacing. Decadent Aroma of dark sugars, dates. Fruitcake, brandy, toffee, treacle. Flavor is quite sweet, light bitter. Full body, silky mouthfeel. Whoah. 4,8,9,5,18
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2021
at 21:12