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Cigar City 110K+OT Batch #2 I.R.I.S.

Style: Imperial Stout
Brewer: Cigar City Brewing
Location: Tampa, Florida
Score: 4.04 (190 ratings)

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 Town Hall Festivus 2009 4.3ketchepillar 
Holy crap. amazing chocolate and Coffee. Flavor wise definitely the best addition of either I’ve seen. Chocolate more prominent than coffee. Finish is just slightly astrigent.
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Boxed 22oz bomber. Deep, opaque red-brown color. Minimal oily head hugs the edges of the glass. Quite an interesting style combination. Very smooth and drinkable for 9%. Mellow cherry, chocolate, and vanilla aroma. The cherry taste really stands out, but is complemented perfectly by the mild oak and sweet dark malts tones. Rather mild carbonation. I really commend them for the interesting combination of styles. This is one of the most enjoyable strong fruit beers Ive ever had. Awesome beer, underrated.
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Tap. Masterpiece! Aromas of port, caramel, and butter. Flavour is long-lasting and sweet, with bitter notes. Palate is syrupy and full-bodied. Amber colour, with a thin and frothy head.
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(bu-btl br-lbl flip-top, old ’Troutbrook Brewing Company’)

opq-br, thin head, full body, §co2.

aroma: not much - likely because served in pint glass.

flavor: malty fruity T1, fruity bourbon T2, dry-wine hop-bitter §chrcl T3, occasional notes of §smokey-vanilla just as it says.
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(br-btl flip-top, 8%)

mahogany, creamy tan head, §lace, full body, med-co2.

aroma: sweet-malt grape-skin-tannic fruity-hops

flavor: bitter-sweet-malt T1, ^malty T2, §bitter-chclt §hoppy T3, §chrcl Tf.
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(Br-btl painted-Bu/Wt-lbl)

bk-opq, thin but lasting creamy tan head, full body, §co2.

aroma: sweet hoppy §smokey.

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…and a nice herbal hoppy presence in the aroma. Soft hay and grains greet the tongue, followed by a touch of honeybread and earthy hops right along side it; finish is a bit on the hoppy side. Clean, crisp, but still full of flavor; both malt and hops are strong,… -- badbeer of Rothaus Pils Tannen Zäpfle
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