Ghost Stories - Cigar City Brewing

macrosmatic

Florida

3.95/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes. Had on-tap at CCB tasting room. Served in a snifter.

A: Dark, essentially black, opaque, with a thin tan head that fades quickly. Essentially no visible carbonation.

S: Roasty, burnt chocolate, undertones of sweet sugar and tobacco and smoke.

T: Follows the nose. Roasty, chocolate, sweet malts with tobacco dryness. Perhaps it's the power of suggestion but there are indeed marshmallow flavors here if I look for them.

M: ABV well-hidden here. A somewhat creamy mouthfeel (from honey? lactose?), and sticky. Fairly heavy body with low carbonation sensation.

O: This was interesting, but overall sweeter than I would prefer. I felt done with this one before the snifter was empty. Certainly not your run-of-the-mill beverage.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2013 03:33:12 | More by macrosmatic

KVNBGRY

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-24-2013 13:10:30 | More by KVNBGRY

Andreias21

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-21-2013 16:57:51 | More by Andreias21

chrisp450

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-18-2013 03:54:40 | More by chrisp450

michaeljstraub

Georgia

3/5  rDev -23.1%

05-16-2013 19:48:34 | More by michaeljstraub

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-15-2013 03:59:38 | More by GRG1313

aLenwell

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-14-2013 00:50:41 | More by aLenwell

JReites

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

05-12-2013 03:11:20 | More by JReites

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-10-2013 13:18:16 | More by drummermattie02

IPAyForHops

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-08-2013 23:29:12 | More by IPAyForHops

jokermanboy

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

05-08-2013 20:21:50 | More by jokermanboy

UCLABrewN84

California

4.14/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to vacax for sharing this one at GRG1313’s tasting.

Pours an almost opaque super dark brown with a foamy dark khaki head that fades to nothing. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, marshmallow, cocoa, and coconut aromas. Taste is much the same with smoke flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is very good beer with some interesting aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 03:52:31 | More by UCLABrewN84

millelacsmark

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-02-2013 18:49:04 | More by millelacsmark

ajtorres311

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-01-2013 15:01:39 | More by ajtorres311

maximum12

Minnesota

3.7/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to the ever-generous CaptCleveland for this bottle, pretty sure it was an extra, 'cause that's how the old bastard rolls. Big 750ML bomber split with my wife.

Pour is close to dead-of-night black with a furry brown cap. Pick it up & stick my nose in it, & there's plenty of notes to note. Plenty of chocolate, fresh leather coat, honeyed sweetness, roast weaves in & out without much conviction. Nice, & odd.

Ghost Stories is the odd duck at the Odd Duck Annual Convention; had to finally look up the ingredients to figure out what I was drinking. Sweet dabs of honey hold the high ground & grows in strength as the beer warms. The leather notes that might be the oak buttresses the honey. Touches of roast, chocolate, earthy must. Some weird taste that I can't identify might be the tea, but the honey is king here. My sweet tooth begs for more, nice & easy to put away.

Ultimately this is a good braggot, but the adjuncts might be detracting rather than adding to the experience. A worthy experiment.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 02:02:07 | More by maximum12

TATURBO

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

04-28-2013 23:32:17 | More by TATURBO

egrace84

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -35.9%

04-28-2013 23:03:39 | More by egrace84

sliverX

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-28-2013 19:18:15 | More by sliverX

metalgdog

New York

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-28-2013 13:57:17 | More by metalgdog

Boilerfood

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-28-2013 04:01:03 | More by Boilerfood

dogfishandi

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-28-2013 02:31:44 | More by dogfishandi

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-27-2013 02:15:11 | More by tobelerone

BAstoutsNsours

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-26-2013 13:10:18 | More by BAstoutsNsours

ediaz

Florida

4.38/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750mL into a CCB Snifter

A: dark brown, 1 finger coffee colored head, seems dense

S: chocolate, malt, smoke, chamomile tea, honey, cocoa powder.. very inviting

T: Cocoa powder, marshmallow, chamomile tea. A honey taste comes through at the end. A smooth toasted gharam. Very tasty

M: body is medium and fitting. carb is low - helps bring out the flavors of the beer, not distract from.

O: very tasty. Didn't know what to expect but its enjoyable. A great desert beer. I'd have it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 03:27:19 | More by ediaz

Johnnyramirez

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-22-2013 00:08:30 | More by Johnnyramirez