El Lector - Cigar City Brewing

KarlosT

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Being from New England (w/ lots of great micro-brews), my brother proudly took me to Cigar City Brewing in Tampa Florida. And I must say I was very impressed with both the quality and the number of excellent craft-brews on tap. The organization is very well run, and I fully expect to find their beers in the New England region in the near future ( I can see them expanding nationally).
I started with a taster rack of Jai Alai (IPA), Resonator Double Bock, El Lector English Style Dark Ale, and the Puppy Breath Porter. All were excellent.

Had the El Lector in a small 4oz tasting glass. ABV was 4.5%

Appearance:
Very nice dark translucent brown. Appropriate for a dark English ale.

Smell:
Nice balance between hops and malts. Definitely noted the nutty aromas.

Taste:
Consistent with the smell. Nutty, nice balance between hops and malts. Slight after taste of floral notes ... added to the complexity of the beer.

MF:
lighter bodied beer, appropriate for an ale. But definitely heavier than a lager.

Overall:
Very good to great, drinkable beer. Would definitely have again. Probably one of my favorite Dark English Ales. Highly recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

12-21-2012 12:48:31 | More by KarlosT

MatthewPlus

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

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Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

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SPRichard

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

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Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

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Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

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Florida

4.5/5  rDev +18.7%

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iemailjack

Florida

3/5  rDev -20.8%

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Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.76/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at Cigar City, Tampa, FL

Dark woody brown color, deep to the point of being nearly opaque, capped off with a small tan head that receded to a ringlet; minimal lacing. Light aroma, nutty, sweet bready malts, mild earthy hops. Taste was about spot-on for the style, slightly roasty malts, nutty, pumpernickel, grassy and earthy hoppiness, for a gentle, woody bitterness. Medium body, simple, quite drinkable, and very sessionable [to use a cliche expression for a lower ABV beer]. Perhaps not the most popular style of beer, but I do get in the mood for a good dark mild every once in a while, so this was nice.

Serving type: on-tap

12-29-2012 02:08:03 | More by Rifugium

Scandoppelganger

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

12-11-2012 02:17:18 | More by Scandoppelganger

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

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Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev +5.5%

12-09-2012 00:14:17 | More by Texasfan549

CJS

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

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sendbeer

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -27.4%

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Yodo

Colorado

1.25/5  rDev -67%

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TJMorgan

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

08-12-2012 20:39:59 | More by TJMorgan

WynnO

Florida

4/5  rDev +5.5%

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THECPJ

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

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WestSideAmish

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +25.3%

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jrohrbacher

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

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closisinthehouse

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

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drabmuh

Maryland

4.05/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap, served in a plastic up, beer is brown and clear, dark brown, with a thin lazy wispy head of off white tan bubbles, some lacing, low carbonation.

Aroma is sweet and weak with a mildness to it.

Beer is nice a refreshing, not a dry finish at all, nice throughout, mildly sweet, a little roasty, decent. I'd have it again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2012 03:23:12 | More by drabmuh

zekeman17

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

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Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

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Georgia

4/5  rDev +5.5%

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