Having seen several social media posts, I’m happy to announce that Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing Beers are currently available here in Puerto Rico.
The beers are distributed locally by Mendez & Co, so look out for them at your favorite bar and shop
About Cigar City Brewing
Joey Redner founded Cigar City Brewing in 2007 and on January 30, 2009 they brewed their first batch Maduro Brown Ale. Siunce then they have gone from strength to strength and they have become a ‘must visit’ brewery for craft beer lovers visiting Florida.
Current Cigar City Beers Available in Puerto Rico
Jai Alai
Jai Alai is an India Pale Ale style available year round. This IPA gets its name from a game that is native to the Basque Region in Spain.
It has an intense aroma of tangerine and candied orange peel while Valencia orange and subtle caramel provide a balance to its bitterness and rich malt character.
Jai Alai has an ABV of 7.5%
Florida Cracker
Is a Belgian-style White Ale is brewed with unmalted wheat, orange peel and coriander and then ferment it with a Belgian yeast strain to give it a spicy and dry finish.
This is a complex beer with plenty of depth with its orange and lime aromas, high carbonation and herbaceous bitterness, that combine to give you a refreshing Belgian-style White Ale
Florida Cracker has an ABV of 5.5%
Maduro
Maduro is a traditional Northern England style Brown Ale and was the first beer brewed by Cigar City Brewing. It has a slightly higher alcohol content than the typical English Brown Ale and features flaked oats in the malt bill which imparts a silky body.
Toffee and chocolate macaroon aromas and semi sweet chocolate and brown sugar fill the palate of this well rounded English-style Brown Ale
Maduro has an ABV of 5,5%
Guayabera
Guayabera is an American Pale Ale brewed with Citra hop varietal
The Citra hops impart bright berry, lime leaf and tangerine aromas that are balanced by an assertive bitterness and moderate breadiness from a simple malt bill. All combining to give you are very drinkable pale ale.
Guayabera has an ABV of 5.5%
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Is Cigar City Brewing’s Maduro Brown Ale with the addition of cinnamon, raisins and lactose. The result ‘a beer that tastes like it was baked in Grandma’s oven’
This full bodied beer has chocolate, raisins and cinnamon aromas with a touch of spice. The dry finish and vibrant carbonation keep the beer balanced and easy to drink
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie has an ABV of 5.5%
Find out more about Cigar City Brewing at their Facebook page.
