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Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale - Vanilla
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 8.52%
- Reviews:
- 86
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2020
- Added:
- May 28, 2009
- Wants:
- 62
- Gots:
- 63
Being the first beer we had ever brewed, Maduro English-style Brown Ale is truly Cigar City Brewing’s classic recipe. The classics, however, need occasional reconsideration. What better way to update our own classic than with the addition of Madagascar vanilla to add a marshmallow-like sweetness, a fuller body and a touch of burnt sugar to Maduro’s complex chocolate and toffee malt character. Remaking a classic has never tasted better.
IBU: 25
IBU: 25
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Ratings by aasher:
Rated by aasher from Indiana
4.06/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 20, 2015
4.06/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 20, 2015
More User Ratings:
Rated by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri
3.69/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It was over a year ago since I had it, but given the reviews (and the price) I was disappointed.
Sep 16, 2018Rated by BillRoth from Maryland
3.78/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap at CC
Oct 06, 2017Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On draft
Dark brown in color, creamy off white colored head. a mild aroma of vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate. Slightly sweet. nitro mouthfeel fits the beer pretty well.
Sep 03, 2017Dark brown in color, creamy off white colored head. a mild aroma of vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate. Slightly sweet. nitro mouthfeel fits the beer pretty well.
Reviewed by SHDoyle from Ohio
4.15/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Description: Deep brown color with a hint of ruby and a light tan head. Smell is mostly coffee and roasty up front and followed by a sweet, cream, vanilla aroma. Seems pretty balanced. The taste is similar, with coffee up front followed by sweet vanilla flavors as it mellows and finishes. The mouthfeel might be the most interesting part of this beer. For lack of a better term it's "fluffy" and creamy but not thick or syrupy like a stout. Highly carbonated.
Suggested food pairing: Pulled pork
If you like this beer then you should also try: Sumatra Mountain Brown
Overall: 4.25 (This beer is good and I would likely have it again) Both coffee and vanilla flavors are noticeable and complement one another instead of competing or muddling the beer. Maybe not a beer I'd drink a lot of, but it was interesting, well executed and worth a try.
Jul 09, 2017Suggested food pairing: Pulled pork
If you like this beer then you should also try: Sumatra Mountain Brown
Overall: 4.25 (This beer is good and I would likely have it again) Both coffee and vanilla flavors are noticeable and complement one another instead of competing or muddling the beer. Maybe not a beer I'd drink a lot of, but it was interesting, well executed and worth a try.
Rated by marlinsrock from New York
5/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Somehow improves on the all-around fantastic Maduro. Props to CCB
Apr 29, 2017Reviewed by Lochnessmonster from Florida
4.31/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A vast improvement over the standard Maduro - Cigar City knows how to take things to the next level, which they do very well with this. Some amazing things happening here, considering it's a brown ale.
Jan 10, 2017
Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale - Vanilla from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
458 ratings
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