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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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NotABeerProfessor (3597) reviewed
Humidor Series: Flora from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Growler courtesy dchmela. Holy smokes what a floral nose! Big lavender and general floweriness, with a little spicy hop, sweet grass and dandelion wine thrown in. Somewhat honeyed malts. Floral and grassy herbaceous flavors. Nice big bitter finish, a touch peppery.
Tried from Growler on 10 Jul 2009 at 21:15
NotABeerProfessor (3597) reviewed
Guava Grove Farmhouse Ale from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft at Redlight. Very cloudy orangey-yellow color, near opaque. Aroma was very fruity, citrus and peach, with a tart doughy element. Flavor is peachy, a little apple, with a nice fresh doughy yeastiness. Tangy and a little tart. Fun beer. For fun we mixed some with Ommegang Rouge and it rocked.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jul 2009 at 21:05
jcwattsrugger (14885) reviewed
Humidor Series: Flora from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
on tap–pours a rich light tan head and copper color. Aroma is pine hops, secondary sweet medium malt, pungent. Taste is pungent/floral/pine hops, secondary medium malt-caramel/toffee. Medium/full body.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2009 at 21:10
jcwattsrugger (14885) reviewed
Humidor Series: Jai Alai IPA - Guava from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
@Tampa Weekly Gathering-Thanks retorp–hipothicary jar–pours a white head and cloudy orange/gold color. Aroma is guave/pine, secondary medium malt. Taste is guava, lemon/grapefruit rind, secondary medium malt.
Tried on 08 Jul 2009 at 20:50
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Maduro Brown Ale - Cacao Aged from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Growler pours a clear amber with minute long tan head that shrunk to a persistent ring. The aroma has roastiness, earthiness and a very mild level of dark chocolate. The taste starts with a creamy overture of sweetness and a modest vague hop bite that is enhanced by an upwelling of carbonation. From midway and to the finish the chocolate makes an appearance and then gets swallowed up by a resurgence of roastiness. The chocolate seemed to reside mostly in the realm of just noticeable. I’d like to try it with something a bit more than that.
Tried from Growler on 08 Jul 2009 at 20:35
jcwattsrugger (14885) reviewed
Big Sound - Bourbon Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle @Noogfest High5–pours a light tan ring for a head and dark amber color. Aroma is bourbon, dark malt-sweet molasses, peat, secondary hops bite. Taste is bourbon, dark malt-sweet molasses, peat, secondary hops bite, some earthy/ashy. 150219 @brewery 750 bottle. clean no earthy musty.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 13:30
smith4498 (4268) reviewed
Jai Alai from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft @ Vine & Barley. Pours orangish color with white head. Pine and grapefruit hop aromas. Flavors of grapefruit and caramel. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2009 at 11:46
smith4498 (4268) reviewed
Big Sound from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown with tan head. Aromas of caramel and coffee with a light amount of smoke. Flavor is sweet toffee, dark fruits, coffee and some smokiness. Medium body with mild carbonation.
Tried on 03 Jul 2009 at 11:30
notalush (7406) reviewed
Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Growler shared by goldtwins - having had the base beer for this a few weeks ago, I can say that the espresso doesn’t really help this beer - the aroma is kind of taken over by the coffee, and it smells either burnt or of poor quality - the bitterness is amplified in the flavor by the presence of the coffee as well, and it adds a charred character - the smooth vanilla and roasted nuts from the original beer come through, but not until the finish - most of the beer just tastes like burnt coffee - I love coffee beer, but apparently they are hard to get right.
Tried from Growler on 01 Jul 2009 at 21:36
notalush (7406) reviewed
Humidor Series: Flora from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Funky-looking growler shared by goldtwins - hazy dark copper - sudsy lace - earthy hop, grapefruit, and pine in the nose at first, followed by a complex mixture of wildflowers and dried herbs - full-bodied - the flavor is of a straightforward, tasty, dry ipa up front - this is followed by an explosion of added complexities - tangerine, rosemary, lavender, rosewater - a vast array of hard to place spices - a lot of floral character that works really well with the dry, bitter hops - ends warming - this is fantastic.
Tried from Growler on 01 Jul 2009 at 21:25