Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale - Cigar City Brewing

BeerTruth

Connecticut

4.08/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Who else but the man tpd975 to hook me up with yet another CCB brew. Thank you sir!

32 oz. flip top growler poured into a snifter. Shared with naproxen :)

Pours a deep dark brown with a one finger light khaki colored head. Bits and pieces of stick cling to the side of the glass, but not much. Aroma is sweet with cinnamon, nuts, and some brown sugar. Some chocolate malts and a touch of earth underneath the sweetness in the nose as well. Not really what I was expecting in the aroma, but the Maduro is definitely there. Taste, ok...that's what I'm talkin' bout. Oatmeal, sweet sugar, vanilla, and raisins (and I mean straight up raisins). The taste of this beer so accurately represents the name, I love it. What I love most about this? It's not overly sweet which is actually what I had anticipated going into this beer. Light to medium body with a slick carbonation. A bit watery in the feel, but not terribly so. I like this beer a lot, although I'm a big Oatmeal Cookie fan so I might be slightly biased. Big ups to CCB for not making this insanely sweet and surprisingly drinkable. Thanks to my boy Greg for hooking me up again...keep 'em comin brotha!!!

Serving type: growler

01-30-2010 04:42:57 | More by BeerTruth

jeonseh

Indiana

3.86/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A - Brown with purple accents and a small foam head on the sides

S - Smells like an oatmeal raisin cookie with a slight metallic tinge. There is lots of big raisin and prune

T - Cinnamon with a bready aspect as well as brown sugar and raisin. Light astringent brown ale in the finish. Definitely tastes like a cinnamon laden oatmeal cookie

M - Light body with low carbonation. Light spice and slight astringency in the finish

O - Solid beer that tastes just like an oatmeal cookie. It has a slight bite to it from the brown ale

Serving type: growler

06-16-2013 03:40:28 | More by jeonseh

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5  rDev -3.1%

06-13-2013 20:00:42 | More by djre4orm

Hopsiam14

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%

06-13-2013 04:45:51 | More by Hopsiam14

warnerry

Michigan

4/5  rDev -3.1%

06-01-2013 12:21:30 | More by warnerry

SDean82

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%

05-28-2013 21:19:57 | More by SDean82

alltakn

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-28-2013 18:00:26 | More by alltakn

iadler

Minnesota

4.24/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Jeff? from bringing this to a recent tasting. From notes.

A- Pours a translucent reddish brown with a thin head that dissipates fast. No lacing left behind.

S- ...And this smells like an oatmeal raisin cookie. Cookie batter, raisins, brown sugar, vanilla, raw oats and roasted malt.

T- ...And this taste just like an oatmeal raisin cookie. Lots of freshly baked oatmeal raisin cookies with notes of vanilla, brown sugar, and roasted malt.

M- Medium carbonation and body.

O- I wasn't sure how much I was going to like this beer. I'm a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies, but was skeptical that this was going to remotely taste like one. Fortunately, Cigar City knocked it out of the park with this one. Very reminiscent of an oatmeal raisin cookie without being overly sweet or artificial tasting. A fun beer to try and one I would certainly be happy to have again.

Serving type: growler

05-26-2013 04:18:59 | More by iadler

GuttaMane138

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-25-2013 20:55:40 | More by GuttaMane138

Coldsnack

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-24-2013 23:25:59 | More by Coldsnack

velcrogrip

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-22-2013 03:57:47 | More by velcrogrip

Andreias21

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-21-2013 17:01:27 | More by Andreias21

johntfox

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-21-2013 01:08:45 | More by johntfox

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-18-2013 22:08:03 | More by Photekut

michaeljstraub

Georgia

5/5  rDev +21.1%

05-16-2013 19:49:22 | More by michaeljstraub

mixed_master7

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-15-2013 18:05:40 | More by mixed_master7

MatthewPlus

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-15-2013 14:40:27 | More by MatthewPlus

TKEbeerman

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-30-2013 01:46:35 | More by TKEbeerman

AltBock

Ohio

4.15/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Cigar City on April 19. They served it to me in a Cigar City American pint glass.

CCB isn't the most lighted bar out there, but I could tell that this beer poured a dark reddish brown with some burgundy highlights at the bottom. On top was a 1/4 of an inch dirty white head of foam. It was one of those colors where it wasn't white and it wasn't tan either. Great retention that left behind a long lasting large foamy circle of rings and a spot or two of lace.

It honestly smells like an oatmeal raisin cookie. No joke! Not a fresh baked cookie. More like a 12 hour old cookie smell. Up front was the strong scent of vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Behind the spices was the was the oats and the raisins. It was a very spicy aroma. If you close your eyes, you might think its a cookie in a glass.

Did it taste like an oatmeal raisin cookie? Yes! It was a very spicy cookie, but it actually tasted a little like an oatmeal raisin cookie. Not a fresh cookie. Like the aroma, it tasted like a 12+ hour cookie. Also like the aroma, it was the spices that kicked it off. It started off with the taste of vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Directly behind that was a drop of molasses, oats, and sweet raisins. A great sweet tasting beer.

This was a light to medium bodied beer with a good level of carbonation and a vanilla cookie aftertaste. The vanilla, cinnamon, and sweet raisins will linger and nothing else.

It sounds like a cheap novelty beer to increase sales, but it doesn't taste like one. This is a great sweet tasting beer. It smells like an oatmeal raisin cookie, tastes like an oatmeal raisin cookie, but its not an oatmeal raisin cookie. It's hard to put down and very easy to buy another pint.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2013 06:49:58 | More by AltBock

Bluecane

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -39.5%

04-21-2013 06:43:52 | More by Bluecane

BeRanger

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9%

04-18-2013 23:16:31 | More by BeRanger

merc7186

New York

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-13-2013 15:39:53 | More by merc7186

EliSpitzner

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-09-2013 17:04:38 | More by EliSpitzner

ThePorterSorter

New York

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a clear mahogany brown with almost no head. The nose is a subtle oatmeal cookie sweetness with a touch of cinnamon/nutmeg spice, vanilla extract/marshmallow, and raisins. The taste is a relatively sweet, but not cloying, followed by an exact oatmeal raisin cookie taste. The mouthfeel is a mild-medium bodied, flat, with a lingering brown sugar sweetness. This definitely lives up to its name, but needs a bit more carbonation and body.

Serving type: growler

04-07-2013 01:30:27 | More by ThePorterSorter

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Growler thanks to ColdSnack, poured in to Huna snifter. Thanks mang!

A - ORC pours an opaque brown with plenty of carbony fizz and a nice light head that dissipates after settling

S - sugar cookie, oatmeal, cinnamon, a hint of vanilla, maybe a pinch of brown sugar too

T - this tastes like oatmeal cookie batter; there are cinnamon, raisin, and sugar/spice notes too, with just that subtle hint of vanilla

M - for having so many flavors present, this beer is really easy drinking; there's no cloying sweetness, mild carbonation, and a smooth drink ability to it that belies all the sweet-based flavors

O - ORC is a really good brown ale with all the right flavors of an oatmeal raisin cookie. Exceptionally drinkable and tasty as can be.

Serving type: growler

04-07-2013 00:25:26 | More by SkeeterBoganski