Cigar City El Catador Club Thread

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Details?

Königsberg:Barrel-aged Imperial Stout // Baltic Porter Blend with Coconut, Vanilla and Cinnamon.

this beer is the coalescence of a Cognac Barrel-aged Baltic Porter, a Brandy Barrel-aged Imperial Stout, coconut, cinnamon and vanilla beans.

 

[darehulk112]

http://cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/konigsberg/

Link to the burr as well.

 

[DannyFullpint]

Hunahpu’s Day anyone? I’ll be there Friday am the 9th.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Arriving Wednesday, early afternoon.

 

[wittyname1]

Getting in Thursday

 

[DannyFullpint]

Any Friday bottle shares? I could bring some goodies.

 

[jivex5k1]

Any Friday bottle shares? I could bring some goodies.

I'll be at Mons Venus all day Friday with an assortment of Four Loko variants. Stop on by, I'll be the guy with the Alf shirt.

 

[elkhunter36]

Yikes:

Cycle Brewing
41 mins · Saint Petersburg, FL ·
Looks like we have a disaster brewing in the Monday bottles. Anybody who purchased one (or several) please return them for a refund at your convenience. Anybody with extenuating circumstances or who opened theirs already send a message and we will take care of you.
We will be halting all bottle release plans for the rest of the week, NO MORE RELEASES THIS WEEK.
The tasting room will resume normal hours with our normal beers on tap.
Barrel Aged Day - This event will still happen as planned, obviously minus Monday, but we should still have a lot of other beers to put on tap.
If/When we decide to release any of the remaining bottles, we will make that announcement but until then, it is business as usual, not beer week usual, non-release week usual.

We are beside ourselves over this, we have a lot of safeguards to prevent this from happening but it wasn't enough. Our apologies to the folks who already experienced the issues, and for folks who made the trip to get bottles only to be hugely disappointed.

F/O Bottles - We will make a decision on those later this week. It looks like the options are: refund for that value out of the tickets, release as planned, hold it back and figure out a complicated but doable way to release it later.

FAQ's
No, we don't know what happened, it honestly doesn't matter, anytime you age beer in oak barrels and add adjuncts and package it in bottles, the variables and possibilities are nearly endless and the result is the same, refunds all around.

Yes, we might still release the other beers in the future but considering everything was packaged with the same equipment and handled with the same care (which is extensive, but not enough obviously) we simply can't risk a release at this point.

Sunday bottles seem fine, if anybody is concerned and is in town from elsewhere and doesn't want to take a chance on it, you can also return those bottles to the tasting room.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Yikes:

Cycle Brewing
41 mins · Saint Petersburg, FL ·
Looks like we have a disaster brewing in the Monday bottles. Anybody who purchased one (or several) please return them for a refund at your convenience. Anybody with extenuating circumstances or who opened theirs already send a message and we will take care of you.
We will be halting all bottle release plans for the rest of the week, NO MORE RELEASES THIS WEEK.
The tasting room will resume normal hours with our normal beers on tap.
Barrel Aged Day - This event will still happen as planned, obviously minus Monday, but we should still have a lot of other beers to put on tap.
If/When we decide to release any of the remaining bottles, we will make that announcement but until then, it is business as usual, not beer week usual, non-release week usual.

We are beside ourselves over this, we have a lot of safeguards to prevent this from happening but it wasn't enough. Our apologies to the folks who already experienced the issues, and for folks who made the trip to get bottles only to be hugely disappointed.

F/O Bottles - We will make a decision on those later this week. It looks like the options are: refund for that value out of the tickets, release as planned, hold it back and figure out a complicated but doable way to release it later.

FAQ's
No, we don't know what happened, it honestly doesn't matter, anytime you age beer in oak barrels and add adjuncts and package it in bottles, the variables and possibilities are nearly endless and the result is the same, refunds all around.

Yes, we might still release the other beers in the future but considering everything was packaged with the same equipment and handled with the same care (which is extensive, but not enough obviously) we simply can't risk a release at this point.

Sunday bottles seem fine, if anybody is concerned and is in town from elsewhere and doesn't want to take a chance on it, you can also return those bottles to the tasting room.

Wrong thread. reported!

 

[zieglemt]

Looking for 1 for Huna Day, no real preference on bottle amount.

 

[Thirst trappist]

Pretty confident proxies don't get any of the membership benefits

This is correct

 

[mateoloco]

We are proud to release Bottle #3 of the El Catador Club 8th Edition -- Barrel-Aged Moat Water

Moat Water is a stout brewed with lactose and Skatepark of Tampa's own moat water, then barrel aged with coffee, vanilla and Canadian maple veneers. As for the flavor, think "all you can eat chocolate chip pancakes and bottomless coffee".

Its appearance is dark, just like your future if you dare step foot into the murky depths of the water that once held the legendary moat races during SPoT's Tampa Am and Tampa Pro competitions.

