8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown. Thick head. Light muddiness. Huge aroma - plums, sugar, muscovado and deep fruitiness. Smooth dark chewy malts, brown sugar, big plum character and light smoke. Excellent.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2009
at 12:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Orangey-amber with a creamy head. Big spice and lots of sugars plus cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and pumpkin. Big brown sugar with more of the same spices. Very rich. Creamy and delicious, this is as big a pumpkin ale as I’ve had and as good.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2009
at 12:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy blonde. Farmhousey character. Dry, leafy, lightly fruity aroma. Dry, herbal, lightly fruity. Dry finish. Slightly bitter, with grapeskins. Neat.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2009
at 12:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Very dark brown colour with a thick, light brown espuma. Rich aroma is full of roast, with some sweet malt. Very rich. Roasty, with tons of sweetness. This does replicate the Cuban coffee experience. Wonderful balance and assertiveness. A top flight coffee stout.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2009
at 12:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very dark brown. Thick head. Spicy, toasty aroma - roasted red pepper, strong cedary/oaky notes and chocolate. Very oaky, with big creamy chocolate and raisin. Lots of great fruits. Nice unique crazy brew.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2009
at 14:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask at the Florida Brewers Guild BeerFest 2009. Pours hazy near opaque brown with copper highlights and tan head. The moderate aroma is malty sweet, roasty, a little bit of nuttiness and inviting cedar notes. The taste starts sweet with roasty malts and smooth nuttiness. By midway cedar climbs in and takes this to the finish with roasty malts, nuttiness and mild caramel. A somewhat dry mouth feel is what’s left into the after taste to go along with fading roasty malts and dwindling cedar.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2009
at 12:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Goobers, so a colleague wants me to take him over to Tailgators on the UCF campus so he can try some beer. Much to my surprise do I find this one on their draft lineup! Nutty and chocolate aroma, perhaps a hint of nuttiness or woody. Flavor is a dry cocoa with more nuttiness and a hint of wood. Finish is dry, thinner than expected but about what you might expect from some traditional English brown ales, but with quite a bit more complexity.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2009
at 20:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught: Poured a hazy brown with a red tint outline, the head was off white. Aroma is thick with nutty goodness, along with some caramel and roasted malt. Taste is a blend of nuts, caramel, chocolate, and sweet maltiness. Finish is smooth and very good. This is probably the best brown ale I have had!
Tried
on 17 Mar 2009
at 15:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
FRO Throwdown: My first Cigar City beer, thanks Joey! And what a way to start. Deep dark brown, opaque. Essentially flat, not on purpose, but it didn’t really detract at all. Meaty? Like a good steak with worcestershire sauce, minerally/sea salt, burnt caramelized steak bits, black pepper, woody, roasty, peppery. Absolutely wild.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2009
at 20:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
090309-12oz bottle @Tampa Wkly Gathering–pours a slight off white ring and black color, which coats the glass as it moves-Exxon Valdez-esk. Aroma is sweet dark malt, dark fruit-cherry, vanilla, some spice, some smoky. Taste is sweet dark malt, dark fruit-cherry, vanilla, some spice/pepper, some smoky. 150402-nice. Sweet nose. T-some pepper spice is a nice offset.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2009
at 12:33