Warmer Winter Winter Warmer - Cigar City Brewing

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rAvg: 3.86
pDev: 14.25%
Reviews: 189
Hads: 167

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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 merlin48:

merlin48

Kentucky

4.18/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to mntlover for sharing this big bottle at our recent tasting. Pours a deep brown mahogany body, just about opaque. Medium sized light brown head is incredibly creamy and sheets the snifter with delicate lacing.

Smells like a classic English barleywine, with waves of malty caramel and toffee. A solid dark fruit presence is also apparent, mostly figs and dates.

Mouthfeel is thick and creamy, just about full bodied. Moderate carbonation.

Taste is definitely malt driven, with chewy toffee and caramel up front. A faint hint of chocolate adds to the profile. Dates and figs add a pleasant dark fruit dimension. Black pepper and rye notes are underneath. Alcohol is well hidden for the most part save for a peppery warming effect.

Very nicely done. Nice to know that some folks in the Sunshine State know how to brew this style.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2011 14:36:22 | More by merlin48

More User Reviews:

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