Sugar Plum Brown Ale - Cigar City Brewing

merc7186

New York

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bomber into snifter. 2011 Version.

A: Reddish/Brown Hue, Passes Mild Light, Thick White Head, Great Lacing

S: Ginger, Cinnamon, Cardamon

T: Ginger, Cinnamon

M: Outstanding Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Spicy

Overall, the taste is just spicy with an overpowering ginger on nose and taste.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2012 02:41:23 | More by merc7186

KVNBGRY

Florida

4/5  rDev +15.3%

05-24-2013 13:12:12 | More by KVNBGRY

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%

05-21-2013 01:53:32 | More by johntfox

ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

05-16-2013 15:40:58 | More by ajtorres311

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

05-13-2013 01:26:19 | More by Arsenal0328

bacasnax

Florida

3/5  rDev -13.5%

04-01-2013 22:24:23 | More by bacasnax

rfbenavi80

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

03-17-2013 03:46:56 | More by rfbenavi80

BGsWo22

New York

3/5  rDev -13.5%

03-09-2013 20:50:08 | More by BGsWo22

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3/5  rDev -13.5%

02-28-2013 02:26:35 | More by FLBeerGuy

lionssoccer13

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

02-26-2013 16:27:52 | More by lionssoccer13

chinchill

South Carolina

3.71/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

2012 12 oz. bottle served in a goblet.
Pours a dark and hazy brown with a small tan head that soon reduces to a durable ring.

The interesting, unusual and distinctive aroma is spicy and sweet. Hard to pick individual spices out of this complex mix, but cardamon and cinnamon seem clear. Solid roasted malt base with notes of figs and other dark fruits.

T: Holiday spices start to finish, but not to the degree suggested by the aroma, thankfully. Roasted malts are still evident, and lend some chocolate and faint coffee to the finish and aftertaste. Hints of ginger, caramel, toffee, chamomile, plum, dried plum, figs.

M: Medium in body, with good carbonation.
O: A rich and tasty holiday brown ale with a distinctive pallet of spices. Has great complexity and flavor dynamics. A bit sweet and approaches over-spiced, but then this is a winter holiday ale. Worth seeking out.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 23:48:46 | More by chinchill

AMCPhD

Florida

4/5  rDev +15.3%

02-08-2013 19:57:24 | More by AMCPhD

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -6.3%

02-07-2013 07:48:54 | More by beernads

DrJoe82

Illinois

4/5  rDev +15.3%

01-29-2013 03:43:39 | More by DrJoe82

chippo33

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

01-28-2013 21:34:14 | More by chippo33

phishbone23

New York

4/5  rDev +15.3%

01-25-2013 15:02:14 | More by phishbone23

rab53

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -13.5%

01-23-2013 02:46:40 | More by rab53

brandoman63

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +22.5%

01-16-2013 23:20:13 | More by brandoman63

AlexFields

Tennessee

2.75/5  rDev -20.7%

01-14-2013 04:05:27 | More by AlexFields

cyrushire

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -28%

01-13-2013 06:23:21 | More by cyrushire

Rhettroactive

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -20.7%

01-11-2013 01:37:54 | More by Rhettroactive

zrab11

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

01-09-2013 02:13:36 | More by zrab11

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev +15.3%

01-08-2013 19:43:26 | More by Lare453

Shaw

Florida

3.68/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12-ounce Christmas 2012.

Deep brown/amber with a short tan head.

Aroma is of Christmas spice, though not overpowering.

Spice aroma carries over to the taste, with cinnamon and rose hips in abundance along with other flavors. Reminds me of spiced tea or even mulled cider in that respect. Toasted malt flavors come out at the end.

The body isn't watery. No complaints here.

Overall this is one of the better spiced beers. Cigar City didn't go overboard with the spices, a mistake that has befallen other brewers.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 03:35:33 | More by Shaw

iemailjack

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

01-07-2013 23:31:37 | More by iemailjack