Campeador - Rurik
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special Out of Production|
Score
7.70
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Rurik: the founder of the dynasty that bears his name which ruled Kievan Rus and later Muscovy until the 16th century. This land would later spawn the Muscovy Trading Company and become a base of trade between Russia and Britain. Two styles of beer comprise this blend, old ale and imperial stout. Both are of British origin with the later made famous by its exportation to the Russian Court. Rurik is the second beer in the Campeador series, a barrel-aged collaboration between Knightly Spirits and Cigar City Brewing. Limited release of 204 bottles.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split in the Fart Dungeon ... pre Beer Bro warm up thanks to Homer 321 ... 04/02/16 #77/204. Pitch black with a dirty tan head - a real looker. Nose is dark chocolate, earthy roast, spice, soy sauce, tangy dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises a big molastic blast, chocolate, toffee fudge, light charr, caramel, maltesers, light spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a boosting finale. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 20:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at hotel room fart share @RBWG 2016. Thanks hummus321! Opaque black liquid with small to medium tan head. Aroma of licorice, wood, spices, toffee, raw sugar and aquavit. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of herbs, licorice, raw sugar and chocolate. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 20:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle during RBWG Grand Tasting. Pours a black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, oak. Medium mouth with strong cocoa and roast, nice booze presence, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 16:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
750mL bottle, sent from StFun (thanks a lot, Josh), pours a deep dark brown / black with a big tan head. Aroma of tart dark fruits, wild notes and some fun.k. Flavour of rich dark caramel malts, some roasted malts, and some slightly sour dark fruits. Carbonation is really lively, detracting from the complexity. Fairly well-blended, but the carbonation is too awkward and too highly carbonated. Decent stuff, but on the border of being infected. Not so great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 10:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at RBWG 2013 Grand Tasting. Pours black with a creamy tan head. Lightly tangy dark malts on the nose, some earth. Big sweet flavors some , tangy dark berries, bit of cocoa, light roast. Full bodied with fine carbonation, warming finish, dark sugars, some sugary chocolate. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2013
at 13:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25th August 2010
Opaque black beer, good tan head. Light fresh palate. Creamy malt with porter like dark malt light tang. Sublte milk chocolate and even more subtle chilli. Finishes light and soft. A very easy drinking dark beer. Whispers of coffee and red berry fruits. Really nicely put together!
Opaque black beer, good tan head. Light fresh palate. Creamy malt with porter like dark malt light tang. Sublte milk chocolate and even more subtle chilli. Finishes light and soft. A very easy drinking dark beer. Whispers of coffee and red berry fruits. Really nicely put together!
Tried
on 26 Jun 2012
at 14:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Entering old-rates. 75cl bottle. Couleur brune foncée, col épais beige. Arôme est alcoolisé, bourbon léger vanille, notes de malt et pas mal de fruits noirs allant vers prunes et dates. Palais est malté avec une belle note douce de vanille, le tout reste bien épais en bouche. Un peu en dessous de la première bière de la série. Bourbon est un peu en retrait mais reste bien agréable. Une autre bouteille fût goutée à Washington et cette dernière présentait qcq signes d’infection avec une aigreur minime au palais.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2011
at 14:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Bottle 136/204. Pours a black color with a longlasting tan head. Has a roasted malty bitter chocoalte aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity woody caramel and chocoalte flavor. Has a sweetish malty woody bitter caramel and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2011
at 07:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to Maltzilla for that one. Bottle 61/204. Bottle looks really good. Beer in the glass very zippy. Heavy malty aroma with chocolate notes. Starts strong malty with fine hoppy notes in the background, modest bitter. Finish again very malty, with chocolate and coffee notes, modest alcoholic. All in all finish a bit too unbalanced, but still a great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2011
at 22:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at papsoe tasting. pitch dark, smooth brown head. mild and complex aroma, roasted stuff. flavor is roasted stuff, wood, vanilla, very sweet, sweet licorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2011
at 14:31