Maduro Brown Ale
Cigar City Brewing

Look:
Pours a light shade of opaque, mahogany brown with a two finger, rocky head of khaki colored foam. Excellent head retention and lacing. A very pretty looking brown ale.

Aroma:
Brown sugar, oatmeal, frosted breakfast cereal. A touch of chocolate cake batter and raisins.

Taste:
Light flavor of dry cocoa powder and sweet rolls upfront. Goes chocolaty briefly before transitioning into hearty flavors of raisin bran muffin with hints of candied plums in the background. Finish is dry with very gentle peppery notes of tobacco and light roast coffee.

Feel:
Medium density with low carbonation. Very drinkable and sessionable. Thirst quenching, but not watery or thin. Rich in flavor but light enough in body so as to not be too taxing or overbearing on the palate, even after multiple servings.

Overall:
An excellent English style brown ale. Great presentation of flavors and mouthfeel. In my opinion, brown ales should more often than not be sessionable, but rich in flavor. This strikes that perfect balance quite well, walking a fine line between flavor and drinkability. Enjoyable and thirst quenching, not much more you could ask for without going into porter or stout territory. This is not the type of beer to blow your hair back or knock your socks off with wild, unexpected and never before experienced flavors, but it's beauty lies in it's simplicity, elegance and sessionability. A reasonably priced and accessible beer you could throw back and drink without thinking too much about it while still experiencing great flavor. A working man's beer for sure.

 

A very flavorful brown ale. Heavy coffee flavors with a very nice toffee and chocolate on the finish. A very nice sipping beer for a cool fall evening on the porch.

 

Madura Brown Ale from Cigar City. Growler purchased in September, 2023. Rare to find a brown ale these days and this is a good beer. Nice roasted malt accent with some extra liveliness in initial mouthful. A downside is a rough aftertaste (not bitterness) that lingers. I found that mixing the Maduro with an good lager transforms the aftertaste into a nice experience.

A very drinkable brown ale. Wonderful aroma and flavor. No alcohol notes at all, which I love to see with dark beers. Just smooth and flavorful. Body is a little thin, my only complaint.

Easiest drinking brown ale I've come across.

A: pours a dark brown body with tan head with nice retention and lacing.
S: sweet, roasted cereal notes with hints of burnt toffee.
T: sweet, burnt toffee notes with hints of dry cereal.
M: full bodied and pretty smooth.
O: nice fee and taste combo; solid beer.

Very nice brown ale. Have not tried it on draft yet.

Had it on draught
Beautiful to look at and very enjoyable to drink.

Great flavors and easy to drink.
Had 2.

Will definitely buy again.

 

 

 

What can I say? It's about 4× better than a Newcastle Brown Ale. But I haven't had one of those in a while.... nice slurpy head (no homo) and a nice "brown" taste and look.

Pours a dark brown with a thin, off-white/tan head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is a faint chocolate with roasted grain. Taste follows aroma with a very smooth mouthfeel.

Overall, a really good brown ale. Really complemented the lamb I was having for Easter dinner. Would definitely drink this again.

Rating this across the spectrum: can, draught, and for a real treat, on nitro.
Just a fabulous take on a classic style. Approachable and easy drinking!

Appearance: This one pours a fairly dark brown with about an inch worth of head.

Aroma: Chocolate, faint vanilla and light char. A twinge of bourbon towards the back end. Along with caramel notes and roasted hops.

Taste: Chocolate malt up front dark roasted coffee. Roasted hops all through it. Good caramel notes with nice vanilla notes in the tail end.

Mouth feel: Nice and smooth on the pallet.

Overall: A very well rounded beer and very pleasant to drink. Prost.

 

Easy drinkable brown ale. Perfect with fried fish or just as a treat while making pizza dough.

 

Very dark brown with some ruby highlights and a modest tan head that recedes quickly to just a ring but does manage a bit of nice lacing.
The aroma is dark roasted grain, pumpernickel bread, notes of cocoa and coffee.
The taste is mildly sweet caramel malt, dark toasted bread, coffee and dark chocolate with a slight smokey flavor.
The body is medium, moderate carbonation, silky smooth, very drinkable.
Altogether. this is a very tasty and enjoyable brew, would really go well with a good cigar, does well on it's own.