Cigar City Coco Loco

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Had @ Fri CCB bottle release party. On tap, poured out black with brown head. Smells like coffee. Taste is chocolate, coffee, and a nice nuttty flavor. Thick and rich. Another tastey brew from CCB.

Had a sample of this one before I left the country for a bit. A: Pours a wonderful rich dark brown hue with a small tan head. Good retention with nice lace. S: Wow wonderful combination of aromas. Reminds me of an espresso soaked chocolate laden macaroon. T: This is the most coconut forward of the coconut treatments. The coconut really shines right from the start and it tastes almost toasted. I am sure it may just be the roast of the malt though. The coffee is big and bold like the coffee in all CCB brews. The chocolate just plays perfectly off the chocolate and coffee. One of my absolute favorite beers. M: Full bodied, big, bold, smooth. No hint of the ABV in this one. D: Yes I wish I could sip this one every morning after a hard nights work. Brillant!

Draft at CCB. By far my favorite treatment beer. Nose is huge coconut and a little dark chocolate with complex toasted malts and caramel. Flavor is light coconut up front. That old familiar malt complexity of the bolita and finishes with a spicy bit of cocoa. Awesomely integrated. This is just outstanding. Really great work Wayne!

Tap at CCB. Brown pour. The coffee is the star in the aroma and the flavor. The coconut adds a bit to the aroma along with some caramel and chocolate notes. Flavor has a ton of espresso beans, light cocoa notes and some toasted malt. This one is very very nice. Wayne and Joey know what they are doing with coffee and beer!!

UPDATED: AUG 25, 2009 On tap at CCB Tasting Night! This place rocks! Coco Loco is one of the best beers I’ve ever tried- just exquisite. Pours a cloudy, deep brown with amber highlights. There is a thin, dark tan head that has okay retention and not much lacing. Aroma is awesome: great fresh espresso beans, Godiva liquor, coconut truffles. Taste is the same as above plus rum-soaked cherries, White Russian, and Kahlua. Finishes like a malted chocolate shake. Very creamy, milkshake-like on the palate. 9% is completely hidden. So good.

Draft at Cigar City. The description is very accurate. The smell is very rich coconut and espresso. The taste is very sweet and malty, and the chocolate and caramel assemble "Voltron Style" to launch an all out anime battle on your taste buds and your liver. Friggin Awesome.

Draft at CCB BA Big Sound release party. Pours a dark chocolate brown to black with a thin light tannish head. Aroma is roasted and malty with notes of toffee, spice, coffee, chocolate, toffee, light notes of nuts. Flavor is roasted and malty with notes of coffee, toffee, chocolate, coconut, ripe dark fruit, hints of cinnamon and caramel. Medium to full body with a lingering malty finish. Nice ale.

On tap at Blind Tiger with Joey Redner. Wow. Pours a dark amber brown color with an off white foam head. Has an aroma of caramel and vanilla with some hints of chocolate. Has a sweet caramel chocolate taste with some vanilla notes on the finish. Has a nice creamy mouthfeel. Some nice gentle bitter notes throughout.

Draft at Cigar City for the release party. Pours a clear and dark chestnut brown color topped by a small, foamy beige colored head. A small amount of lace is left behind on the glass. The aroma is really nice on this one with the cuban espresso beans up front followed by chocolate, toasted hazelnuts, and a hint of coconut. The typical malt complexity from Bolita is there as well. The flavor follows with the chocolate and caramel malt sweetness to go with the espresso roast and some toasted coconut. The cocoa and espresso really blend in nicely with the Bolita malt complexity. The toasted coconut comes out more as the beer warms up and adds another layer to this beer. Really tasty stuff. Full bodied and silky smooth and incredibly easy to drink. The cocoa and espresso linger on the finish. Another outstanding brown ale from CCB.

Draft at CCB. Great brew. Poured a dark, reddish brown, near black with a beige head. Nose is full of coconut and chocolate with some lighter espresso note coming through later. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Loved this treatment the flavor is excellent, lots of coconut and chocolate with secondary notes of coffee and nuts. Extremely easy to drink, very smooth and balanced. Finishes chocolately.