Cigar City Bourbon Barrel Aged Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale

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

Bottle #203 of 221, acquired via trade thanks to Sebletitje. Thanks a lot, Seb! I know people like to knock on Cigar City for all the hype they receive, but when they brew something like this, I mean, they’re just that good, brah, ya feels me? Pours a dark brown hazy color with a medium beige head, leaving a small layer of foam after it settles. Aroma is sweet and heavenly, with honey, caramel, toffee, nuts, oak, and mild bourbon. Flavor is somewhat barleywine-like and sweet with honey, floral qualities, toffee, caramel, cedar, oak, vanilla, sherry, and well-balanced bourbon. Just really complex and really, really good. Achieves the perfect balance. Body is only medium, which contributes to drinkability, with a long, sweet, silky smooth finish. Amazingly drinkable, with almost no hint of booziness. Wish I could use this as an "imperial session beer" every day. It’s incredible.

Bottle courtesy SamGamgee. Pours dark copper brown with a light-tan head that leaves some wispy lacing. Aroma is a one-dimensional bourbon explosion. Maybe a little chocolate too. Flavor is much more complex although the bourbon is still the main note. There’s a nice coffee character in there and a big nuttiness. A little hot but not too bad. Mouthfeel is slick and warming. Good but not worth the hype.

Barley Wine tasting at Hophead22 house. Bottle compliments of DuffmanSW (Sean). Rating #54. Bottle was number 73 out of 221 bottles. Aroma had faint bourbon and some nutty toffee characteristics. Poured a chestnut color with a tiny little head. Taste was chocolate malts, coffee, nuts, toffee, bourbon very well balanced. Medium nice carbonation. Overall this was really good. I’m definitely glad I got to try this. Thanks Sean!

Bottle thanks to an american couple that shared them in the rake. Alround rating: Roasty, very sweet and nutty, massive bourbon character which makes it even sweetter, theres some ash in here and the alcohol is far from subtle. Not a win.

750ml bottle from DuffManSW, thanks Sean. Rating #52. Very dark dense brown pour with a tan head. Woody aroma, rich and malty. Flavor is very rich and malty, very flavorful, very good stuff, my fav. CC beer so far. (1075)

750ml, pours brown with tan head. nose is bourbony, vanilla, flavor has lots of vanilla, dark fruit, sweet raisin, bourbon booze, with a thin body.

750ml bottle (bottle 146/249).... pours a dark caramel brown with a thin tan head.... aroma of pretty straight forward bourbon and light nut and chocolate... flavors of assertive bourbon barrel flavors which hold on through til the finish. middle has more nuttiness and malt... not bad but a little boozy.

Bottle. Pours a dark thick brown with a tight tan head. Nose is bourbon, rich malt, caramel, vanilla, hints of dark fruit and chocolate. Flavor is bourbon, nutty caramel malt, hints of chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla. The barrel’s thinned this out a bit, low carb, fairly silky, a bit of barrel tannins. Not as hot as at the release.