Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale

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

Tap at the World of Beer Viera--solid brown color with no head. I was at the bar, so I was served the drink right after it was poured. Roasty malt aroma complimented by nuts and a smig of hops. The taste was more on the sweet side with caramel and nuts. I didn’t notice much on the oatmeal side and I should add there was a touch of smokiness to the beer. The finish was slightly bitter.

Poured from a growler filled at Big Z beverage. Pours a translucent, ruddy, dark brown with a thin, wispy white head. Sweet, malty aroma, bready grains, caramel, earth, nuts, brown sugar. Flavor is nice; cereal, bread, toasted grains, nuts, brown sugar. The oatmeal provides a silky mouthfeel. The end of the flavor has this earthy, dried leaf, maduro cigar like flavor. Very interesting. Drinkable and enjoyable.

Pint on tap in Tampa. Typical brown ale color with minimal head. Aroma is nutty and roasty and a little smoky. Taste reflects the aroma with the same variety. Palate is full but comes off a little flat. Overall decent beer.

On tap at the Ginger Man in NYC. Pours a clear brown-amber body with a creamy, two-finger width, tan head that dissipates slowly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is nutty, sweet cereal grains, dusty cocoa, some brown sugar and oatmeal, and a nice woody hop backing. Flavor is a mild cereal grain and caramel sweetness, roasted nuts, smooth brown sugar and oatmeal, and a light citrus thanks to a leafy bitterness. Finishes drier than I anticipated after a light, smooth body with a medium length aftertaste. Overall, an interesting brown. Sweet and somewhat grainy with a nice roast and above average bitterness. Not bad.

Clear brown amber hue pour .... off white head malty roasted n caramel aroma lacing a really nice roasted nutty flavor oatmeal, caramel malts with a clean bitter hop finish .... a solid brew well balanced and nice touch with the oatmeal

Draft at Mellow Mushroom - Brandon. Poured a clear dark brown color with an aqverage creamy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt, nuts and hop aroma. Medium body with a smooth slick texture and soft carbonation. Solid balanced toasted oats sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good complex brew.

[Draft @ Capones] Amber with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, brown sugar, vanilla, and light floral hops. Taste of nuts, caramel, light roast, vanilla, and citrus, with some hop presence in the finish.

Draught at Capone’s: Aroma of malts, brown sugar, light nuts, hints of cocoa and roasting. Poured brown/very deep amber in color with a medium-sized, tan head. Clear. Sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of chocolate, coffee, malts, slight roasting, light nuts, and light toffee. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Malt and cocoa finish is slightly sweet and lightly bitter.