Cigar City El Catador Club Thread

[drbenzo1]

I'm a little excited to learn what this is

Crown Royal aged Coke-a-Cola

 

[MattyATC]

I'm a little excited to learn what this is

who else uses Crown barrels? anyone had any beers out of a Crown barrel before??

 

[trickytunadicky]

who else uses Crown barrels? anyone had any beers out of a Crown barrel before??

Hoppin Frog. Boris Royale.

 

[IndianaJones]

Dioscorides: a Rye whiskey aged Imperial Stout with black caraway seeds. Should be interesting! Thoughts?

 

[trickytunadicky]

Dioscorides: a Rye whiskey aged Imperial Stout with black caraway seeds. Should be interesting! Thoughts?

I like Akavit. And am a known enjoyer of aakavit DL.

 

[IndianaJones]

I like Akavit. And am a known enjoyer of aakavit DL.

 

[Rainman]

It's on tap right now at CCB.

 

[jivex5k1]

What the **** do caraway seeds taste like?

 

[MKtheGeneral]

What the **** do caraway seeds taste like?

According to Google... Caraway seeds are highly aromatic and have a distinctive earthy anise flavor. They pack a lot of punch for such tiny little seeds. Most recipes only use a teaspoon or less.

 

[jivex5k1]

Well god damnit. Keep licorice the **** out of my beer.

 

[chongcheesol]

Halloween is almost here. Give some kid a random licorice surprise

*drops Dioscorides in bag*

 

[isaac11]

Caraway seeds are often used rye bread

 

[johnyb]

According to Google... Caraway seeds are highly aromatic and have a distinctive earthy anise flavor. They pack a lot of punch for such tiny little seeds. Most recipes only use a teaspoon or less.

They have a distinctive earthy anus flavor ? Not sure I'm gonna like that.

 

[IndianaJones]

They have a distinctive earthy anus flavor ? Not sure I'm gonna like that.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Honestly it is less sweet than anise and more savory. Rye bread is the best word I have for it. It complements the soy sauce well.

 

[Beer4B]

Well god damnit. Keep licorice the **** out of my beer.

Drank it, enjoyed it and I don't like licorice. Even looking for it I didn't pick up much of any.

Lots of rye barrel which I liked a lot. Thinner than Outskirts and Dechoherence (and other thick CCB stouts) but wasn't "thin". Had the same consistency as the '14 Huna I drank with it.

TL/DR: Lots of flavor & barrel, thin-ish but did enjoy.

 

[franch]

so when I said I wanted a BA stout, I didn't mean one with "licorice and light smoke" goddamnit. FT.

 

[Doc1]

Cmon guys, if you haven't realized by now that this is for the most part an experimental club, you're doing it wrong

 

[Mudvayne1988]

Im just hoping they experiment with tons of nilla beans, coconut, fruits, and pappy cant forget about the pappy!

 

[jivex5k1]

Cmon guys, if you haven't realized by now that this is for the most part an experimental club, you're doing it wrong

I thought it was the "they might do another DB Huna" club.

 

[Hubarooski]

I am glad it is has stopped, at least temporarily, being the "put every beer in a rum barrel" club

 

[franch]

I thought it was the "they might do another DB Huna" club.

it is that

 

[StarRaptor1]

I thought it was the "they might do another DB Huna" club.

it is disappointing that the best beer the club has done was in round 1

 

[gunhaver1]

it is disappointing that the best beer the club has done was in round 1

agreed...Forgotten Island was a gem

 

[thrashD]

agreed...Forgotten Island was a gem

I actually really enjoyed Forgotten Island. Tasted like a rum drenched fruit cake.

 

[jivex5k1]

agreed...Forgotten Island was a gem

Get a ******* avatar already!

 

[IndianaJones]

Welcome to the playa haters ball you skip skaps, skanks, and scallywags

 

[jvanaus]

it is disappointing that the best beer the club has done was in round 1

Each round has had its own stand-out (some rounds had multiple), so I think it's perfectly fine if they want to continue to experiment instead of re-hashing the same beers each year. Cranking out DB Hunas each year would get boring, I think.

Rd. 1: DB Huna (obviously)
Rd. 2: Endless Nameless (but really Leon if you won the lotto)
Rd. 3: Decoherence (some may say better than DB Huna)
Rd. 4: ???

Yes, there were some stinkers in each of the first three rounds, but that comes with the program. Not everything is gonna be a homerun but when it hits, it's incredible.

 

[jivex5k1]

I liked Opal more than Decoherence.

 

[chongcheesol]

Opal was awesome