Moat Water - Cigar City Brewing

MikeyMikee

New York

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

01-21-2013 15:44:08 | More by MikeyMikee

BeRanger

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

06-16-2013 15:46:18 | More by BeRanger

Hopbrizio

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

06-12-2013 17:57:39 | More by Hopbrizio

DocJ007

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Bomber into a snifter shared with friends. The brew appears deep black in color with few thin bubbles and minimal lacing. Half a finger of tan head retention quickly dissolves, but can be resummoned with a quick swirl of the glass. .

The aroma is earthen with strong notes of vanilla. Chocolate, coffee, and a hint of wood make appearances as the beer warms but the vanilla still dominates.

The taste is sweet vanilla, cocoa, and roasted malt but with very little to no bitterness. Coffee notes are drowned out to the vanilla. Minimal "maple wood" flavors detectable, but given how dense maple wood is I am not surprised it did not offer much flavor. Ethanol is minimally detectable. Very sweet stout overall makes a nice desert beer.

This is a full bodied brew with a small amount of carbonation. Extremely creamy, even more than a typical milk stout.

Overall, great beer that I would definitely drink again.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 14:05:10 | More by DocJ007

BMart

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -8.3%

06-07-2013 18:30:19 | More by BMart

Andreias21

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

06-06-2013 12:26:36 | More by Andreias21

Cyril_Figgis

Florida

5/5  rDev +14.7%

06-04-2013 05:51:15 | More by Cyril_Figgis

montrealbcr89

Quebec (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

06-02-2013 17:25:09 | More by montrealbcr89

Hanzo

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

06-02-2013 16:06:15 | More by Hanzo

LambicKing

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

06-02-2013 04:06:27 | More by LambicKing

Ethan-UF

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

06-02-2013 03:35:39 | More by Ethan-UF

craftbeerasian

Florida

5/5  rDev +14.7%

05-30-2013 19:17:53 | More by craftbeerasian

SDean82

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-28-2013 21:19:12 | More by SDean82

mpayne5

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

05-27-2013 23:07:27 | More by mpayne5

justforrazors

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-26-2013 16:43:55 | More by justforrazors

Holland

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-25-2013 00:45:57 | More by Holland

Hophead717

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-24-2013 23:28:11 | More by Hophead717

nrs207

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-24-2013 23:27:44 | More by nrs207

fullmetal1381

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-21-2013 06:24:47 | More by fullmetal1381

Gtreid

Florida

4/5  rDev -8.3%

05-19-2013 23:49:43 | More by Gtreid

astroflounder

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-19-2013 05:55:44 | More by astroflounder

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

05-19-2013 01:52:25 | More by Photekut

seeswo

Ohio

4/5  rDev -8.3%

05-19-2013 00:10:04 | More by seeswo

bcrossan

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-18-2013 01:03:45 | More by bcrossan

BobZ

Massachusetts

4.54/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

750ml Bottle poured into a Huna snifter.

Appearance: Deep, dark, brown with a frothy 1" tan head that looked as thick and rich as crema on a cup of espresso.

Smell: Chocolaty goodness, mostly milk chocolate with slight hints of vanilla. An extremely rich aroma. From the initial pour forward the smell maintains it's intensity.

Taste: The milk chocolate flavor leads, maybe even more toward dark chocolate without the bitterness. Again, the roasted malt and vanilla flavors lay beneath the dominant chocolate. The alcohol is completely masked.

Mouthfeel: This is where this beer really separates itself in my opinion. The best adjective I can find is "lush". This beer tastes so exceptionally full bodied and creamy yet without any hint of becoming cloying or mouth coating. This is the smoothest and creamiest stout I have ever had.

Overall: Another exceptional beer from CCB. So much incredible flavor and definitely a chocolate forward stout.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 16:55:55 | More by BobZ