Cigar City Capricho Oscuro (Batch 2)

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

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Thanks to the cheeseman! Well looks like this is another 5. Pours jet black witha mocha head. The aroma is intoxicating, there is do much going on. First thing that hits you is deep roasted almost burnt malt, piney hops, thick chocolate wrapped in oaky vanilla goodness......... I can’t get my nose out of the glass! The flavor is sublime. Lots of hops kick in and the oak is prevalent up front witha great oaky vanilla. The alcohol is there snd it warms nicely as it goes down. The mouthfeel is surprisingly Smooth considering the oak ageing and the alcohol. Overall to me this is a perfect beer plain and simple!

UPDATED: AUG 3, 2009 Wow. Had this bad boy on draft at the BB Bolita release party. Pours a dark black with a small tan head. Nose is bourbony, but not overdone. The bourbon is the neglected child that wants attention here, but everyone else will have their say. There is also some barely noticeable roast, chocolate, and vanilla in the nose. Flavor starts off all bourbon but falls into chocolate, roast, and vanilla/ oak. Mouthfeel is smooth as hell and this child of the night, or "Strange Wind" just washes down the throat and takes cares away. Excellent beer- and it proves that blending is not just for sours. Alcohol is noticeable, but once you start drinking it, it feels like a session beer. Awesome.

Tap at CCB Bourbon Barrel Bolita release. And holy shit this one is enough to knock your socks off. holy crap. Aroma is wonderful. Chocolate, bourbon, toffee, wood, vanilla, sweet, ripe fruits and some good roast. Flavor is just an experience you need to have to understand. All over the place, yet in perfect harmony. Chocolate, roasty hops, woody notes, bourbon, caramel, toffee, and lots of good vanilla. Damn the mouthfeel is amazing, as are all the CCB beers. This is blending at its absolute finest. Kudos to Joey and Wayne. WOW!!

On tap at brewery. Pours BLACK. DAMN! Loads of roast, booze!, chocolate, coffee, caramel, fig and some ripe cherry. Flavor is an intense mix of chocolate, dark roasted malt, hints of smoke, bitter hops, dark fruit. This beer is amazing. Super full body. Smooth finish with some lingering bitterness from the roast malts and the hops. WOW!

Draft at CCB BA Bolita Release Party. Pours a murky dark brown to black with an off-white one finger head that settles quickly but laces the glass. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, vanilla, oak,bourbon, brown sugar, dark fruit, some hints of toffee, caramel and roasted malt. Amazing nose -- I think I like this better than Hunahpus! Flavor is also amazing -- sweet and malty with similar notes of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, oak, brown sugar, molasses, ripe dark fruit, toffee. Medium to full body with a wonderful, silky bourbon chocolate finish. This is probably my new favorite CCB beer. Amazing.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2011 bottle 142/450 from brewery. pours black with a dark mahogany color around edges when held up to light. tan head that faded quickly with a tan head tha gave good lacing. smelled of bourbon, alcohol, roasted malt, and maybe a little bit of fruit. tasted like bourbon, which was excelent, with hints of vanilla, and roasted goodness. very good beer. Bottle 369 on 5/20/11 has gotten better

Thanks to josh for opening this one up, such a treat. Pours a hazy deep brown with a smaller bubbly tan head. Aroma of tart cherries, vanilla, tobacco, toasted malt, dark fruits, bourbon is very light, dang hop notes and pine. Flavor..wow...so much going on here. Tart cherry, vanilla, toasted malt, so complex, oak, light bourbon, tobacco, chestnuts. This had charred barrel particles as floaties...nice.

Draft @ the brewery’s BA Bolita release. A husky virtually opaque brown/black with a nice creamy light tan head. Lacing. I could smell this forever. Bourbon and chocolate, tons of malt, caramel, toffee, some hints of dark fruit. A nice boozy finish that doesn’t overpower what came before. Just tons of complex layers and balanced. Smooth, lush and magical; the hops and the barrel tannins and the alcohol all play well together. This didn’t loose any body to the barrel. Thanks Joey and Wayne, this was fantastic.

Bottle #356/450 from JdubFL - thanks man! This one has a nice dark brown color with a reddish hue and a small amount of carbonation. Aroma starts with classic stick-your-nose-in-the barrel woody, bourbon goodness with roast, vanilla, and burnt cherries. Flavor starts with a big roasty-woodsy taste plus caramel, vanilla, chocolate, more wood and bourbon, and toast. Possibly earthy hops at the end, but not much. The Big sound seems most dominant followed by RIS, but I could be mistaken. Wonderfully complex and a very nice mouthfeel. Another dynamite BA brew from CCB - awesome stuff!

A: Pours a very deep dark black hue. The head was nice tall and dark. Very good retention with nice lace. S: Lots of bourbon up front. Hints of vanilla, dark fruit and lots of dark roasted malt. Chocolate plays a big role as well. T: Nose is very much like the taste, but it comes at you in waves. Wonderful caramel malt up front with bold roast coming next. Waves of chocolate and caramel come in the middle. Bold milk chocolate plays well off the hints of dark fruit that manages to peek though. The hops from the IRIS can be picked up before being overtaken by the oak and vanilla from the barrel. Mmmm Boozy goodness in the finish. M: Very full in body, bold, rich, and smooth. D: It’s a sipper, but a damn fine one.