Look what Cigar City is doing

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  1. BigGene

    BigGene Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2010 Florida

    Cigar City Brewing
    Hello there boys and "ghouls!" As you may know, tomorrow is Friday the 13th, a very special day indeed! Cigar City "Boo"ery will celebrate by tapping a very special keg! Right when the clock strikes 13:13 (or 1:13pm as it's more commonly known), we will start serving The Ghost of Hunahpu! This "witch's brew" has been aged for several months in Apple Brandy barrels before being moved on top of.....GHOST CHILI PEPPERS! Oh yes this is quite the spicy little treat indeed! Can you handle the "creeping" heat in your throat? We'll be selling snifters, but we will also sell sample sizes for anyone who is (understandably!) "spooked" by this beer! Can you handle the wrath of the ghost? One keg and it's gone! Muahahahahahnogrowlershahaha!
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    #1 BigGene, Jul 12, 2012
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  2. PABeerDude

    PABeerDude Aspirant (288) Jun 29, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Don't tell me what to do.

    (Also...ewwwww)
     
    #2 PABeerDude, Jul 12, 2012
  3. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
    In Memoriam

    Oh damnit. Someone want to ship me a vaccuum sealed pint of this for some HF? haha
     
    #3 rudzud, Jul 12, 2012
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  4. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    The biggest problem with these one-offs is that if you like it, all you will have is your memory of it.
     
    #4 otispdriftwood, Jul 12, 2012
  5. apaisncsu

    apaisncsu Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2011 North Carolina

    ...and the best thing is that you actually got to try it

    ...if only I were close enough to try that Looking Glass

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    #5 apaisncsu, Jul 12, 2012
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  6. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

     
    #6 otispdriftwood, Jul 12, 2012
  7. Kopfschuss

    Kopfschuss Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2009 Oregon

    Why isn't this an emoticon?
     
    #7 Kopfschuss, Jul 12, 2012
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  8. apaisncsu

    apaisncsu Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2011 North Carolina

    I def feel your pain there
     
    #8 apaisncsu, Jul 12, 2012
  9. Mavajo

    Mavajo Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2007 Georgia

    Awesome. And it only took them about twenty seven too many puns.
     
    #9 Mavajo, Jul 12, 2012
  10. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    This recent Ghost Pepper fad, is quite possibly the worst craft beer fad that I've witnessed in my 4+ years of being on BA.
     
    #10 tjensen3618, Jul 12, 2012
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  11. DSlim71

    DSlim71 Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2010 New Jersey

    It only took me 1 sip of GFK to completely agree with you.
     
    #11 DSlim71, Jul 12, 2012
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  12. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    Yeah I can't handle the heat but some people really like the spicy brews.
    I'm usually willing to try any beer once but after not being able to handle Billie's Chillis I'm scared of these ghost pepper brews.
     
    #12 jivex5k, Jul 12, 2012
  13. Henamonster

    Henamonster Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2007 California

    I ain't afraid of no ghost!


    (And the beer does sound tasty!)
     
    #13 Henamonster, Jul 12, 2012
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  14. nas4atu

    nas4atu Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2011 North Carolina

    Would love to get my hands on one of those snifters...do they sell them on their website?
     
    #14 nas4atu, Jul 12, 2012
  15. gunhaver

    gunhaver Initiate (0) May 27, 2007 Florida

    at least it works in this beer. not so much for many of the other ones which are done completely for the heat
     
    #15 gunhaver, Jul 12, 2012
  16. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
    In Memoriam

    Stouts and heat go great together (Abstrakt:4), with other styles...not so much. Ghost face Killah isnt bad when paired with the right thing. Ghost Scorpion on the other hand...that was just plain evil. I shared my bottle with 5 others, and I was the only one who could finish his and feel fine after, the other 5 had one or two sips and nearly got sick.

    Its all about the pepper. Having grown up around chili's and being someone who uses Ghosts and red savinas on a semi regular basis I actually enjoy that light sweet fruity/meaty pepper characteristic that even ghosts have before they whallop you. That in a stout, winning combination. The malts and pepper can go hand in hand quite nicely. But yah, with a beer when there is nothing for the pepper to play off of (GFK, Ghost Scorpion) it can be a real struggle.
     
    #16 rudzud, Jul 12, 2012
  17. SudsDoctor

    SudsDoctor Pooh-Bah (1,739) Nov 23, 2008 New York
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    Why yes, they do...here.
     
    #17 SudsDoctor, Jul 12, 2012
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  18. Pittsky

    Pittsky Initiate (0) May 28, 2009 Florida

    i live about an hour 1/2 away...this is tempting. i like spicy beers
     
    #18 Pittsky, Jul 12, 2012
  19. LiquidDegenerate

    LiquidDegenerate Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2011 Florida

    3 words: Asses of Fire
     
    #19 LiquidDegenerate, Jul 13, 2012
  20. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    If they get the maltiness right and didn't overdo it with the ghost chilis, this could be amazing.
     
    #20 Lutter, Jul 13, 2012
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