Warmer Winter Winter Warmer - Cigar City Brewing

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rAvg: 3.86
pDev: 14.25%
Reviews: 189
Hads: 168

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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 Coldsnack:

Coldsnack

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -2.8%

11-09-2012 16:40:08 | More by Coldsnack

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cowboy83

New York

3.5/5 rDev -9.3%

05-24-2013 13:01:34 | More by cowboy83

sblank

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -2.8%

05-22-2013 15:56:05 | More by sblank

velcrogrip

Florida

4/5 rDev +3.6%

05-22-2013 03:58:50 | More by velcrogrip

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