2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20Tap at Hamilton’s. Fuck I hate cedar in beer. Wish I’d known this was cedar aged before I ordered it. The nose is actually a little sweet, some pepper. Flavor is a little brown sugar raisin sweet, but quickly turns very bitter with grapefruit rinds, and far too heavy handed with the cedar, making it hairsprayspicy, and exacerbates the bitterness, which peaked at a 7-8. Big full body, low prickly carbonation. Probably much better minus the cedar--or maybe use oak, because it doesn’t suck. Clear reddish brown with a small beige head, faded to a tiny ring. No me gusta.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Sam’s, Durham. Another sweet one showing up unexpectedly. Semi-cloudy mahogany pour with a thick, lustrous head. Strong caramel and rye malt in the nose, with some resinous grapefruit hops and notes of pepper. Whoa, a big’un. Smooth palate, with just the right touch of heat and spice. Hugely hoppy in places, which provides a nice contrast to the potent malts, and the spice is perhaps even a touch under-accentuated. Very good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ the brewery. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty spicy dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy dark fruit finish with hints of caramel.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Moth. Dark amber pour with an off-white head. The aroma is full of dark fruit and caramel notes, as well as some rye. The flavor is more of the same. I get quite a bit of spicy rye notes, as well as some caramel, toffee and dark fruit. As expected from a Cigar City beer, I also get some nice cedar notes. The alcohol is definitely noticeable. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap in a tulip glass. Color is a clear dark amber color with a thin off white head. No lacingAroma is very sweet and very slight hopiness. A little sweet up front with a lingering sweetness. Residual taste is also piney. Average carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
copper color, aroma of toffee, caramel, rye, ceder, same flavors, booze finish, very interesting beer
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Mahogany with a beige head. Rye, cedar, booze, caramel and dark fruits. Full bodied, oily, sticky. Quite nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Quality barley wine with this brew. It seems like CC is a very unique brewer where you can always fine their contributions.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Big rye nose citrus and soapy hops. Some spicy orange.notes and black pepper. Pours auburn thin head great lace. Flavors of rye black pepper oranges floral notes citru toast pleasant earth bitterness and oranges. Nice interesting. Lingering bitterness. Good beer.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Flying Saucer DT Memphis. Nice copper/red appearance. Smooth. Warm mouth feel and good malt taste. Could really taste the cedar aging which surprised me since I didn’t know much about the beer. Will seek it out in Tampa.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Super complex with the woodsy cedar coming through in aroma and taste. Hints of white pepper as well. Super smooth finish, vet well done
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