Ligero - Cigar City Brewing

dcloeren

Texas

4.55/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had at a Whole Foods beer festival. The CCB reps put this in a couple bottles for sampling.

Poured a deep blak with brown edges. Got a finger of light khaki head in top.

The aroma on this beer is a cigar mans dream! Rich oily ligero leaves, coffee, nutty with a touch of cigar smoke.

Taste isn't as cigar focused but has great coffee, almond, dark chocolate taste with some nice ligero flavors finishing on the back end.

Lighter in body and easy drinking. An appropriate amount of carbonation and a nice smokey oily finish.

Overall, this was a treat! If I would have had a cigar on me I would have been all set. I wish this was bottled because I would be soaking it all up. I have been around Germany and stayed in dusseldorf for a while and I wish their schwarzbiers were this good.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2012 00:07:15 | More by dcloeren

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

04-10-2013 19:50:33 | More by Arsenal0328

manutdfan

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

03-18-2013 19:22:35 | More by manutdfan

lionssoccer13

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

02-26-2013 16:17:13 | More by lionssoccer13

CJS

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

01-22-2013 20:58:42 | More by CJS

Jspriest

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

01-19-2013 02:43:31 | More by Jspriest

HoldenDurden

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

01-08-2013 13:55:09 | More by HoldenDurden

iemailjack

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

01-07-2013 23:27:54 | More by iemailjack

ninaturner

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

01-05-2013 01:01:02 | More by ninaturner

closisinthehouse

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

10-31-2012 19:06:40 | More by closisinthehouse

Lare453

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

10-18-2012 19:36:27 | More by Lare453

mbs11

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

10-01-2012 03:29:58 | More by mbs11

beernads

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

09-15-2012 10:50:22 | More by beernads

merc7186

New York

4.08/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I had this beer poured from nitro tap at the brewery, poured into a pint glass.

A: Dark Opaque Hue, Passes No Light, Thick Creamy Off White Head, Great Lacing

S: Dark Mildly Roasted Chocolate Malts, Mild Coffee, Mild Caramel

T: Dark Roasted Malts, Chocolate, Coffee

M: Great Carbonation, Medium to Full Bodied, Mildly Malty, Mildly Sticky

Overall, a pretty solid black lager made better with the nitro tap, added creaminess and smoothed out the flavors.

Serving type: nitro-tap

08-28-2012 16:08:06 | More by merc7186

TJMorgan

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

08-12-2012 20:40:50 | More by TJMorgan

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

08-05-2012 00:43:10 | More by TrickkyGangsta

Beejay

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

07-31-2012 00:42:21 | More by Beejay

shand

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

07-09-2012 22:18:42 | More by shand

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On draft at Churchkey in D.C.

The beer is dark brown with a small tan head. The aroma is roasty, with notes of coffee and chocolate. Nice tasting beer. Light and simple. Easy drinking. A touch of hop bitterness in the finish. Well balanced. This is a nice brew that I wouldn't mind drinking again.

Serving type: on-tap

07-04-2012 16:21:52 | More by Huhzubendah

djtomain

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

07-01-2012 21:04:27 | More by djtomain

bluetrevian

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-20-2012 18:53:20 | More by bluetrevian

LuCkYxCh4rMz

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

06-15-2012 02:49:34 | More by LuCkYxCh4rMz

JamesH

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

06-13-2012 20:50:45 | More by JamesH

Rhettroactive

Virginia

3.53/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

From tap to tasting glass at The Funky Buddha Lounge on 6/2/12
*From notes

A: This one's reasonably dark and pretty clean brown. A minimal tan head and thin collar top this small glass of beer.

S: Medium roast coffee, tea leaves and milk chocolate.

T: Dry autumn leaves. A bit of dusty cocoa and dry malt round out the flavor profile.

M: The feel is decent if not slightly thin. Overall the texture, body and such are a bit better then just ok.

O: A decent stab at a Schwarzbier. I can't say it's one I'll spout off about at my next tasting, but I'd probably have a couple if offered.

Serving type: on-tap

06-13-2012 04:47:26 | More by Rhettroactive

JohnQVD

New York

4/5  rDev +2%

06-03-2012 16:23:42 | More by JohnQVD