Concession Obsession will be a new collaboration beer brewed between Cigar City Brewing, Bluejacket, and Funky Buddha Brewing. This brew was inspired by the candy that you find at … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) will be canning by the end of the year. (If not sooner.) The brewery purchased the old canning line from New Belgium after their recent $8 million canning line upgrade.
The pictures here are from Cigar City’s recent trip to Colorado to visit the can manufacturing giant Ball Corporation. These are the first look at the prototypes the cans Cigar City will produce. Don’t be thrown off, the cans will be 12 oz in size. These are uncut testers. Initial launch titles include Jai Alai, Helles Lager, Maduro Brown, Florida Cracker. Get excited for some Florida Cracker on the go…… Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing is debuting Jean Ribault French Pale Ale on tap. The beer a pale ale with a biere de garde yeast. Biere de garde (“beer for keeping”) is … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing is among one of six breweries participating in “Hops For Heroes.” The collective series of beers raises funds for Operation Homefront, a charity that provides financial assistance to the families of wounded service members. The participating breweries include: Cigar City, Sly Fox, Perennial Artisanal Ales, 21st Amendment, St. Arnold, & Fremont Brewing. The idea for these beers came from MLB pitcher Chris Ray, Fremont Brewing, & COTU Brewing in Seattle, Washington last year. Each of the beers is aged on wood bats donated by Louisville Slugger.
Homefront IPA is a collaborative beer… Read the rest
This is the 5th iteration of Cigar City Brewing’s 110K + OT. Each release is a different style, at the whim of the brewing team. The releases (in order) 1: Smoke Beer, 2: Russian Imperial Stout, 3: Imperial IPA, & 4: Imperial Red Ale. The beer comes with a reminder – you don’t deserve this…
Sometimes a lot isn’t nearly enough. For the times when a lot plus bit more is called we proffer the 110K+OT series. T his 5th iteration of 110K+OT series. This 5th interation of 110K+OT is a 25 OG, 5 FG, 11% ABV 5 SRM sort of brew. If you don’t know what all that jargon means the gist of it this; its more than you … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing is bottling their Cucumber Saison, previously … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing’s Cucumber Saison might have a bottle home in the future. The beer has previously only been available on draft. (Ed. Note: Such a great hot weather beer. Tastes like fresh cucumber.) Summer anyone?
The humble gherkin. Usually we encounter this unassuming green fruit pickled or sliced and flung atop a salad. But the cucumber has so much more to offer us. It is a remarkably refreshing gourd with the power to cool a dry tongue and when just two sliced wheels are placed atop the eyes of a lounging lass in a stock photo ad for a spa the mystical cucumber has the magical ability… Read the rest
Work is currently in progress assembling Cigar City Brewing‘s new canning line. (Pic here). The initial can lineup already being revealed. Florida Cracker is a Belgian-style … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing is sweating it out in Florida right now assembling a canning line they purchased from New Belgium. The can artwork is starting to appear. Cubano-Style Espresso… Read the rest
Cigar City Hotter Than Helles Lager will join the brewery’s new canned lineup this year. Helles has only been available on draft before the can plans.
Our Munich Lager is … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing will be canning by the end of 2012. (Sooner, more than likely.) The canning… Read the rest
So Cigar City has lowered the bottle limit to 2 per person. Consolation? Check out the guest tap list…
7venth Sun Midnight Moonlight Berliner Weisse… Read the rest
This weekend is Cigar City Brewing’s 2012 Hunaphu’s Imperial Stout release. … Read the rest
Those with a taste for light, easy drinking summer beers, get on board with Patio Pils. Cigar City’s pre-prohibition style lager will be returning soon in draft and … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Day is approaching. The big day is March 10th, 2012. Haven’t been or can’t go? This video give’s you a good idea of the day. Plus, … Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing has just released Kalevipoeg, a Baltic porter celebrating the brewery’s 1000th batch of beer.… Read the rest
Cigar City Brewing will debut Tropical Heatwave Wheat Ale on May 12, 2012.
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Tropical Heatwave Wheat Ale is an American Wheat Ale,… Read the rest
