Imperial Sweet Stout - Cognac Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

Imperial Sweet Stout - Cognac Barrel AgedImperial Sweet Stout - Cognac Barrel Aged
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.42 | pDev: 7.24%
Reviews:
63
Ratings:
283
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 26, 2023
Added:
Oct 09, 2012
Wants:
  257
Gots:
  38
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Ratings by gueuzedreg:
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Reviewed by gueuzedreg from Colorado

4.51/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Not as sweet as I thought it would be

A- Thick black motor oil like all CCB stouts. The smallest lacing ever with no legs. Gums up glass.

S- Big chocolate upfront, toffee and then some cognac barrel. Chocolate is dominant.

T- Big dark milk chocolate, massive chocolate dominates anything else that would try to come to play. Cognac has a bite at the end.

M- CCB brews are always money in my book for the M. Thick and viscous, chewy. No carb that detracts from what this beer is meant to be.

O- Another great CCB brew; would probably have this just under LiL if we are ranking CCB stouts.
Apr 12, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.3/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sampled at Cigar City Brewing’s El Catador Club Edition XV bottle share event.
Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a Cigar City taster’s glass.
One of many highlights of a great evening, six years sitting in a bottle did no harm to this tasty Stout, other than kill the carbonation. The cognac bottle really shines and balances the overt sweet stickiness of the recipe.
Happy to get a hit of this xlnt, now retired, cognac barreled aged Sweet Stout!
Jan 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by halo3one from Georgia

Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.58 by YvesB from Belgium

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Richter525 from Michigan

Mar 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by shehateme from Massachusetts

Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by Denzo from Massachusetts

Mar 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by bourassa23 from Massachusetts

Mar 12, 2016
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Reviewed by T-34-85 from New York

4.41/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent syrupy thick stout with a deep dark opaque look, yielding minimal head with the initial pour.

Smell of sweetness and bready molasses with great depth and complexity.

Taste is tremendous, with even more depth and richness from what is foreshadowed by the smell. Significant level of sweetness as is anticipated from the name and style, but well matched by the other characteristics. Tastes of charred and caramelized molasses and a hint of cognac from the barrel aging.

The mouthfeel is great, with an intensely thick consistency that coats the mouth.
Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.44 by mychalg9 from Illinois

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by quetzal013 from California

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by fredmugs from Indiana

May 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.58 by NHbeerguy from New Hampshire

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.74 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by baybum from Pennsylvania

Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.86 by tleaver33 from California

Feb 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by wethorseblanket from California

Feb 06, 2015
Imperial Sweet Stout - Cognac Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 283 ratings