Cigar City Bourbon Barrel Aged Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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UPDATED: MAY 24, 2010 2009 Bottle 146 thanks to? Pours a chocolate color with a small frothy bubbly head. Huge bourbon aroma, some oxidation, very raisiny. Flavor is raisins, bourbon, thinner than expected, grassy, some light oxidation, very tasty. Medium bodied, a bit watery with basically no carbonation.

4th September 2009
Bottle 170/221. Cloudy dark brown beer. Crispy palate. Immediate rich unsweet chocolate well blended with wood (not vanilla sweet oak though) and a well judged amount of bourbon. Underpinned by coffee notes and minerally freshness. Nicely put together.

750 ml. Bottle pour. Brownish color with a thin tan head. Bourbon and light toffee notes in the nose. More of the same in the taste. Bourbon is powerful.

Good brown. But the bourbon notes completely overpower everything else. It’s not super balanced. Definitely enjoyable... just not the most amazing thing I’ve ever had.

Bottle 76/221 2009. Right away the aroma has wood and bourbon and lost a bit of the nuts and roast. Flavor surprisingly thinned out a bit compared to the regular version. Lots of whiskey on the flavor, overly woody with toast and char.

Bottle #69, with an upside down label. Huge thanks to Destructo for sharing this gem. Dark brown pour with a tan head. Really sweet caramel nose. Sweet and boozy with mellow roasted malt, and hazelnut notes.

Bottle # 5 shared by alexsdad06. Poured dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy complex hop, toasted malt and dark bourbon aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy bourbon bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. This is a standout beer.

Bottle #74/175. Shared with Countbeer and Joes. Deep dark brown color, brown head. Smell wood, bourbon, chocolate. Taste vanilla, wood, chocolate and caramel. Slightly sticky texture. Full body, nice carbo.

Bottle 176/221? from 2009. Hazy brown color/ tan head. Big vanilla, bourbon barrel, roasty, light chocolate aromas. Medium body with soft co2. Vanilla, bourbon, boozy flavors with some light chocolate--this one was all about the barrel--

Pours a dark brown cor with dark mahogany edges and half finger off white head that slowly fades into a thin ring. Minimal lacing. Sweet bourbon aroma with subtle earthy oak, dark malt and hints of burnt toast, oatmeal and bitter dark chocolate. The barrel character is present but not overpowering, letting the other notes come through. Medium bodied with a prominent barrel presence but the bourbon is well integrated wihout overshadowing everything. Sweet booze/bourbon, toasted oak and faint vanilla countered by a deep roasted malt backbone. Hints of dark chocolate, oatmeal, toast and coffee bean. Subtle heat toward the finish. Very roasty and kind of acrid but the bourbon sweetness balances things out.

Liquid chocolate. Tastes like stout. (Bottle generously shared at the RBSG grand tasting.)