Hillsborough River Dry Irish Stout (Patio Tools) - Cigar City Brewing

tpd975

Florida

4.22/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at CCB tap room.

A: Pours dark black with a tall tan head. Excellent retention and lace.

S: Lots of roasted malt, chocolate, dark coffee, and smoke.

T: Deep roasted flavor. Lots of roasted malt with a hint of char. Dark dark coffee, mild chocolate malt, and caramel. Mildly earthy with a hint of molasses.

M: Medium in body, smooth, lightly dry finish.

D: Excellent. Damn fine stout, homerun when compared to other stouts of the same style.

Serving type: on-tap

07-16-2011 00:03:23 | More by tpd975

sblank

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.9%

05-22-2013 15:56:26 | More by sblank

johntfox

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%

05-21-2013 01:26:26 | More by johntfox

Gtreid

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9%

05-20-2013 00:46:35 | More by Gtreid

Immortale25

Florida

4.44/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at The Local Miami. Served in a Guinness tapered pint glass.

A- Pours a perfectly opaque black color with a 1/2 inch tan head that stays and stays before eventually diminishing to a 1/4 inch head. Thick, fluffy resilient lacing.

S- Very nice milk chocolatey caramel aroma with a hint of mocha.

T- Incredibly smooth flavor reminiscent of a chocolate milkshake due to the nitrogen. Minimal bitterness although there is some on the tail end. The taste ends up being quite neutral, but let's just call it balanced and super drinkable.

M- The creme de la creme...literally. So creamy and soft it's sublime. Semi-robust body.

O- I'm such a sucker for stouts on nitro pour so my rating is a bit overly generous. Still, this is a fantastic beer and I highly recommend it, nitro pour or normal.

Serving type: nitro-tap

05-07-2013 23:03:02 | More by Immortale25

silverking

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -15%

04-17-2013 16:34:18 | More by silverking

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

04-10-2013 21:05:47 | More by Arsenal0328

Tumble

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

04-07-2013 20:22:16 | More by Tumble

brentk56

North Carolina

4.33/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Has the Guinness appearance you would expect from a nitro tap and leaves plenty of lacing behind

Smell: Roasted black bread, vanilla and a hint of coffee

Taste: Roasted black bread, up front, with the vanilla and a bit of burnt brown sugar in the middle; dries out, after the swallow, with a bit of bitterness in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Very nice dry stout and I love the pun

Serving type: nitro-tap

04-01-2013 22:56:17 | More by brentk56

NikD

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +15.3%

03-31-2013 22:07:03 | More by NikD

bacasnax

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%

03-30-2013 20:41:54 | More by bacasnax

Gatordaddy

Maryland

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-27-2013 02:09:35 | More by Gatordaddy

2dogbrew

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-26-2013 10:43:28 | More by 2dogbrew

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-25-2013 22:29:51 | More by bigfnjoe

Lare453

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-22-2013 15:12:01 | More by Lare453

standardcherry

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nitro-tap at CCB takeover at OTC.

A: Good looking stout. Dark brown with a small tan head. Standard for the style I guess.
S: Not much going on. Some dry, dark chocolate smells and roasty malts. Very faint though.
T: Dry roasted malt. Some vanilla and chocolate, with a burnt flavor at the end. Slight bitterness.
M: Thin bodied. A bit watery. Super creamy mouthfeel though because of the nitro. Silky smooth.
O: This is a great sessionable stout. The thin body bothered me a bit but this was overall very smooth and drinkable.

Serving type: nitro-tap

03-21-2013 04:18:13 | More by standardcherry

manutdfan

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-18-2013 19:18:43 | More by manutdfan

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9%

03-14-2013 01:22:54 | More by TrickkyGangsta

cyrushire

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-08-2013 06:14:33 | More by cyrushire

Florida9

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

On nitro tap at Mellow Mushroom Brandon.

Beer is a fully opaque black in color. Served with about s half inch of very stable, very long lasting, creamy rich tan colored head. Lots of lacing. Aroma is mostly roasted malts, with notes of toast, coffee, and slight hint of smoke. Taste is more roasted malts, creamy milk chocolate, mild coffee, and cocoa. Body is a bit thin, but the nitro gives this one an incredibly smooth mouthfeel. Moderate bitterness. Another quality beer from CCB.

Serving type: nitro-tap

03-08-2013 02:00:53 | More by Florida9

Strangeclouds

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-03-2013 17:35:27 | More by Strangeclouds

mixed_master7

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.9%

03-03-2013 11:23:33 | More by mixed_master7

oline73

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%

03-02-2013 22:47:35 | More by oline73

jucifer1818

Florida

4.35/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

a: dark brown, and what can I say. Its to style
4.5/5

s: Light chocolate smells, but to be honest, their isn't much here. nothing bad, but it really needs more aroma.
3.5/5

t: Where this beer shines. Light milk chocolate in flavor, slight earthyness (from the nitro), and a immense creamyness that makes it taste more like a oatmeal.sweet/milk stout vs a Irish stout. The hops only shine through in the after taste, giving it a nice dry roasty/bitter flavor in the after taste. Its fair to say I thought that this brew was fantastic.

m: Slick, creamy, mellow, and highly drinkable
5/5

Overall: I thought that this was a fantastic brew. Very slick and easy to drink, with exactly the flavors I wanted. Not exactly a traditional Irish stout, but for what it is, I highly recommend it (at least on nitro).

Serving type: nitro-tap

02-27-2013 02:45:24 | More by jucifer1818

codysjb

Florida

3.18/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Dark Brown, little head, good lacing.
S: Dry, some chocolate notes but not much.
T: Like an irish dry stout lol. It was a little watered down but there were some nice coffee and chocolate notes.
O: Ok, a decent if not somewhat watered down example of the style just not amazing.

Serving type: on-tap

02-27-2013 01:08:36 | More by codysjb