Church On A Hill - Cognac Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

Church On A Hill - Cognac Barrel AgedChurch On A Hill - Cognac Barrel Aged
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
13%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.46 | pDev: 8.52%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
176
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 29, 2018
Added:
Jul 09, 2012
Wants:
  319
Gots:
  24
Collaboration with Swamp Head Brewery
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Ratings by Dreadnaught33:
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Reviewed by Dreadnaught33 from District of Columbia

4.43/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Michael (yourefragile) for sharing this beer!

The beer pours a pretty dark brown with an almost purple like color, inky color in the middle. Ring of tan head, no lacing.

The smell is nice, the cognac comes throw well with the toffee like malts of the base Barleywine, a touch of alcohol gives some nice sweet dimension to it as well. Plenty of fresh barley malt comes through well giving the smell a nice body. Maybe a touch of smashed fruit when you really get into the aroma. It's a nice smell but not quite as complex as I would have expected.

The taste has a bit more depth and again highlights the cognac barrel nicely with a hefty malt bill and butterscotch. Caramel, fig and beautifully smoothed out booze. Chewy sweet and savory flavors abound in this beer, it has a nice balance for the abv but still has some burn to it for sure and a bit of acrid acidity too. The feel though is thicker than most beers in the style and drinks easily with nice carbonation.

Overall a great beer, nice stuff.
Aug 24, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Rated by KensWorld from Florida

4.93/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
2012 bottle
Sep 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.3 by M_chav from New Mexico

Jun 18, 2018
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This poured out as a brownish amber color with a thin white head on top. The smell of the beer is loaded with sweet caramel brandy soaked malts. The taste of the beer is rich, lots of caramel, dark fruits and oak in this thing. The feel is full bodied, it's rich and decedent. Overall it's quite the Barleywine.
Jun 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by mtbdonn from Colorado

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by JoninVT from North Carolina

Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.71 by matt23j from Florida

Mar 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.55 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by MyakkaRiver from Florida

Feb 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by robwestcott from Indiana

Dec 27, 2014
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Rated by cardsfan from North Carolina

5/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Cognac was still there and really made an already amazing barley wine even more amazing!
Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by johnyb from Florida

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Chingringo from Florida

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by tsauce2 from Indiana

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 1.76 by Ffllegend from Florida

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by mrebeka from Michigan

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.3 by JasonR1975 from Michigan

Oct 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by funkyaudio from Illinois

Sep 01, 2014
Church On A Hill - Cognac Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 176 ratings