Cigar City 110K+OT Batch #2 Barrel Aged

Formerly brewed at Cigar City Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Tampa, Florida USA

Serve in Snifter

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bottle thanks to Chris... great looking beer, dark black with an equally dark tan head, lots of head, lasting, great color... tastes great but I don’t get much of the ba, fine to drink, recommend

This poured a straight jet ink black color with a very minimal tan head. Aroma was deep dark fudge, lgiht to medium cedar and just light hints of bourbon. Flavor was just what I imagined considering the age on this one, a great blend between CCB chocolately stout goodness, with light mellow intricate hints of bourbon, oak, cedar adn even some hops left. Truely delicate and great stuff.

Bottle. Pours black with a tan head. Bourbon sweet aroma, with vanilla and roasted malts. The flavor has bourbon, roasted and lightly burnt malts, vanilla, and chocolate. Nice.

6th September 2009
Opaque black beer. Chocolate coloured frothy head. Nose of roasted malt and minerally hops. Softish palate. Rich well roasted malts A little chocolate and light coffee. Touch of hop bitterness on the finish. Not the smoothest of Imperial Stouts but quite drinkable.

Bottle I brought to Max’s. Pours a deep black body with thick and bubbly chocolate-brown lacing. Aroma is deep chocolate roast, toasted bread, very light pine, bourbon oak and caramel. Mouthfeel is full and creamy with notes of smoked, chocolate malts, chocolate roast, toast, very light sweet bourbon and pine hops.

From notes. The beer itself is black with a small mocha head that sticks around. A large bourbon nose and works in with a scent of dark chocolate. There is a firm roasted malt presence in the nose as well - medium roast, not really near smoked or burnt. The flavor mostly follows; a lot of bourbon and dark chocolate, with a dry whiskey and oak character. Roasted malt and a touch of bitter coffee poke it, but the general character is slightly sweet. Some mild vanilla notes contribute to this sweetness all the way through. The malt shines through at the end, maybe because my palate has worked its way through the strong bourbon flavor. There is a dry oak or cedar woodiness at the end. Overall this was ok; the bourbon barrel aging seemed a little harsh in the flavor and impact on the mouthfeel.

Huge bottle that Ryan traded me Friday night before Hunnhupu day. He gave it to me cold, so why not open and try it with my parents, fiances parents, and Preismj that night. Poured a dark black color, with little carbonation, aromas of all bourboun, not just bourboun, but overpowering hot bourbon. However the hotness does not transfer to the flavor, and blends nicely. Flavors of toffee, caramel, coffee, chocolate, touch of hops, and some bourbon. Amazing beer overall, I am extremely glad i got to drink this one at home. If you have a bottle, let me know, I need more!

Bottle with friends. Dark black appearance with a dark brown head. Roasty, dark malty, dark chocolate, dark caramel, a touch smoky aroma. Rich toffee, whiskey, dark caramel, roasty chocolate flavor.

Reviewed Back in 2010 - Barrel Aged 110K + OT Batch 2 pours a pitch black color. No way any light is getting through this. It’s thick and oily. A nice two finger mocha head forms and has great retention. Really makes you want to dive right into this baby. As soon as I poured this sucker I could smell the effects of the bourbon. The bourbon mixed with vanilla, chocolate, and mild coffee makes for a very sweet aroma that stings the nostrils. This brew actually reminded me a tad bit of the smell I got from Black Tuesday. Not as big, maybe it’s little brother. Did I mention the bourbon was really nice? Now by the looks of it so far I would give this beer an easy A+ but something in the taste turned me off just a tad. Everything that is present in the aroma is also in the taste and it’s very good. But in the middle sits a huge dose of bitter hops. Now I love hops. Hell I’m a damn hophead and a lot of the times I love a nice big healthy dose of hops in a stout but this was very bitter. The bitterness sticks to the tongue and stays there throughout the whole experience. Up front though is the bourbon, vanilla, caramel, licorice, and chocolate. Very nice, then comes the bitterness that just lingers. In the end though I did pick up a earthy burnt malt flavor. It saves from some of the bitterness. The mouthfeel on this one is excellent. Nice and thick. Heavy and silky. Coats the mouth nicely. While this sits at 11.5% ABV it still remains highly drinkable and a pleasure to drink. I just couldn’t get the bitterness out of my mouth for the hours that followed =)

Sampled @ DLD 11 (thanks to either the Columbus crew or the Chicago crew). Pours black with a small tan head. The aroma is dark malts, chocolate, ash, bourbon oak with hints of smoke. The flavor is very much the same with dark roasted malts, chocolate, ash, bourbon, oak and a faint hint of hops. The bourbon is not overpowering with this. Great mouth feel, which many of the Cigar City stouts have. I appreciate the taste.