Cigar City Collaboration Ale

New Belgium Brewing Co

Chile Beer | 8.5% ABV

Description

We’re about to light up Florida with this Cigar City collaborative brew. Our Belgian yeast tangos with Anaheim and Marash peppers along with loads of citrusy hops to create an ale full of spice. Aged on Spanish Cedar to salute our mutual love for wood!

Birthdate: November, 2013

Body: Fun and full-bodied.

ABV: 8.5%

IBU: 50

Calories: 220

Hops: Target, Centennial, Cascade, Pacific Jade, Wakatu, Simcoe

Malts: Pale, Carastan

Yeast: Bier de Garde

Fruits/Spice: Anaheim Chili, Marash Chili, Spanish Cedar Spirals

Aroma: Fruity, citrus combo from hops, spice and yeast aromas. Slight herbal, cedar note.

Mouthfeel: What a wild ride. Coating, wide start that immediately turns the corner to astringent, sweet-warming then lingering spicy peppery woody long finish.

Flavor: Starts sweet, then a little tangy tartness but quickly turns to bitter, spicy, tannic. Great complexity.

Visual: Deep orange, slightly hazy.

Contact information

New Belgium Brewing Co

500 Linden St
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Phone: 970-221-0524
Email: nbb@newbelgium.com
Website: http://www.newbelgium.com