Caffè Americano | Cigar City Brewing
Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing
Florida, United States
cigarcitybrewing.com
Style: American Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 11.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Traditional Caffè Americano is made by adding water to espresso. We break all the rules with this Double Stout. We refuse to add water to our beer after fermentation, but have no issues adding beer to our espresso. This deep, dark stout exhibits rich espresso and coffee notes, which are contributed by the generous use of roasted barley and espresso locally roasted by Buddy Brew Coffee. That simply is not enough for us. We also add roasted, raw chocolate and a hint of vanilla to this big bodied stout. Dodge the red eye and take a shot of the dark.
Added by wiltznucs on 08-14-2013
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Ratings: 1,068 | Reviews: 132
4.49/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.49/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.01/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.38/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
So I have to admit - I wasn't aware that there was a barrel-aged Caffe Americano. This is a bit disappointing to me, as I gave away a fairly highly acclaimed bottle in exchange for plain jane CA.
Oh well. Caffee Americano tastes much like it's namesake: it impresses with very rich, roasty, almost charred coffee, with lightly bitter notes. The nose is full of coffee beans, but the mouth feel is quite rich, as in a creamy coffee. I hadn't thought it would be, but the beer is also fairly sweet.
I like the balance, but the coffee bitterness was a bit of a turnoff for me. Great beer otherwise, showing a few small flaws.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
So I have to admit - I wasn't aware that there was a barrel-aged Caffe Americano. This is a bit disappointing to me, as I gave away a fairly highly acclaimed bottle in exchange for plain jane CA.
Oh well. Caffee Americano tastes much like it's namesake: it impresses with very rich, roasty, almost charred coffee, with lightly bitter notes. The nose is full of coffee beans, but the mouth feel is quite rich, as in a creamy coffee. I hadn't thought it would be, but the beer is also fairly sweet.
I like the balance, but the coffee bitterness was a bit of a turnoff for me. Great beer otherwise, showing a few small flaws.
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4.77/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.72/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.05/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.89/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.44/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.88/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Tasted from bottle. Pours black with thick beige head. Ridiculous chocolate aroma with coffee. Tasted moderate to heavily sweet. Huge chocolate on flavor with coffee and a hint of vanilla. Some caramel and toffee notes. Excellent stout!
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Tasted from bottle. Pours black with thick beige head. Ridiculous chocolate aroma with coffee. Tasted moderate to heavily sweet. Huge chocolate on flavor with coffee and a hint of vanilla. Some caramel and toffee notes. Excellent stout!
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4.43/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottle about a year and a half of age. Got notes of raisin and banana on the nose. Very sweet taste, almost too sweet like candy. Nice finish with some dry coffee/espresso notes. Overall very good beer.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottle about a year and a half of age. Got notes of raisin and banana on the nose. Very sweet taste, almost too sweet like candy. Nice finish with some dry coffee/espresso notes. Overall very good beer.
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4.6/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Caffè Americano from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
4.48 out of
5 with
1,068 ratings
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