Tampa-Style Lager | Cigar City Brewing




Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing
Florida, United States
cigarcitybrewing.com
Style: American Pale Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
This Tampa-style Lager is inspired by the traditional German-style Helles, which translates to “light colored.” Perfect for the Florida heat, it’s a beer that’s made for drinkin’ when it’s truly hotter than helles outside.
Added by ThatsThatDude on 05-29-2015
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Ratings: 224 | Reviews: 60
Reviews by Chvck1:
4.24/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
More User Reviews:
3.34/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear shimmering gold with a white film clinging in sheets.
Smell is Corn Flakes, grape and grains.
Taste is sweet corn, grape and toast with a bitter green finish.
Smooth with a soft mild carbonation, finishing semi-dry to chewy.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear shimmering gold with a white film clinging in sheets.
Smell is Corn Flakes, grape and grains.
Taste is sweet corn, grape and toast with a bitter green finish.
Smooth with a soft mild carbonation, finishing semi-dry to chewy.
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5/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bright yellow/gold tinge. Slight haze, very slight. Bread, hops, & just a hint of citrus on the nose. light body, grassy & grainy middle. Dry. very dry. Lemony notes carry on the back & throughout the finish.
Balanced. Refreshing. Light. Dry. No surprises. Well-executed, Lager.
This beer makes me feel better that come July on the FL West Coast, I will have this to counter the sweltering heat.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bright yellow/gold tinge. Slight haze, very slight. Bread, hops, & just a hint of citrus on the nose. light body, grassy & grainy middle. Dry. very dry. Lemony notes carry on the back & throughout the finish.
Balanced. Refreshing. Light. Dry. No surprises. Well-executed, Lager.
This beer makes me feel better that come July on the FL West Coast, I will have this to counter the sweltering heat.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.67/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
straw yellow in color with excellent clarity. There's a fingernail of dishwater white resting on top. The aroma is of German bittering hops and pale malt. The taste is very subtle light malt. The bittering hops do not really stand out, but I don't think they were meant to. The mouth is very smooth and quaffable.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
straw yellow in color with excellent clarity. There's a fingernail of dishwater white resting on top. The aroma is of German bittering hops and pale malt. The taste is very subtle light malt. The bittering hops do not really stand out, but I don't think they were meant to. The mouth is very smooth and quaffable.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.06/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
This is a striking take on an American lager. Perhaps off style but bold, complex and distinct.
Smooth, medium+ body and near medium carbonation.
Well crafted and superb for style.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
This is a striking take on an American lager. Perhaps off style but bold, complex and distinct.
Smooth, medium+ body and near medium carbonation.
Well crafted and superb for style.
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3.77/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.35/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.67/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.09/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Helles Lager II
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Helles Lager II
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4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the can into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Pooler, GA. Slightly murky golden yellow color with a medium sized white head. Nice crisp flavor.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the can into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Pooler, GA. Slightly murky golden yellow color with a medium sized white head. Nice crisp flavor.
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4.25/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.47/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.26/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.67/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tampa-Style Lager from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
3.77 out of
5 with
224 ratings
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