Christmas In Ningxia Old Ale
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 14.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 20, 2012
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Warmer Winter Winter Warmer aged on aged on coriander and wolfberries.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ktrillionaire from Florida
2.47/5 rDev -34%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.47/5 rDev -34%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I'll keep this short and sweet, like my experience with this brew.
It looks murky and flaccid, like it came out of the end of a gravity-pour firkin.
The smell is very syrupy sweet, and besides that there seems like some misplaced coriander seed.
The taste is the same: syrupy underattenuated sweetness spiced irresponsibly with botanical flavor.
This year's batch is notsogood
Feb 25, 2011It looks murky and flaccid, like it came out of the end of a gravity-pour firkin.
The smell is very syrupy sweet, and besides that there seems like some misplaced coriander seed.
The taste is the same: syrupy underattenuated sweetness spiced irresponsibly with botanical flavor.
This year's batch is notsogood
Reviewed by CampusCrew from Florida
4.12/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
appearance: dark murky brown
smell: smelled spiced, berries, heavy carmamel
taste: sweet, but not overdone. taons of berry like tastes mixed with heavy carmamel malts
mouthfeel: medium bodied to full bodied
drinkability: interesting. I like the original recipe this was done off of. warmer winter, better, but nice change of pace.
Jan 04, 2011smell: smelled spiced, berries, heavy carmamel
taste: sweet, but not overdone. taons of berry like tastes mixed with heavy carmamel malts
mouthfeel: medium bodied to full bodied
drinkability: interesting. I like the original recipe this was done off of. warmer winter, better, but nice change of pace.
Reviewed by bret27 from California
4.21/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle courtesy of illidurit. I think it said it had wolfberries and coriander involved.
S: Syrup, booze, berry, fruity, pancakes (maybe blueberry pancakes, because it takes me back to a memory of a pancake restaurant on hwy 26 from Portland to the coast... when I was just a boy...
A; Ruby brn and clear
T: Syrup, some berries, pretty blended flavors, booze there but not as strong as nose
M; medium bodied
D: Pretty good for abv
Overall: Pretty tasty, and some interesting flavors of berries, sugar, and baked goods.
Jan 11, 2010S: Syrup, booze, berry, fruity, pancakes (maybe blueberry pancakes, because it takes me back to a memory of a pancake restaurant on hwy 26 from Portland to the coast... when I was just a boy...
A; Ruby brn and clear
T: Syrup, some berries, pretty blended flavors, booze there but not as strong as nose
M; medium bodied
D: Pretty good for abv
Overall: Pretty tasty, and some interesting flavors of berries, sugar, and baked goods.
Reviewed by illidurit from California
3.67/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Handbottle from a growler courtesy gunhaver. Pours a clear deep amber with an encouraging ring of fine carbonation. Aroma is heavy with berries, presumably wolfberries. But since I've never had a wolfberry before I can only describe it in terms of other berries, namely blueberry and boysenberry. Sort of pastry-like, like berry pie. Some perfumey alcohol if you really inhale deeply. Flavor is toffee and other sweet malt influences with some berry and a hint of coriander struggling to get through. Significant alcohol. Medium bodied, drinkable.
Jan 09, 2010
Reviewed by tpd975 from Florida
3.7/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a nice amber brown hue with an above average cream colored head.
S: Bold malty aromas. Very sweet. Lots of caramel, brown sugar and toffee. The corriander is there along with just a hint of pine hops.
T: Sweet dark cherries, and gooey toffee up front. Subtle sweet yet bitter pine notes. Chocolate, earthy tobacco, and hints of spice.
M: On the fuller side of medium. Pretty smooth.
D: Drinks pretty good, Unique but not my favorite of the treatments.
Jan 09, 2010S: Bold malty aromas. Very sweet. Lots of caramel, brown sugar and toffee. The corriander is there along with just a hint of pine hops.
T: Sweet dark cherries, and gooey toffee up front. Subtle sweet yet bitter pine notes. Chocolate, earthy tobacco, and hints of spice.
M: On the fuller side of medium. Pretty smooth.
D: Drinks pretty good, Unique but not my favorite of the treatments.
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