Cigar City Warmer Winter Winter Warmer

Brewed by Cigar City Brewing
Style: Barley Wine
Tampa, Florida USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 75cl. @ Chris O’s Night of the Gaylords.
Light unclear medium brown amber color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity - mango, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange, berry - cherry, light alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chilli - peppery spiced finish. Body is medium, texture is oily -creamy and sticky, carbonation is soft. [20091229]

Bottled at RBESG 2010 Grand Tasting. An unclear nut brown beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, nuts, malt, caramel, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, nuts, and wood, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. The body is thick, like caramel sauce.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of daknole. Pours a cloudy and opaque amber with a beige head. The aroma is quite sophisticated, citrus and exotic fruits. Medium body, caramel and sweet fruits yet quite citric and hoppy with a dry bitterness. A very complex beer. 230410

75 cL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity and caramelish, rather inviting. Fruity, caramelish and slight sticky malty. Nice fruity and caramelish finish. Quite straight forward yet nicely balanced. A bit sticky in texture.

Bottled@The Chriso Gaylord Tasting. Ambery colour, small beige head. Aroma is caramel, fruits, chocolate and some slight notes of alcohol as well. Flavour is gluelike sweetness along with chocolate, caramel malts, some fudgelike notes as well as some mild notes of nuttyness.

Bottle at Papsø. Muddy orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, fruits, dried fruits and berries. Sweet flavour of caramel, fruits and dried fruits with notes of hops. Hoppy finish.

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2012
Date: December 29, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: cloudy dark brown, wispy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: musty chocolate aroma, light caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate and caramel flavor, lots of spicy earthyness, drying mustyness, growing caramel sweetness, light bitter finish

Date: January 05, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Score: 2.9 to 3.6
caramel sweetness has grown enough to pull out the fruityness and let the spicyness fade to a background character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

2010-04-23, tasting at Papsø, 7-5-8-5-16=41
Hazy dark amber color; generous creamy head. Malty aroma, a bit dusty, with a late cheesy touch, perfumy too. Rich malt flavor, caramel, sweet; chocolate and some leather. Strong bitterness. Solid brew, very good.

2010-03-26, courtesy of Beershine, 7-4-8-5-17=41
Dark brown color; medium sized creamy head. Dark malt aroma, lightly woody and alcoholic. Strong mouthfeel, full malt flavor and strong chocolate, quite sweet still, with a nice and sharp woody vein; solid bitterness. Very good.

Hazy mahogany with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, plums, figs and mild hoppy notes. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel, figs, lemons and hoppy notes. Finished bitter and dry.

Bottle @ Papsø. Thanks. Pours unclear dark brown with a small white head on top. Nose is deep and vinous. Phat caramel, barrel and toffee. Full bodied. Sticky and oily. Deep malty caramel flavor with a touch of liquorice and alcohol. Dry end with a good deal of citrussy hops. Nice one..