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Cigar City Guava Grove

14 04 2012

Å kombinere øl til forskjellige matretter har gitt meg mange gode smaksopplevelser. Med en forkjærlighet for torsk har det vært naturlig å teste forskjellige øl til denne fisken, og i dag var turen kommet til en Saison fra Cigar City Brewing fra Tampa, Florida. Tilsetningen av Guava har gitt dette ølet en fin rødlig farge som toppes av et flott men skjørt skumlag. Ølet har den gode, belgisk smaken med en søt undertone (guava?). Fruktigheten i denne gjør at den passer perfekt til ovnsbakt torsk (i dette tilfellet spiste vi skrei). Dermed får jeg nok en gang bekreftet at Saison definitivt er torskens beste følgesvenn!

OBS: stor flaske, høy alkoholprosent 😉

Cigar City skiver: Guava Grove Ale is a Belgian ale that sees a secondary fermentation with and extended aging on Guava puree. The complex flavors imparted by both the Belgian yeast strain and the Guava are unlike anything you are likely to have encountered. This is an elegant beer that pairs well with white fish, mussels, fresh tropical fruits and earthy cheeses. It also makes a fine accompaniment to Guavaween festivities.

ABV: 8

Style: Saison

Brewery: Cigar City Brewing

Region: USA

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Kategorier : AMERIKA, ANMELDTE ØL, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Or Black Ale

19 06 2011

Bryggeriet Cigar City Brewing fra Tampa, Florida er regnet for å være verdens 4.beste bryggeri, rangert av nettstedet Ratebeer.com. Jeg har tidligere anmeldt søsterølet Either og gitt det en klar 6er. Denne får samme karakter og jeg skal her grunngi dette: Først og fremst ser den flott ut i glasset, sort med et fint mokkaskum. Lukten er overveldende: kaffe, mørkt tre og lakris stikker i nesen. Smaken er mangfoldig med sjokolade, kaffe og lakris som de mest fremtredende. Det som gjør dette ølet ekstra spesielt er den perfekte munnfølelsen. Det er en nytelse å ha dette ølet på tungen. En silkemyk munnfull med kraftige smaker. 11.2%? Umulig å gjenkjenne. Dette glir ned som en hvilken som helst øl i butikkstyrke. 6eren er udiskutabel!

High gravity black ale brewed with Ty Ty honey, copious amounts of hops and aged on toasted Spanish Cedar. Part 2 of a 4 beer collaboration between Cigar City, Hill Farmstead, and Grassroots. A note from Joey Redner: «The beers are basically black IPA’s brewed with lots of Citra, Mt. Rainier and Simcoe along with Ty Ty honey from North Florida aged on medium toast Spanish Cedar. There are different hop additions in the Hill Farmstead/Grassroots version (Or) and the 2-row base malt in the CCB version (Either) is replaced with Pilsner malt in the Vermont/Denmark version (Or). There are also some process differences which is one of the purposes of a collaboration; allowing breweries to learn from each other. The goal was to make two beers that were alike, but slightly different due to preferences in regional approach and access to ingredients. The four beers in this collaborative series will be named: Either, Or, Neither and Nor. Either and Or will release first and the other two will follow. Both Either and Or were brewed at CCB, but Neither and Nor will be brewed as single batches in both Vermont and Denmark.

ABV: 11.2

Style: Black IPA

Brewery Cigar City Brewing

Region United States

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Stikkord: Black IPA
Kategorier : AMERIKA, ANMELDTE ØL, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Either

18 06 2011

Cigar City Brewing er ansett for å være det 4.beste bryggeriet i verden. For de som er interessert så har Ratebeer.com rangert disse bryggeriene som topp 10 i 2011:

1 Three Floyds Brewing Company   
2 Founders Brewing Company   
3 Närke Kulturbryggeri   
4 Cigar City Brewing   
5 Brouwerij de Molen   
6 AleSmith Brewing Company   
7 Bells Brewery   
8 Russian River Brewing   
9 Great Divide Brewing Company   
10 Goose Island Beer Company

Dette er en helt fantastisk Imperial Stout. Sort i glasset med et tykt mokkaskum. Høy alkoholprosent tiliser lite skum. Ølet er søtt og smaker av honning , kaffe, sjokolade. Den er skarp samtidig som den har en rik fyldighet/søthet. Rett og slett et herlig øl. Dette er lørdagsgodt!

Bryggeriet har mye å si om dette ølet:
High gravity black ale brewed with Ty Ty honey, copious amounts of hops and aged on toasted Spanish Cedar. Part 1 of a 4 beer collaboration between Cigar City, Hill Farmstead, and Grassroots. A note from Joey Redner: «The beers are basically black IPA’s brewed with lots of Citra, Mt. Rainier and Simcoe along with Ty Ty honey from North Florida aged on medium toast Spanish Cedar. There are different hop additions in the Hill Farmstead/Grassroots version (Or) and the 2-row base malt in the CCB version (Either) is replaced with Pilsner malt in the Vermont/Denmark version (Or). There are also some process differences which is one of the purposes of a collaboration; allowing breweries to learn from each other. The goal was to make two beers that were alike, but slightly different due to preferences in regional approach and access to ingredients. The four beers in this collaborative series will be named: Either, Or, Neither and Nor. Either and Or will release first and the other two will follow. Both Either and Or were brewed at CCB, but Neither and Nor will be brewed as single batches in both Vermont and Denmark.

ABV: 11.2

Style Imperial Stout

Brewery Cigar City Brewing

Region United States

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Stikkord: imperial stout
Kategorier : AMERIKA, ANMELDTE ØL, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Bolita Brown Double Nut Brown Ale

16 04 2011

Dyp mørkebrun i glasset med et tynt, lysebrunt skum. Nydelig lukt av søt sjokolade, kaffe og nøtter. Smaker like godt som den lukter. Munnfølelsen er svært fyldig og silkemyk. Smak av nøtter, mørkt tre, søt kaffe, sjokolade, og med et lite sting av alkohol, som slett ikke avslører alle de 9 prosentenhetene.

Fra etiketten: Bolita was a type of lottery popular with the working class citizens of the Ybor City district of Tampa. Bolita means, ’little ball’ but profits from the illegal (and often rigged) game were anything but little. In the 1920’s Tampa native Charlie Wall was the undisputed kingpin of the Bolita racket.

Our Bolita is a Double Northern English-style brown ale that has a complex malt forward character with notes of chocolate, toffee and hints of roasted nuts in the finish. Bolita pairs well with Baklava, Big Band Music, Cool Evenings and robust cigars.