Cigar City Bourbon Barrel Aged Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Cigar City Brewing
Style: American Strong Ale
Tampa, Florida USA

750ml bottle from DuffManSW, thanks Sean. Rating #52. Very dark dense brown pour with a tan head. Woody aroma, rich and malty. Flavor is very rich and malty, very flavorful, very good stuff, my fav. CC beer so far. (1075)

750ml, pours brown with tan head. nose is bourbony, vanilla, flavor has lots of vanilla, dark fruit, sweet raisin, bourbon booze, with a thin body.

750ml bottle (bottle 146/249).... pours a dark caramel brown with a thin tan head.... aroma of pretty straight forward bourbon and light nut and chocolate... flavors of assertive bourbon barrel flavors which hold on through til the finish. middle has more nuttiness and malt... not bad but a little boozy.

Bottle. Pours a dark thick brown with a tight tan head. Nose is bourbon, rich malt, caramel, vanilla, hints of dark fruit and chocolate. Flavor is bourbon, nutty caramel malt, hints of chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla. The barrel’s thinned this out a bit, low carb, fairly silky, a bit of barrel tannins. Not as hot as at the release.

Bottle 137 of 221 Poured after the non Bourbon Barrel aged version. Pours out a dark brown topped with a small sand head. Aroma was of bourbon a little over powering but hey. Also some oak and vanilla. Taste was of sweet chocolate, vanilla, oak, and plenty of rick roast malts.

Thanks to solan for this one. Quite the rarity. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla and nutty. Taste is chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, and roast. A good bit of bourbon but I liked it overall. Pretty tasty.

Black wax dipped 750ml bottle, #126 of 221. Pours a translucent chestnut to mahogany brown hue with a small, frothy head of smooth, dark khaki foam. Thin, smooth arches of lacing mark the glass. The aroma shows a malt base of toasted caramel, cola, and molasses, with hints of candied pecans and hazelnuts. Soft bourbon and peppery oak complete the nose. Flavors show the same, based in brown sugar, caramel, and nuts, with a warming, sour mash bourbon twang. Smooth and velvety, but thinned a bit from the barrel aging, the palate shows a good amount of malty sweetness, but isn’t overly hot from the bourbon. Good brew, but I don’t think the barrel adds much to his one. It’s the least impressive of the barrel aged Cigar City beers.

Bottle (marked as 80 or 81/221) thanks to JohnC. Dark brown hazy pour with beige head. Aroma is bourbon and caramel. Flavor is leather, caramel, pancakes, light coffee on the finish. Very good.