Warmer Winter Winter Warmer - Cigar City Brewing

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354 Ratings

rAvg: 3.86
pDev: 14.25%
Reviews: 189
Hads: 165

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Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
Old Ale | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (180), on-tap (7), growler (2).

Notes:
A old ale with american hop varietals that has a complex citrus and caramelized toffee aroma and underlying notes of chocolate.

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Reviews by Bmoyer0301:

Bmoyer0301

Pennsylvania

4.33/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance:

I pulled the cap off this large bottle and was greeted with a very loud pop and the ale even started to foam up the neck so i grabbed my glass quickly for the pour. I used my DFH snifter and poured straight on and was left with a huge four finger thick light tan head that hung around for a long time. As I hold the glass up to the light it appears a dark plum color with some brown and red highlights. There is no haze of yeast chunks floating around and viscosity seems to be rather thick.

Smell:

Very sharp prickly warming alcohol hit your right off the start. Loads of rum, figs, plums, and brown sugar surround your nostrils. There are some earthy hops in the front mossy and dirt like. In the finish chocolate and slight roast with candi sugar.

Appearance:

Very sweet right off the start, loads of raisins, and dark sugars, Very little hop flavors poking through the chewy sweetness. Slightly tangy finish with a nice thick mouthfeel, nutty and creamy. Very good for a barleywine but glad I split a bottle becuase it does become a little overwhelming after awhile.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2011 13:20:19 | More by Bmoyer0301

More User Reviews:

moonknight31

California

4/5 rDev +3.6%

05-19-2013 17:10:34 | More by moonknight31

MoistPope

California

3.5/5 rDev -9.3%

05-17-2013 16:03:51 | More by MoistPope

mverity

Florida

4.75/5 rDev +23.1%

05-16-2013 20:56:46 | More by mverity

Pelican5

California

3.5/5 rDev -9.3%

05-16-2013 07:23:06 | More by Pelican5

kwjd

Ontario (Canada)

4/5 rDev +3.6%

05-10-2013 04:25:43 | More by kwjd

IPAyForHops

California

4/5 rDev +3.6%

05-08-2013 23:28:42 | More by IPAyForHops

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5 rDev -22.3%

05-01-2013 15:09:27 | More by ajtorres311

Benny3000

Michigan

4/5 rDev +3.6%

04-30-2013 12:33:02 | More by Benny3000

Halcyondays

California

3.75/5 rDev -2.8%

04-18-2013 06:02:05 | More by Halcyondays

BAsbill

California

4/5 rDev +3.6%

04-17-2013 20:51:04 | More by BAsbill

dogfishandi

New York

4.21/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

2012-2013 Vintage
750ml bottle poured into a snifter.

Pours a completely opaque deep deep dark reddish brown color, mahghony, a thick creamy light tan yellowish head with a good 1/2 inch or so of retention, thick sticky lacing. Looks nice.

Smells pretty rich and sweet, all about the malt and the dark fruits. Plums, raisins, dates. A bit of an olive juice component is in there. A bit of alcohol comes in as it warms.

Thick and sweet, all about the malt. Lots of them same dark fruits, a nice nutty flavor, rum soaked and candied dark fruits, maybe even a hint of wood. A bit of hop bitterness in the finish, but it doesn't stand up against the big sweet malts and is quickly overtaken.

Almost syrupy sweet, a fine carbonation, heavy bodied.

One of the better straight up old ales I've had. This in any kind of barrel would most likely be amazing. I've yet to have a bad beer from CCB.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 20:15:31 | More by dogfishandi