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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
Maduro Brown Ale - Vanilla from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Growler courtesy GodofThunder. Ruby color with a light head. Touch of vanilla in the nose with a touch of woodiness and tobacco makes it come across almost like a dipped cigar. But the strong vanilla flavor comes across like vanilla creme soda mixed with brown ale, not crazy about it, but vanilla isn’t my favorite. Easy finish.
Tried from Growler on 13 Jun 2009 at 16:03
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Humidor Series: Chaveta from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
32oz growler from the brewery pours up very dark with just a bit of brown peaking through right at the edges and nice mocha head. The modest strength aroma emits soft notes of cedar with faint notes of pine to fir tree hops, highly roasted malts, dark chocolate and a sense of caramel. The taste is full and bold with notes of dark roastiness, smooth cedar, dark chocolate and then a dash of caramel. By midway the cedar takes over along with some pine like fir tree hops. Into the finish I get lingering roastiness, cedar, mild pine hops and a bit of dry dark chocolate. Very tasty stuff with a load of flavor.
Tried from Growler on 05 Jun 2009 at 22:27
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed
Maduro Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Growler at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Gathering. courtesy of notalush, thanks Brandon this is my first Cigar City brew. Aroma is very original, its mix of woody fumes, very different, almost like a cigar. This is all mixed up with a sweet pea aroma (in a good way) and this is very earthy and soil/muddy like a Scottish brew. The word rustic comes to mind with this aroma, weirdly smoky. The flavor is much less original but more straight up brown ale, just that sweet pea, earthy, natural, flavor. This does make an interesting brown ale which is hard to come by.
Tried from Growler on 04 Jun 2009 at 12:01
notalush (7406) reviewed
Big Sound from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Thanks to juiceisloose for this one - shared at Peter’s NY gathering - a very turbid pour - quite sweet, even for a scotch ale, but that is really my only complaint - low carbonation, with a smooth mouthfeel - a lot of caramel, toffee, and plum, on top of a soft peaty and smoky character - a bit of roasted nuts and cherries - quite earthy, but the smoke phenols take a back seat to the sweetness.
Tried on 02 Jun 2009 at 18:06
notalush (7406) reviewed
110K+OT Batch #2 I.R.I.S. from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Many thanks to Dickinsonbeer for sharing this at Peter’s NY gathering - this beer is seriously intense - so much so, that I’m glad I only got a couple of ounces of it - any more may have killed me - this beer is so bad-ass, it makes Chuck Norris cry - it’s so bad ass, that I am going to spend my entire rating saying almost nothing about the beer at all, except this: I was surprised at how the cedar was able to add an interesting and tasty dimension to the beer - why haven’t other brewers tried this? - anyway, back to the utterly useless comments - this beer is so bad ass, it made me ultra-virile for several minutes, and I impregnated several woman just by looking at them - it’s so bad ass, it makes that dude in Tennessee with 21 kids look like a homosexual in comparison - your mama’s so fat, when she gets on the scale, it says, "to be continuned" - wait...I seem to have gotten off topic...that’s how bad ass this beer is!
Tried on 01 Jun 2009 at 23:24
notalush (7406) reviewed
Maduro Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Many thanks to juiceisloose for sending me a growler of this - shared at Peter’s NY gathering - lighty hazy, dark brown pour - nose of roasted nuts, leafy bitterness, brown sugar, tobacco (though this may have been a mental association based on the beer’s name) - this is a well-executed brown ale - a nice mixture of light bitterness, nutty character, light sweetness - a little fruity on the back end, with moderate cocoa dryness and earthy hops rounding things out - a well done take on a style that most people don’t appreciate.
Tried from Growler on 31 May 2009 at 22:00
smith4498 (4268) reviewed
110K+OT Batch #2 I.R.I.S. from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft @ the Great Orlando Beer Festival. Pours black with creamy brown head. Aromas of burnt malts, chocolate, coffee, licorice and piney hops. Similar flavors. The cedar adds a unique type of woodiness to the flavor. Full body with soft carbonation, creamy mouthfeel and hoppy finish.
Tried from Draft on 31 May 2009 at 20:46
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Maduro Brown Ale - Vanilla from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured up on tab at the 05/28/09 Brass Tap CCB tasting with a slightly hazy brown – amber body and nice looking lasting tan head with spotty lacing. The aroma is sweet with malts, vanilla and a dash of caramel. Overall the aroma is moderate in strength and is able to bend the will of the drinker to go ahead and take a sip even if you’re not ready. The taste is much roastier then the nose and is tempered by the smooth near creamy oatmeal-ness. It begins with mild vanilla and caramel notes before layers upon layer of roast to dark roastiness take over. The vanilla persists in the background and build some into the finish. It ends a bit roasty dry but with lingering vanilla sweetness.
Tried from Draft on 29 May 2009 at 23:13
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured up on tab at the 05/26/09 Datz Deli CCB tasting with a slightly hazy brown – amber body and nice looking lasting tan head. The aroma is dark roasted coffee beans with faint roasted malts and a hint of sweetness. The taste hits first with oatmeal aided smooth notes from dark roasted coffee and roasty malts. Toward midway a brief moment of drying astringency surfaces. Midway and to the finish it gets really roasty with dark roasted coffee grounds. It ends refreshing, somewhat dry, roasty and with lingering coffee. Very nice coffee beer.
Tried on 26 May 2009 at 22:50
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Chaveta India Dark Mild from Cigar City Brewing
17 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours deep dark with brown edges and mocha head. The aroma is nearly huge and not in anyway mild with spiciness mixed with coco nib goodness to go along with a slab of black licorice and spicy hops in the background. The taste is the same with tasty good ole’ yum-chocolate blended with a bag full of pepper spices in tow. By midway I get some roast taking hold followed by a black licorice bite and hop spiciness. Full flavored goodness with plenty going on.
Tried on 26 May 2009 at 22:49