Cigar City Brewing

A Massive Tank for Cigar City

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) is working this AM to set a new tank upright. This 240 barrel brite tank is the largest the brewery has had to date. Some number fun – 240 barrels = 7,440 gallons of beer. Continue Reading →

Guava & Chardonnay Honor City Founder

Tampa, Florida’s rich cigar history is unlike anywhere else in the world. What you might not know, is Tampa’s guava history. That’s where the idea behind Cigar City Brewing’s Don Gavino’s Big Guava is born. Gavino came to Tampa looking Continue Reading →

Cigar City Good Gourd Returns

Cigar City Good Gourd has returned for the 2013 “fall” season. The pumpkin brew uses cloves, nutmeg, allspice, & cinnamon for for spicing.

This high gravity gob of gourd-y goodness incorporates pumpkin in the mashing process and then gets wicked with the Continue Reading →

Cigar City’s “Taster” Club

Craft brewers, much like wineries, have been starting members only clubs. One of the most infamous among beer is The Bruery’s Reserve Society. Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) has started their own too – the El Catador Club. (Translation: Tasters Continue Reading →