Cigar City Mochaccino Bolita

Growler. Pours a dark brown with a fluffy khaki head. Wonderful nose of roasted coffee, dark chocolate and creamy vanilla as well as the usual toasted nuttiness of Bolita. Flavor follows suit. Coffee hits first up front but the chocolate and especially the vanilla come out in the middle. Finish is slightly roasty and toasty with some light coffee bitterness and toasted grain. Beautifully integrated. A wonderful treatment of a great beer.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a dark mahogany brown color topped by a nice and foamy tan colored head. Some sudsy lacing mark the glass. The aroma shows a great balance between the cuban espresso beans, mocha, roast, and touch of hazelnut and vanilla bean. The flavor follows showing the same great balance between the bittersweet chocolate, creamy mocha, and roasted espresso. The nutty, caramel malt adds some nice sweetness and goes perfectly with the other flavors. Full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and balanced carbonation that leads to a smooth, mocha finish. There is no detection of the alcohol at all. This is a very smooth and easy to drink brown ale with just an awesome flavor. This is my favorite treatment of the Bolita so far.

500ml swingtop filled and thanks to Ibrew2or3. Thanks Dave. Pours a completely opaque black/brown color with a massive beige head and tons of lacing. The aroma...man this beer has quite a powerful nose; just loads of coffee, overpowering but some lingering vanilla and chocolates as well. The flavor is great; a super rich coffee flavor, but not a one-sided affair: lots of chocolates, nutty and toasted flavors, rich and warm. Is Cigar City cornering the market on Brown Ales, hell yes! A nice warm treat. Decadent.

Growler… Dark, murky brown ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Decent retention. The nose is an intoxicating swirl of unground Cuban espresso beans, chocolate, cinnamon and a whisper of vanilla – the espresso stands out far more than anything else. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and busy carbonation. The flavor is big and acrid, providing notes of burnt, bitter espresso beans and dark, unsweetened chocolate. Charred, Cuban espresso finish.

Growler shared by JW7. This is the best Bolita treatment to date. Brown pour, nice tan head. Aroma hitswith tons of coffee, some chocolate and some nutiness. Flavor is so well balanced with tons of coffee, chocolate, nuts, toffee and a light dose of hops. Yeah this shit ROCKS!

On tap at CCB. Pours a dirty, deep amber with a nice, two-finger yellow head that leaves excellent lacing. Aroma of mocha, roasted nuts, sweet candies, toffee, extremely fresh Cuban coffee.. Taste is fairly dry upfront with Scotch ale maltiness and caramel but as it warms there is a beautiful aftertaste of fresh Cuban coffee and rich chocolate. Nice silky mouthfeel. A bit of dryness and chalkiness in the end. 9% is well hidden as always with the Bolita base.

Growler from the brewery. Pours dark brown with a thick fluffy tan head. Powdered cocoa, fresh ground espresso and toffee, nutty aroma. Thick velvety taste with lots of coffee, cocoa, roasted grain, nuts and vanilla. Really complex and super easy to drink for the abv, this is awesome.

Fresh growler, courtesy CheeseMan and SoLan. Pours a dark and hazy mahogany color with a foamy, khaki colored head. Wet spots and splotches of lacing dot the glass. The aroma jumps off with creamy chocolate and mocha, excellently balanced with a good amount of hazelnut roast and a light, green, leafy hoppiness. Flavors display that same fantastic balance, lightly bitter chocolate and smooth, creamy mocha proving to be a match made in heaven for the underlying nutty, caramelized malt bill. This version seems a bit hoppier than other Bolita treatments, and it works. Big on body, with a velvety mouthfeel and zero detectable alcohol, the palate is dangerously quaffable. Holy cow this stuff is good. My favorite version of Bolita.