Cigar City Brewing

Commercial Brewery in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Monster Brewing Company
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2009

Contact
3924 W Spruce St, Tampa, FL, 33607, United States
Description
Steeped in the unique culture and history of Tampa, Florida, Cigar City Brewing began handcrafting award-winning beer in 2009. Cigar City Brewing’s ales and lagers bring to mind the sun and citrus for which Florida is known, while taking cues from the cigar industry upon which Tampa was built. Behind all of Cigar City Brewing’s liquid is the philosophy that quality is achieved by giving first rate ingredients to first rate people in a space where they are free to pursue their passion.

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Handbottled. Entered to celebrate my rating number 15,300. A pitch black beer with a thin very dark brown head. The aroma has strong notes of roasted malt, soy sauce, wood, and some alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of soy sauce, roasted malt, caramel, wood, and prunes, leading to a dry woody finish. Thanks a lot MadsBerg for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:22

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Handbottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, wood, brettanomyce, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, brettanomyces, and caramel, leading to a lightly acidic brett finish. Nice. Thanks a lot MadsBerg for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:17

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hand bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a pitch opaque black with a dense and creamy brown head that leaves a neat lacework. Aroma of burned malts, sweet vanilla and wood with a whiff of smoke. Solid body, very burned malts, woody, vanilla with an extreme malt astringency. Quite rough. 161209
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
clear amber, small white head. aroma is mild, slightly spicy, wood. flavor is sweet, spicy, wood, ends woody and a little boozy.
Tried on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hand bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. pours golden with a slight haze and a creamy off-white head leaving laces. Spicy, exotic nose. Medium body, fruity, tart and surprisingly salty. Again exotic fruits. Dry finish with no real bitterness - a little astringent and leathery. 161209
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 11:04

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Shard by madsbeg, thanks a lot dark brown, light brown smooth head. slightly berryish aroma, wood, ashy note too. flavor is wood, roasted stuff, malts, licorice, caramel.
Tried on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:36

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Handbottled. A slightly hazy deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has strong notes of cedar wood as well as medium notes of caramel, and malt. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of cedar wood and medium notes of caramel, malt, and a bit of roasted malt, leading to a dry woody - cedar like finish. The body is light. Thanks a lot MadsBerg for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:36

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hand bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a clear orangey brown with a small, rough off-white head. Very spicy sweet chili-like aroma - again must be the cedar. Medium body, sweet caramel and nuts, a little low in carbonation. Again dominated by these amazingly interesting and exotic cedar accents. Some alcohol burn in the finsh. 161209
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:29

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of wood, brettanomyces, roasted malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of wood, soy sauce, malt, and roasted malt, as well as lighter notes of brettanomyces, and a bit of whiskey, leading to a dry woody finish. Thanks a lot MadsBerg for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:28

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours dark brown with a reddish hue and a small brownish head. Amazing Bourbon aroma - never sweet though. Solid body, dry woody accents, nuts and burned caramel with dry and hot bourbon accents. Malt bitter finish. Appears stronger than 9%! 161209
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:21