Cigar City Brewing Minaret ESB

Minaret ESB

 

Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.80
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 19
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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @ The Jeffrey. This is definitely a nitro one yeah. A dense creamy off-white hefty lacing head over a clouded dark rusty copper colored beer. Smells mild but good. Hard to smell through the nitro so Ill just drink a little. Nice dark malty and dark fruity flavors. A little roasted hint. Dark fudge and caramel sweetness. Nice tasting. In the mouth its nitro smooth and creamy. Red apples and again, something mild roasted in the nose. Moreish. 14.06.2015

Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2017 at 04:13


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled on nitro draft at Hou Thou this beer poured a very dark caramel color with a large creamy orange-beige head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was tart, vaguely fruity and had hints of toffee and apple. The flavor was tart and bitter with toffee, golden fruits, citrus and a hint of pepper. Medium length finish. Medium body. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2015 at 13:56


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Nitro @ CCB. Brune-ambrée, col crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme au bouquet grillé, malté UK, touche un peu chocolatée, caramel avec un fini houblonné modéré, fleuri et fruité. Palais est léger malté, grillé, malt anglais avec une pointe de Marris, fruité léger noir et un complété par une amertume bien agréable et en balance au niveau d’une inspiration noble anglaise + qcq éléments herbacé. Fini est légèremetn poudreux.

Tried on 14 Jul 2015 at 14:06


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Tap with nitro at RNH, Nyc. Clear copper color, creamy brownish head. Aroma has toffee and even some coffee toasted notes. Light to medium-bodied. Creamy palate of course. Light toffee, even a bit unclean feeling, maybe from tap? Grassy light hops and some fruityness. Dissapointing.

Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2015 at 16:02


7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Good malt backbone. Pours golden amber with great head and lacing on nitro. Creamy texture as a result. Tap at Rattle and Hum.

Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2015 at 16:05


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. Pours orange white head. Nose/taste of light fruit, caramel and bread malt. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2015 at 21:31


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Owl Farm, Brooklyn nitro tap: Pours a smooth looking amber with a creamy head. Aroma is caramel, dirt, and some hops. Taste is a little sweet, with relatively little bitterness. Plenty of caramel. Very easy to drink and smooth. Good.

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2015 at 10:35


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Nitro tap. Pours clear amber with a standard creamy beige nitro head, nice lacing. Aroma is light caramel, grass, biscuit. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, caramel, a touch nutty upfront, with floral notes behind. A bit of orange on the finish. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2015 at 10:51


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Shaker pint nitro draft at The Sybarite Pig in Boca Raton, Florida. The pour settles to a clear golden orange with a nitro cream head. The aroma is minimal due to the thick nitro cream head blocking. What aroma is there is cracker malt. The taste is a smooth cracker malt along with a hint of toast and some crystal malt notes. There is grass in the finish. Clean, simple, tasty. The palate is medium bodied, nitro carbonation and lingering malt. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2014 at 14:01


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at GABF 2013. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a thin white head. The aroma is weak malt. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a smooth malt liqourice cream palate. This is a super ESB. Really pretty damn good!

Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2013 at 21:23