Cigar City Brewing
Commercial Brewery
in
Tampa,
Florida,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Monster Brewing Company
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2009
Contact
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.
7.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the Spruce street location. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has bourbon and vanilla that is cut by some chocolate and slightly sweet dark grains. Flavor has a nice combination of chocolate, bourbon and vanilla with growing dark grains.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cigar City Brewing
on 31 Jan 2026
at 16:54
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the cask at the Spruce street location. Pours near black with a brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma combines earthy roast and woody smoke with a dark grain backbone. Flavor has smoke and earthy dark grains with a roast that grows through the finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cigar City Brewing
on 31 Jan 2026
at 16:39
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the Spruce street location. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus and a bit of guava with grass and light sweet grains supporting. Flavor combines tropical fruits and citrus with a bit of melon and grains underlying.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cigar City Brewing
on 31 Jan 2026
at 16:32
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the Spuce street location. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has has citrus and grass with a touch of melon and an earthy grain backbone. Flavor has earthy grass with a bit of citrus, melon and an earthy grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cigar City Brewing
on 31 Jan 2026
at 16:12
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks fonefan! Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate syrup, some maple, mild liquorice and some a bit of alcohol and some toasted tones. Flavour is toasted, nutty, some mild alcohol, cognac sweetness, chocolate syrup and a bit spicy tones too. Thick, big and bold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:15
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Beer Republic.
A: clear golden, small, foamy, white head.
A: mandarin peel, melon, grape, biscuit, grapefruit.
T: sweetish melon & peach, bitter grapefruit, onion, biscuit.
F: bitter peppery & resinous hops, grapefruit peel, faintest dash of warming gin-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Everything you want from an old-school IPA.
A: clear golden, small, foamy, white head.
A: mandarin peel, melon, grape, biscuit, grapefruit.
T: sweetish melon & peach, bitter grapefruit, onion, biscuit.
F: bitter peppery & resinous hops, grapefruit peel, faintest dash of warming gin-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Everything you want from an old-school IPA.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 13:51
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks fonefan! Coppery brown colour with a tiny head. Aroma is sugar, some bourbon, mild chocolate, some syrup and a bit alcohol. Flavour is sugary, some bourbon, alcohol sweetness with some chocolate syrup as well as mild burnt sugary tones to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2025
at 17:02
7.5/10
Tried
on 23 Dec 2025
at 18:47
6.6/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours clear brown with a mid-sized head. Aroma is brown sugar, dried plums and chocolate. Flavour is more brown sugar, dried plums and chocolate. Somewhat harsh finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2025
at 18:32
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 500ml. w. beige wax @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Cigar City Sacred Ceremonies ]. ABV: (14.5)%. [20251212]. 8/4/9/4-/-17.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 18:20