spot update: Cigar City Black ash at proof

This ones looks like its a peppery, unique black lagger, that is aged in black ash casks. Its a collaboration between cigar city and Max Lagers (an Atlanta brewery). Its ingredient list looks like it uses a lot of the same ingredients that you would get off of a black IPA, except fermented more like a lagger.

its high gravity lagger yeast should mean that its hop and wood character should shine through the most.

• Cigar city,
• black ash, abv unknown
• Style: black lager
• rating: ratebeer (unknown), beer advocate (unknown)

Their is not a lot of reviews, information, or background to this one atm. its very new and really as a result, is not very well known. the Reviews of it atm are pretty good, so I would suggest picking it up if your a huge fan of either Black IPA's (and want to try one in the form or a lager), or a a big Cigar city fan.
Get it while its still available!

Prost!

spot update: Southern Slice at Whole foods (and proof)

It would take me too long to make the full list of brews at Whole foods (that list is coming), but its noteworthy to report on this new brew: a collaboration in between terrapin and Cigar City to make a beer that is supposed to taste like Pecan Pie.

in every sense of the word, it looks epic. And its so new that it barley has any ratings on beer advocate or ratebeer. But from what I can seem its looking to be a fun desert beer perfect for the holidays.

one 750 bottle will set you back 15.99, but I doubt that Cigar city fans will bat an eye at that price.
its also at proof right now for 14.99.

after all, its fans of cigar city that spent thousands of dollars on an ebay auction for a jumbo sized bottle of any cigar city brew they wanted, plus a VIP tour of their special rare brews.

(not a picture of the beer in Whole foods, but yea, this post needs a picture)

hop to it folks! who knows how fast these ones will fly off the shelves!

Prost!