Sardo Numspa
Cigar City Brewing

Sardo NumspaSardo Numspa
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 8.23%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
161
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 20, 2019
Added:
Aug 19, 2015
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  57
Brewed with roasted hazelnuts and 2 varieties of cacao nibs as well as Indonesian vanilla and aged on Cypress wood.
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Ratings by rkarimi:
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Rated by rkarimi from Colorado

4.39/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2-26
Feb 27, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.06 by broadway848 from New York

Jan 20, 2019
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

3.68/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a J. Wakefield OG teku glass.

A: Very dark brown and opaque. Low amount of visible carbonation, and a thin tan head that fades fairly quickly.

S: Dark and sweet milk chocolates, and sweet vanilla. Roasted malts and moist tobacco. Almost an amaretto booziness in the background. I'm not getting a huge hazelnut aroma, but wonder if that might factor into the amaretto aspect. There’s a bit of sweet woodiness as well.

T: Sweet chocolate, baker’s chocolate, roasted malts, and strong vanilla. Even on the flavors, there still seems like there's some amaretto. Sweet cypress wood. It finishes with more sweet malts and chocolate with some drying bitterness that seems like pure cacao.

M: Fairly heavy-bodied, as are most Cigar City Imperial Stouts, and a typical sticky mouthfeel. Low but expected carbonation sensation. Fairly restrained alcohol presence for style.

O: An interesting concept, but one that I’m not really digging. There are a lot of sweet flavors, and the wood they selected doesn’t do much to balance it. There’s isn’t so much in the way of roasted malt bitterness, and the cacao bitterness just doesn’t quite stand up to all the sweet flavors. It certainly doesn't seem like a hazelnut bomb. If a chocolate and amaretto beer seems like a good idea to you, you might love this one. Not my personal preference, but again I think a problem with concept rather than execution.
Oct 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by Gregf51 from Ohio

Sep 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by GarthDanielson from Virginia

Aug 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Agentveba from North Carolina

May 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.4 by vande from Illinois

Mar 25, 2017
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Rated by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Richly incredible
Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by PrestigeWorldwide from Michigan

Jan 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by hopkrid from Florida

Dec 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by jaydoc from Kansas

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.26 by Mersh from Connecticut

Oct 01, 2016
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.29/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
650 mL bottle. Inky black. Big mocha head. Smells of the cypress wood, which I haven’t had before. Chocolate, a little soy sauce, and a bit nutty. Tastes of hazelnuts throughout. They kinda combine with the soy sauce flavor in a negative way. Very savory. Fudgy and woody. Cypress lingers. Heavy and boozy. It’s standard CCB giant stout fare. Soy sauce and crazy adjuncts.
Sep 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.47 by cuvtcuv from Florida

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Aug 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by xtonytx from Connecticut

Jul 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Zaphog from Michigan

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by bmf5581 from North Carolina

Jul 18, 2016
Sardo Numspa from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 161 ratings