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rAvg: 4.44
pDev: 8.56%
Reviews: 44
Hads: 165

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Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine | 13.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (42), on-tap (2).

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Reviews by brentk56:

brentk56

North Carolina

4.13/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a murky dark caramel color with a inch of foam; leggy, with a smattering of dots

Smell: Toffee apple; dried fruit (fig and date); mulled spices, earthy hop

Taste: Caramel and butterscotch, up front, with the dried fruit and spices arriving in the middle; some earthy hops, after the swallow, but the finish is dominated by the toffee apple character; rather boozy, too

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low to moderate carbonation; loads of warmth

Overall: A powerful barleywine with an interesting twist; the high abv and the sweetness makes it difficult to consume in much quantity - took me two hours to finish off a snifter

Thanks, voxomkid, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 01:17:06 | More by brentk56

More User Reviews:

ncaudle

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

06-19-2013 00:57:34 | More by ncaudle

badboy7113

Florida

5/5 rDev +12.6%

06-10-2013 01:14:38 | More by badboy7113

cfaulman

Louisiana

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

06-09-2013 23:07:52 | More by cfaulman

chase2634

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -9.9%

06-09-2013 14:37:59 | More by chase2634

EgadBananas

Louisiana

4.14/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a dark manogany color, with a yellowish finger of foamy head. The aroma is somewhat fruity, with hints of alcohol, figs, oak, caramel, and dates.Theres somewhat of a sugary taste, plums, raisins, other dark fruits, mingling with a smooth woodsy note, touches of booze, and a fruity brandy note. It's full bodied, rich and creamy. Drinks quite well despite the ABV, which adds character, rather than making It daunting. Quite a nice drinking Barleywine.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 13:57:26 | More by EgadBananas

brooklynbrews

New York

5/5 rDev +12.6%

06-08-2013 23:40:30 | More by brooklynbrews

Bobbydigi

Kansas

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

06-08-2013 00:17:49 | More by Bobbydigi

HoppyLuckyGoGo

California

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

06-06-2013 18:59:58 | More by HoppyLuckyGoGo

Jballn

Ohio

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

06-06-2013 01:55:03 | More by Jballn

Mscarpen

Tennessee

4.75/5 rDev +7%

06-03-2013 18:06:20 | More by Mscarpen

jhillwastaken

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

05-31-2013 01:36:51 | More by jhillwastaken

SDean82

Florida

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

05-28-2013 21:14:10 | More by SDean82

OrangeAmps

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

05-25-2013 00:54:18 | More by OrangeAmps

CuriousMonk

Virginia

4.75/5 rDev +7%

05-24-2013 17:12:09 | More by CuriousMonk

Ahappyhiker2

New Jersey

4.24/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A- Brown/dark brown, decent amount of carbonation present

S- Vanilla, sweetness from the brandy, caramel, malt, a little bit of booze. The aroma is a bit fruity, maybe from the apple brandy barrels, not sure but it's really interesting. It isn't sweet like a traditional barleywine would be.

T- Again it's sweet, but it isn't overbearing. The brandy flavor is such a nice compliment to the slight booziness cause of the higher ABV. I definitely taste some apple, albeit I was looking for it. Definitely some vanilla presence in the taste as well. It's really smooth, drinks well.

M- Perfect amount of bubbles on the tongue, not too much. Like I said it's very smooth.

O- This is a great unique example of a barrel-aged barleywine. The apple/fruity flavor is such a nice compliment to the vanilla and other notes that I was expecting. Surprise, surprise, I still prefer King Henry, but this is right up there with Barrel-Aged Hi-Fi Rye in my book. My first barleywine from Cigar City, and definitely not a disappointment.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 16:15:10 | More by Ahappyhiker2