This beer was created through a unique partnership involving three Tampa, Florida natives: Cigar City Brewing, Skatepark of Tampa and PS Stix: the Canadian maple wood veneers used in the aging process at Cigar City Brewing were then added into SPoT's 25 Year Anniversary decks built by PS Stix.

Moat Water is the product of a collaboration that represents quality, a vested interest in the Tampa community and, most importantly, a love of skateboarding and beer.

 

[clwatt3]

 

[liquiddegenerate]

 

[ClCardinal84]

Regular Moat Water was the best non barrel aged stout I’ve ever had. I’m hyped.

 

[shelfie]

This round is starting off great. Might have to make a tampa run sooner than planned

 

[jivex5k1]

God damnit.

 

[Thirst trappist]

Regular Moat Water was the best non barrel aged stout I’ve ever had. I’m hyped.

Damn sad I missed that

 

[BobZ1]

Damn sad I missed that

Others can chime in.. but of all of beers I've had from CCB over the years, before the El Catador club and beyond, The OG Moat Water was one of the very best.. I remember all kinds of chocolatey goodness... I only had about 3 bottles in all and I was simultaneously happy and bummed to finish my last one.... So this may be my most anticipated El Cat bottle so far...... the Maple element just drives up the level of anticipation

 

[ClCardinal84]

Others can chime in.. but of all of beers I've had from CCB over the years, before the El Catador club and beyond, The OG Moat Water was one of the very best.. I remember all kinds of chocolatey goodness... I only had about 3 bottles in all and I was simultaneously happy and bummed to finish my last one.... So this may be my most anticipated El Cat bottle so far...... the Maple element just drives up the level of anticipation

They said it tastes like chocolate chip pancakes and that was spot on.

 

[shelfie]

Konigsberg is god damn delishes. Got stuck in an elevator Saturday and my buddy had his bottle so three of us drank it waiting on the fire dept. Pretty sauced by the time they pryed the doors open. Would panic drink again.

 

[Thirst trappist]

Next bottle coming


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/cigar-city-common-fate-coming-to-el.html?m=1


Common fate

 

[ClCardinal84]

Next bottle coming


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/cigar-city-common-fate-coming-to-el.html?m=1


Common fate

I'm down with an adjunct free stout to show the beauty of the barrel.

 

[DenverBeerDrinker]

Next bottle coming


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/cigar-city-common-fate-coming-to-el.html?m=1


Common fate

That says 5th. What is the 4th beer?

 

[ClCardinal84]

That says 5th. What is the 4th beer?

https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/cigar-city-el-catador-club-barrel-aged.html

It appears that Sugarcoat is #4.

Also, this: https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2018/04/cigar-city-coconut-marshal-zhukovs.html

 

[clwatt3]

El Catador Club Holy Moly Taco Dinner
5/31/18
6:30pm-9:00pm in CCB Fermentorium

LOKO Cuisine will be slanging’ tacos with slow and low braised meats and varying levels of mole sauces and we’ll be pulling out delicious barrel aged goodness from the cellar! This event includes all you can eat tacos and one 5 oz pour of Hunahpu’s Vertical Blend 2016, 2017, 2018. Additional 5 oz pours of any BA beer can be purchased. All beers will be 5 oz. pours for $5. This event is limited to only 65 people and tickets will not be sold at the door.

Tap List includes: Brandy Barrel-Aged Bolita, Barrel-Aged Hunahpu’s Cuvee, Cognac Barrel-Aged Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Endless Nameless, Madeira Barrel-Aged Trousseau, Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout Vertical Blend 16, 17, 18

This is a private event exclusively for El Catador members. Tickets may not be purchased by or for trustees or non-members. Please note: Non-members will not be permitted to enter the event and will not be issued a refund.

 

[IndianaJones]

Damn, Brandy BA Bolita sounds tasty AF

 

[Beerontwowheels]

So summary of bottles this round so far are:

• Bourbon Caffe Americano with bourbon coffee beans
• Königsberg
• Sugarcoat
• BA Moat Water
• Common Fate

Two more to go and some assortment of Zhukov cans.

 

[jivex5k1]

So summary of bottles this round so far are:

• Bourbon Caffe Americano with bourbon coffee beans
• Königsberg
• Sugarcoat
• BA Moat Water
• Common Fate

Two more to go and some assortment of Zhukov cans.

Did they use the same water from the skate park moat this time?

 

[ClCardinal84]

So summary of bottles this round so far are:

• Bourbon Caffe Americano with bourbon coffee beans
• Königsberg
• Sugarcoat
• BA Moat Water
• Common Fate

Two more to go and some assortment of Zhukov cans.

Hoping to see a barleywine or a different barrel treatment in the last 2 but the first 5 have been so good, I should just keep my mouth shut.