Cigar City Campeador - Fergus Mor

Formerly brewed at Cigar City Brewing
Style: American Strong Ale
Tampa, Florida USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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750ml bottle, thanks to SoLan. Pours a dark and hazy mahogany hue with a thin, wispy, tan film at the surface. Skinny, wet arches and scattered micro-spots of lacing don the glass. Aromas of soft, supple oak barrel impart notes of maple and vanilla, appropriately light on bourbon. An intoxicating mix of caramelized sugar and smoky cocoa lie beneath, working beautifully with the barrel character. Flavors run along the same lines, expertly blended, with caramel, cocoa, and rich, oaky vanilla and wood. The inclusion of that little bit of Zhukov’s lends just the right amout of robust, roasty backbone without taking over the delicious malt character of the Bolita and the Big Sound. The body is medium-full, thinned just a bit from the barrel, but nearly void of any alcoholic heat, lending drinkability despite the big ABV. Damn this stuff is good. One of the best barrel applications in the CCB lineup to date.

Thanks to SoLan. He shat this out all over the bar. Pours a thick brown with a huge oak, vanilla, malt and bourbon nose. The flavor of this one is great. The bourbon is strong, but incredibly smooth, giving way to the strong malt characters behind. The oak plays a significant roll, adding some woodiness and vanilla. A good bit of sweet caramel rounds things out nicely. Overall, a great bourbon barrel brew and it’ll be real nice to see how the smooth bourbon flavors get even more smooth with some aging. The bourbon in this brew is like a Steely Dan song, it just keeps gettng smoother.

thanks to Solan for shating his beer!!!!!! Bourbon coming through in the nose, malty, caramelly, hints of chocolate and coffee, vanilla and oak in the nose. Pours a rich molasses brown with a thin white head. Rich bourbon flavors, caramel & molasses, oaky vanilla, chocolatey malts, very smooth and rich flavors. Another knock out from Cigar City!