Cafe Con Leche Stout
Cigar City Brewing

Cafe Con Leche StoutCafe Con Leche Stout
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #56
ABV:
6%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,360
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 6.98%
Reviews:
65
Ratings:
374
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 22, 2022
Added:
Jan 03, 2009
Wants:
  160
Gots:
  49
Sweet, roasty and always invigorating, traditional Latin American cafe con leche coffee can be found nearly everywhere in our hometown of Tampa, Florida and serves as the inspiration for our Cafe Con Leche Sweet Stout. The beer is made with bold, strong coffee beans to emulate the most characterful Cuban espresso and lactose, a milk sugar that adds sweetness, body and flavors reminiscent of scalded milk. We’ve also added cacao nibs to further enhance the satisfying chocolate quality of the beer. Despite it’s assertive flavors and full body, our sweet stout is deceptively low in alcohol, making it the perfect accompaniment to a late-morning plate of eggs, bacon and tostadas.
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Ratings by dsshuck:
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Rated by dsshuck from Delaware

4.23/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Nov 06, 2018
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Rated: 4.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Oct 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.85/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, minimal tan head. Aroma of roast malts, coffee, cocoa and lactose. The flavour has a slight fruitiness which makes it very drinkable, and has otherwise the same elements as the aroma. Not too sweet, moderate hops.
Apr 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by jcb7472 from Florida

Jan 22, 2021
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Reviewed by Zythophile from Washington

4.02/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle Date: 2018
Palate Contaminants: other beer

Super dark brown color, and minimal light at the edge. Very fine head with little lacing.

Sweet woodsiness and very dark coffee are the main scents. Maybe there are some prunes and figs, but the coffee just dominates everything.

There's a little more to compete with the coffee in the taste. Red bell pepper is one of the first tastes I get. Dark wood (like mahogany) and non-savory Brazil nut. The lactic element is there, but it takes some searching. It becomes more vegetative as it warms up, and that taste is akin to green coffee beans. Bitterness is less than suggested by the nose.

The aftertaste has the dark coffee returning, and it almost espresso strong. Weight is moderate for the type, and alcohol is minimal. Not a lot of carbonation.
May 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by cd34 from Illinois

Jan 23, 2020
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Rated by ShawnyBellJive

4.74/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Yeah man another great breakfast/early morning/sunrise/3rd shift brew could drink this till the sun comes up bro
Nov 06, 2019
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Rated by Newbeergeek1 from Maine

4.17/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Just a very very smooth and tasty brew. Everything works well that Cig City put into this beer.
Aug 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Apr 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.37 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2019
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Rated by jglenn73 from New Jersey

4.14/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft on nitro, a little bit too sweet but good nonetheless
Mar 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by DaveCash from New York

Jan 20, 2019
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Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey

4.22/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Nitro

A: silky black/dark brown color with a solid tan nitro head

S: huge hit of coffee beans and milk. Milk chocolate and roasted malt behind that. More coffee to finish

T: follows the nose very close. Roasted coffee beans, milk chocolate and roasted malt upfront. A touch of sweet lactose on the middle of the tongue. Finish is dry and coffee

M: medium, silky nitro mouthfeel

O: awesome beer. Sweet and roasty with nice coffee flavors. Nice balance and easy to drink
Jan 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by archero from Texas

Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.31 by JamesBondGA from Georgia

Dec 23, 2018
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Rated by WickedBeer from Alabama

3.83/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
ON NITRO.
Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.37 by reebtaerG from Maryland

Dec 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by leprechaunandfatman from Ohio

Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.78/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Had on nitro pour at Lures Bar & Grille. Looks great, nice dark pour with a pretty tan head. Smells awesome - roasted coffee, chocolate, dark malts, maybe some vanilla. Unfortunately the flavor and feel are kind of watery. The flavor is similar to the taste but severely lacking (although I do pick up some scalded milk as the description promised...yay). At 6% abv I didn't expect this to be so watery despite the nitro pour.
Nov 29, 2018
Cafe Con Leche Stout from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 374 ratings