Dos Costas Oeste - Cedar Aged - Cigar City Brewing

MattSweatshirt

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this on tap at Mikkeller bar in København. Felt weird about ordering an American beer, but running into Cigar City in Texas doesn't happen so I had to do it.

The beer has a huge white head. Took the bartender a bit to get a servable pour. Hazy yellow body. Laces like a champ.

Cedar and orange dominate on the nose.

Oh wow, the cedar harmonizes with the big citrus fruitiness much more than the Zhukov I had from this cedar series. There is some grassy funkiness going on. Has a slight sourness to it.

Light and prickly on the tongue.

The cedar might cut down on the complexity of this beer since it is so prevalent, but it is flat out amazing so screw it. I don't really care.

Serving type: on-tap

12-19-2012 06:37:52 | More by MattSweatshirt

moonknight31

California

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-19-2013 17:07:43 | More by moonknight31

DarthKostrizer

California

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-08-2013 00:48:04 | More by DarthKostrizer

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pour is clear orange with off white ring. Nose is heavy citrus and grapefruit with a faint note of cedar and barely any Saison. Taste has more farmhouse to it with a strong grapefruit and citrus backbone. Fairly sour dry finish on a fuller syrupy body.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2013 13:24:00 | More by cpetrone84

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -16.7%

05-01-2013 14:58:51 | More by ajtorres311

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-09-2013 22:30:06 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

drummermattie02

Texas

2.25/5  rDev -37.5%

03-22-2013 14:51:13 | More by drummermattie02

moistnugget

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-14-2013 19:05:59 | More by moistnugget

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

03-12-2013 00:51:49 | More by DaPan

lionssoccer13

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

02-26-2013 16:06:54 | More by lionssoccer13

MasterSki

Illinois

2.78/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Who brought this? Treebs? If so, you're slowly taking over my mantle of Bad Beer King. Served in a Russian River tulip.

A - Minimal white foam settles to nothing. Looks a bit like dehydrated and slightly hazy urine.

S - Smells like cedar, with a touch of sourness and orange peel in the periphery. It's mostly cedar to be honest, which I don't find offensive, but it's a bit mono-dimensional.

T - The taste is a bit more complex, with some of the citrus zest, sweet malts, and spices surfacing amid the massive amount of cedar. Gets harsh and unpleasantly woody in the finish.

M - Medium-full body, low carbonation, and super dry - like licking a piece of wood. Alcohol is well-hidden I suppose.

D - Well, on the plus side it didn't violently explode all over the floor like the Grapefruit Wood version. That being said, this tasted significantly worse - the cedar obliterated virtually everything I liked about the other versions and grew incredibly fatiguing.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 19:11:44 | More by MasterSki

Treebs

Illinois

2.66/5  rDev -26.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

750 ml bottle served in a CCB snifter.

A: Looks like urine. Thin white head, clear gold body.

S: That is some potent cedar. Smells like the inside of a cigar box with a spicy lemon grass and some underlying peppery yeasty. Like with all the cedar aged CCB beers the cedar aging creates a huge imbalance.

T: Luckily the cedar is a little more subdued than the nose, but it is still too much apart of the beer. There is a light hop presence with some stone fruit and some back end yeasty notes of pepper and light must. 9% is well hidden

M: Light bodied, medium carbonation. Cedar spice in the aftertaste detracts from some of the drinkability.

O: As with all the cedar aged CCB beers the cedar is just too much and basically decimates the base beer. A little less cedar aging and the cedar might complimentary as opposed to the leading flavor.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 02:37:04 | More by Treebs

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

02-02-2013 23:44:55 | More by Gonzoillini

hansgruber

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

02-02-2013 05:10:40 | More by hansgruber

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.1%

01-28-2013 02:36:57 | More by oglmcdgl

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

01-27-2013 04:29:04 | More by yourefragile

Mattias

Sweden

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

01-25-2013 20:44:16 | More by Mattias

Thorpe429

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -51.4%

01-17-2013 22:52:33 | More by Thorpe429

Lare453

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

01-08-2013 19:33:07 | More by Lare453

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.91/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Lateral tasting with bottles from Lueken Liquors. Funky aroma, the funk stays in the taste and is moderated by some grapefruit and lemon and the wood. Very good very spicy flavour, but you have to tolerate the barnyard. Good drinkability.Full mouthfeel, carbonation significant

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2013 14:57:10 | More by northyorksammy

bigred89

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

12-13-2012 03:20:15 | More by bigred89

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

12-06-2012 05:48:39 | More by iL0VEbeer

djtomain

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

12-02-2012 01:58:05 | More by djtomain

macrosmatic

Florida

4.43/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. Had on-tap at CCB tasting room. Poured into a snifter glass.

A: Light gold with a bit of haze and a 1 1/2 white foamy head. Some visible carbonation, but not tons.

S: Cedar, citrus, and some Belgian fruity yeast esters.

T: Huge cedar up front, then some puckering lemon flavors, with a light cracker malt. Overall impression is pretty fruity, then a very dry finish.

M: Alcohol moderately noticeable, good carbonation sensation, and a medium body for style.

O: This is the first varietal of the Dos Costas Oeste series I've had on tap. I'm very impressed, and am starting to form the opinion that cedar makes every beer taste better. Really tasty.

Serving type: on-tap

11-23-2012 15:46:00 | More by macrosmatic

SPRichard

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

11-18-2012 22:19:23 | More by SPRichard