Jean Ribault
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 9.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2014
- Added:
- May 09, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3.38/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Churchkey. Served in a mini snifter. Pours clear golden with a nice, foamy white head. A bit of lacing and a thin cap. The nose has some nice peppery phenolics along with some light earthy hops. A bit of pilsner base comes underneath. Flavor hits the same notes with the yeast being most prominent. Good spicy, earthy character. Light-medium body with smooth bitterness. Pretty good.
Dec 15, 2012
Reviewed by pixieskid from Germany
3.53/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at Green Room Brewing today, 10 oz. pour into a stemmed cylindrical glass (I really hate the shape and appearance of these glasses, but it's what they serve "special/strong" beers in.)
This beer was brewed for Bastille Day and labeled as a "French Pale Ale". For those of you that don't know, I've been living in Paris off and on for the last 2 years...this beer was of great interest to me as I wanted to see what CCB's interpretation of this "style" was.
Poured a rustic orange/golden hue with a small white head.
Nose; yeast, hay, lemon, herbal, grains.
Taste: somewhat funky up front with the hay and lemon, then a grainy malt note comes into play (standard of the Biere de Garde style) then a zesty herbal hop bitterness and some alcoholic burn (surprising for the abv) and slight oakiness round out the finish.
Mouthfeel, crisp yet somewhat slick.
Overall: an interesting beer that had some distinct character to it, but I would be very curious to know if the brewers from CCB have ever had a French Pale/Blonde ale because this is not it...regardless, glad I tried it, enjoyed it but found it to be a bit of a miss.
Sante to CCB for even recognizing Bastille day...let along brewing a beer for it, even if it was a bit off.
Aug 18, 2012This beer was brewed for Bastille Day and labeled as a "French Pale Ale". For those of you that don't know, I've been living in Paris off and on for the last 2 years...this beer was of great interest to me as I wanted to see what CCB's interpretation of this "style" was.
Poured a rustic orange/golden hue with a small white head.
Nose; yeast, hay, lemon, herbal, grains.
Taste: somewhat funky up front with the hay and lemon, then a grainy malt note comes into play (standard of the Biere de Garde style) then a zesty herbal hop bitterness and some alcoholic burn (surprising for the abv) and slight oakiness round out the finish.
Mouthfeel, crisp yet somewhat slick.
Overall: an interesting beer that had some distinct character to it, but I would be very curious to know if the brewers from CCB have ever had a French Pale/Blonde ale because this is not it...regardless, glad I tried it, enjoyed it but found it to be a bit of a miss.
Sante to CCB for even recognizing Bastille day...let along brewing a beer for it, even if it was a bit off.
Reviewed by scottyshades from Florida
4.42/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Coffee District - as the original reviewer explained, this beer defies categorization
A: Cloudy orange with a frothy head. Good retention and sticky foam
S: Wow, super fruity nose (apple juice, grapefruit, guava)...This tastes ALOT like Guava Grove batch one. Never had a beer hopped with these hops, but it lends a juicy ripe fruit aroma. Complex and balanced
T: Guava, apples, white grapes, and almost a Chardonnay characteristic. Very similar to Guava Grove somehow.
MF/O: Smooth carbonation, tangy tart guava finish. Delicious beer, glad to try another winner from CCB
May 27, 2012A: Cloudy orange with a frothy head. Good retention and sticky foam
S: Wow, super fruity nose (apple juice, grapefruit, guava)...This tastes ALOT like Guava Grove batch one. Never had a beer hopped with these hops, but it lends a juicy ripe fruit aroma. Complex and balanced
T: Guava, apples, white grapes, and almost a Chardonnay characteristic. Very similar to Guava Grove somehow.
MF/O: Smooth carbonation, tangy tart guava finish. Delicious beer, glad to try another winner from CCB
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