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Warmer Winter Winter Warmer
- Cigar City Brewing
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rAvg: 3.86
pDev: 13.99%
Reviews: 189
Hads: 180
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Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing
Florida
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United States
Style | ABV
Old Ale
| 11.00%
ABV
Availability:
Winter.
bottle (180)
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on-tap (7)
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growler (2)
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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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KickInTheChalice
Illinois
3.75
/5
rDev
-2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 750 mL botltle into an oversized wine glass. Shared this 2010 bottle with my pops on Christmas. Thanks to hoppy99 for sending me this bottle oh so long ago.
Appearance: There is an enthusiastic 'pop' as I open the bottle, and a lot of dark tan foam flows out of the bottle even with a gentle pour, rising and nearly overflowing the glass. When it settles down, the head is fairly frothy and leaves thick lace down the glass. The beer itself is a dark chocolate brown with a slightly lighter edge.
Smell: Caramel and toffee control the mostly sweet aroma. Toasted bread, raisins, plums, figs, and a general spiciness provide support.
Taste: The flavor is cloyingly sweet throughout the entire sip. The label says "caramelized toffee," and that seems to be an accurate description of the first flavor across my lips. A bit of milk chocolate adds to a chewy bread malt. Rum raisin, sugary plums, sweet figs and dates all add to a very sweet flavor. Nutmeg, cinnamon, and a bit of all spice are somewhat ensconced behind the thick, chewy, sweetness. The finish has a bit of brown sugar.
Mouthfeel: Chewy and syrupy sweet throughout the glass. At first, the carbonation bubbles and fizzes unpleasantly, but this subsides as I let it warm. A bit of spice creates a tingle on the tongue. The alcohol, although not noticeable in the flavor, accentuates this effect and creates a light bourbon-like burn in the back of my throat. Full bodied and full carbonation.
Overall: This beer fresh is supposed to have some spicy pine and citrus hops, which might give it a little zip and cut through the sweetness. With a year on it, though, it is a bit too sweet for me.
Serving type: bottle
12-26-2011 00:42:33 |
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Warmer Winter Winter Warmer from Cigar City Brewing
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