Cigar City 110K+OT Batch #2 Barrel Aged

Formerly brewed at Cigar City Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Tampa, Florida USA

Serve in Snifter

Reviewed Back in 2010 - Barrel Aged 110K + OT Batch 2 pours a pitch black color. No way any light is getting through this. It’s thick and oily. A nice two finger mocha head forms and has great retention. Really makes you want to dive right into this baby. As soon as I poured this sucker I could smell the effects of the bourbon. The bourbon mixed with vanilla, chocolate, and mild coffee makes for a very sweet aroma that stings the nostrils. This brew actually reminded me a tad bit of the smell I got from Black Tuesday. Not as big, maybe it’s little brother. Did I mention the bourbon was really nice? Now by the looks of it so far I would give this beer an easy A+ but something in the taste turned me off just a tad. Everything that is present in the aroma is also in the taste and it’s very good. But in the middle sits a huge dose of bitter hops. Now I love hops. Hell I’m a damn hophead and a lot of the times I love a nice big healthy dose of hops in a stout but this was very bitter. The bitterness sticks to the tongue and stays there throughout the whole experience. Up front though is the bourbon, vanilla, caramel, licorice, and chocolate. Very nice, then comes the bitterness that just lingers. In the end though I did pick up a earthy burnt malt flavor. It saves from some of the bitterness. The mouthfeel on this one is excellent. Nice and thick. Heavy and silky. Coats the mouth nicely. While this sits at 11.5% ABV it still remains highly drinkable and a pleasure to drink. I just couldn’t get the bitterness out of my mouth for the hours that followed =)

bottle thanks to Chris... great looking beer, dark black with an equally dark tan head, lots of head, lasting, great color... tastes great but I don’t get much of the ba, fine to drink, recommend

Sampled @ DLD 11 (thanks to either the Columbus crew or the Chicago crew). Pours black with a small tan head. The aroma is dark malts, chocolate, ash, bourbon oak with hints of smoke. The flavor is very much the same with dark roasted malts, chocolate, ash, bourbon, oak and a faint hint of hops. The bourbon is not overpowering with this. Great mouth feel, which many of the Cigar City stouts have. I appreciate the taste.

Bottle shared with some buddies. Extremely dark and thick with a brown head. Aroma is just insane. Hints of oak chips, bourbon, chocolate, smoke, slight charcoal. Flavor is heavy on the bourbon side but this one really held up well over the years. Glad I got to land this whale and share it with friends.

Dark pour with a small dense head with nice retention. Thins out a bit as i drink it but starts with nice legs. Aroma has some dank hops, pine, bitter roasted malts, wood, char and bourbon, along with some bittersweet chocolate. Flavor has much the same, pretty complex, a punch of hops which was almost confusing to my palate at first when mixed with the bourbon. Very complex, a bit hot and finished a touch bitter.

From notes. May 2010 Tasting, bottle thanks to Armin. Pour is dark black, with a small brown head, decent lacing. Heavy, almost harsh aroma, with mollases, chocolate, and some burnt notes. Light alcohol, and some port like character as well. Taste is also much the same, but with everything overdone to harsh levels. Bitterness, sweetness, some fruit, all present, and way overdone. Starts with burnt sugar, moves to fruit, bitter alcohol finish. Aftertaste is the best part of this one.

Bottle @ Odense tasting. Thanks Stobbe74. Black body with a small dark brown head. Aroma is oak, chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, vanilla notes, light bourbon. Flavor is chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, vanilla alcohol. Great.

Bottle, 245/449. Pours a pitch black beer with a chocolate head. The aroma is malt, sweetness, roasted, licorice and vanilla. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is soft with sweetness. Overall a really good beer with complexity and balance.