Florida Cracker
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.69
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The Cracker Cowboys of Florida were colonial-era settlers, often of Scots-Irish descent, who arrived in Florida when Spain traded their territory of La Florida to the English. The term Cracker in Florida usage relates to the whip these “cow hunters” used to herd cattle in Florida’s Palmetto Prairies. Called Quaqueros by the Spanish, these hardy and hard working Cracker Cowboys helped to shape the history of Florida, the nation’s oldest cattle raising state. We brew Florida Cracker White Ale with unmalted wheat, orange peel and coriander and then ferment it with a Belgianyeast strain to give it a spicy and dry finish. Perfect for a warm day on the Palmetto Prairie.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Couleur trouble orangée, col blanc crémeux persistant. Arôme au bouquet très belge dans l’approche de levure, retrouve un nez légèrement épicé e coriandre avec l’ajout typique de pelure d’orange. Palais est léger froment-malté, note prononcée d’épice-coriandre et une levure belge ajoutant une belle profondeur en ligne pour le style. Le tout reste épais avec un accent mis sur la touche fruitée d’orange. Houblons restent assez nobles entre fleuri et citronné. Sans révolutionner le style, cette bière dégustée dans les conditions estivales propre à la FL est une merveille de fraicheur. Parfaire pour la chaleur de Floride.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2015
at 14:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Cigar City Brewery, 21/02/15. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is straw, yeast, lemon rind, clove, wheat strokes. Taste comprises vanilla, clvoe, light citric peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok wit.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 04:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Total Wine... Tampa cons 2015-05-12 Spring Hill AR: weizz, wee citrus peel, coriander AP: hazy golden, frothy ofwhite fluffy/stouty head F: fizzy, citrus dry, wee watery, coriander seeds, white peppery
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2015
at 16:38
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Canned beer, 5.5 % abv, from Vinmonopolet Vika. Noisy, fast dissipating, white head. No lacing. Foggy straw coloured body. Spiced fruity nose. Taste of lemony hops mixed with yeasty fruitiness and a coriander touch. Short bittersweet end. Soft to lively carbonated. Okay partner to the salmon pie, rather disappointing though (Tromsø 25.04.2015).
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2015
at 13:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottom of the can stamped 10/15/14.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow color glossing underneath a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some light clingy lacing sliding quickly into the beer.
The smell had a sweet citrus, sweet cracker, light tangerine and a little bit of yeasty goodness all combining nicely.
The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors to blend nicely. A light sweet citrus/yeasty aftertaste bleeds into the finish somewhat dry.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation was a little more subdued than most witbiers but I’m thinking that’s probably the age of it that may have caused that.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good witbier that I would love to try again and preferably fresh.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow color glossing underneath a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some light clingy lacing sliding quickly into the beer.
The smell had a sweet citrus, sweet cracker, light tangerine and a little bit of yeasty goodness all combining nicely.
The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors to blend nicely. A light sweet citrus/yeasty aftertaste bleeds into the finish somewhat dry.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation was a little more subdued than most witbiers but I’m thinking that’s probably the age of it that may have caused that.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good witbier that I would love to try again and preferably fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2015
at 16:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours a cloudy yellow with medium frothy white head that lasts leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is wheat, fruity malt, and citrus. Thin mouth with strong wheat, citrus, banana, crisp and crushable, very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2015
at 17:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Lukt: syrlig duft av gress, hvete og gjær.
Utseende: Fin lys gyllen farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum, ring langs kant.
Smak: Syrlig smak av Gress og hvete.
Hvor: Kjøpt/Nydt@Melkebaren, Sandnes sammen med Gorm.
Medium: boks@330ml, ABV@5,5%, Når@18.02.2015
Tried
on 18 Feb 2015
at 13:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Dranken Geers, Oostakker, nr Gent, consumed at home, Merton, Oxon, Sunday 14th December 2014. Pours pale silvery/gold with a tiny white head. A bit twangy, wheaty and with a little thin vein of citrus. A touch of spice, its a little thin but its refreshing. Not my favourite style but it’s ok. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2014
at 08:32