Cigar City Cedar Aged Jai Alai IPA with Juniper aka "Twigs and Berries"

[Taverner]

OMG this is an amazing beer

An IPA with notes of gin, peppercorn as well as a strong dose of the hop characteristics

True, I was planning on drinking Russian River Pliny the Younger today - but RR ran out of that stuff 9 hours after release. And I arrived on the 8th hour with 20 min to spare, and no growler to bottle such things.

But I am drinking from the greatest microbrewery in Tampa, FL. This is from Cigar City brewery, which apparently allows the smoking of cigars with their beers in the smoking room. I don't know - I got this beer in a trade.

But it is a beautiful beer. Flvegan, I hope you are reading this - because this is your hometown. Try this one and you'll know what it would be like if a Martini and a Beer got married.

[LeftyMom]

1. I was going to tell you, Cost Plus has Old Rasputin on sale.

$5.99! I was there getting a couple of four packs of Bundaberg for dark and stormys, and needless to say a threw a few four packs of beer in my cart at that price too.

[Taverner]

4. I grabbed one from the WC one

Not a bad deal for such a good beer

[Taverner]

5. Oh and if you ever go to Tampa

Hit this place up

Trust me, its worth it

[LeftyMom]

6. I'll probably be too uhm... "busy".

But if I can get whatshisface to let me use his car (yeah, right) while he's working or something I'll go give it a shot.

[kayakjohnny]

2. And my hometown as well....

In fact, I worked at the Cigar City Gun Club when I was in 7th grade. Cool to see that name again. Your post makes me want to look into this brew now. Thanks.

[Taverner]

3. It's a once-in-a-lifetime type brewing, I think

But its good - very good and would go well with cigar