Florida Cracker
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.70
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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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6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Coriander nose, somewhat fecal. Cloudy gold, thin head. Lemon and coriander, meringue hints. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2017
at 17:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Total Wine, Fredericksburg. Pours hazy golden with a large, soft white head. Aroma is white bread, coriander, little else. Flavor is banana (missing from the nose), coriander, yeast, dough (or more like flour, I suppose). Flavor is good.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2017
at 17:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a full 2 fingers of foam. Banana, coriander crackery malt. Crisp and clean, nice dry, peppery notes, touch of orange zest. Pretty great American take. Dry finish. Diggin’ it.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2017
at 19:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy pale blond colour. Aroma and flavour are quite light and plain. Close to Hoegaarden. Perhaps with a drier finish.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2017
at 14:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A light yellow beer, a head is quite small and white. Aroma has wheat, lemon and coriander. Traditional but with a good intensity. Taste has strong lemon and coriander, some lemon peel and sourness. Refreshning and light bodied. Refreshning but also nicely strong.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2017
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from The Bottle Shop Bermondsey and drunk on a train. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Lemon aroma. A little herb and orange and light hop. Very fruity kemon and orange flavours. Bit fizzy. Decent wit.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2017
at 05:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On the yeasty side for a witbier, mellow and nondescript except for the doughy tartness that pops up on the fade. Good wit nose, fresh and floral, grassy with a smidgen of orange and banana. Appearance is mediocre, slightly hazed but lacking much head or lacing. Taste starts wheaty, some banana-clove notes but mostly mild, almost pilsner-ish in its moderation, then kicks in with the yeast. Finishes bready and a bit thin, the adjuncts adding slight depth but relegated mostly to the periphery. Good, sparkly saison feel, but otherwise a slightly-above-average witbier.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2017
at 14:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ MBCC 2017. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, light spice, sweet citrus, orange-/peel. Flavor is wheat, yeast, light spice, sweet citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 130517
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2017
at 08:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Malt and Mold. Hazy dull yellow with small foamy white head, citrus aroma, high carbonation, sweetish vanilla-malt taste, smooth body, vanilla flavor, medium finish. Smooth and tasty.
Tried
on 27 May 2017
at 11:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Good wit bier. Some chamomile and orange zest like a mixed tea set. Hazy golden with decent head. Light tang. Tap at Lost and Found.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2017
at 16:51