Cigar City Mocha Cubano

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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This is the best example of a coffee beer I’ve ever had. We had a 5 gal keg brought up to a party in NC, and I fell in love. It’s like the Beer Geek Breakfast, only better on all fronts. I’d love having it on a permanent beer engine or nitrogen tap in my house.

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thanks to godofthunder for the shariez

huge, fresh coffee grounds in the nose - fresh roasted coffee smells.. incredible. first time i had this joey poured it at the CCB tasting room for me and my insanely hungover friends... did the trick. the cacao nibs are really understated... you gotta focus to pick em up... dont know if that’s good or bad - but either way it’s delicious.

32oz Growler. Lots going on. Lots of coffee beans. Very distant jalapeño . Flavor of mocha, big chocolate. Lots of coffee. Light bodied. Too much going on to describe. So GOOD.

Sample poured by Solan, thanks Alan!! Brown pour, tan head. The cuban espresso dominates the nose, with faint hints of chocolate in the background. Upon drinking it the coffee and chocolate do really well together. Smooth and delicious. Another damn fine beer. Hell yeah!!

’09 notes Another great use of the Maduro base. This one was better than the Cuban Espresso version. aroma and taste had some amazing coffee/espresso blends with a more lactic/chocolate use of the mocha/cacao nibs that balanced out the bitterness that the espresso/coffee usually gives. Oatmeal, malty profile of the Maduro is present. Perfect match for your breakfast. Could drink this one all day.

Draft at Brass Tap Trinity. Pours a medium dark brown with a thin tan head. Intermittent lacing along the glass. Aroma has a ton of ground coffee with hints of dark roasted chocolate. Flavor reminds me of dark chocolate covered coffee beans. Nice, rich lingering aftertaste.

Super thanks to Skyview for all of these CC brews! Very interesting growler; looks like an oversized medicine bottle. Clear brown pour. The coffee aspect in this brew is quite lovely. Great coffee/tobacco and vanilla tones playing off each other. I really enjoyed it!

Poured a dark brown color, aromas of Cuban coffee, some roasted malt, and a little chocolate. Flavor is Cuban espresso with a kiss of cocoa. Very subbtle cocoa flavor and a real great beer to start the morning with.

Picked up a 32-oz pharmaceutical shaped growler from Cigar City brewery in Tampa - filled by Joey. Pours a clear dark brown colored brew with an average sized beige head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of Cuban espresso with toasted dark malt, some light chocolate and vanilla. Taste is medium to full bodied, a hint of bitterness with flavors of toasted dark malt and mostly vanilla and espresso. Finish has a sharp bitterness that quickly disappears and leaves behind some coffee and dark malt aftertaste. My girlfriend introduced me real Cuban espresso which I detected immediately in this special beer. Hope to have the chance to try this one again.

Draft sample at Cigar City. Poured a clear brown color with an average creamy brown head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy toasted malt and dark coffee aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth slick texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy roasted cuban coffee sweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Standout complex brew.