Ybor brewery Cigar City has rocked the beer world since its first release last year, with ratings on beer review sites that put some of its brews at the top of the heap, along with widespread critical acclaim. Now the local brewery can add another bauble to its trophy case.
In the annual Great American Beer Festival National Beer Competition, Cigar City's Cedar-aged Humidor Series India Pale Ale took a gold medal for the Wood Aged Beer category. Here's a quote from judge and UK beer writer Melissa Cole that sums up why:
This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 7, 2009.