Capricho Oscuro is our first oak aged test batch. It is a blend and is currently aging on virgin oak supplied by Tony of Oldsmar Taphouse. Capricho Oscuro consists of a carefully planned blend of the following brews: Zhukov's Imperial Stout aged on toasted cedar, our American Imperial Stout, our American and English yeast versions of the imperial strength Double Nut Brown Ale, our Puppy's Breath Porter and (I forgot to add this in the original post) a smoky kiss of our Rauch Gott. The exact blend will remain a mystery, but the base is basically the porter augmented heavily with the American yeast Double Nut Brown followed by increasingly smaller amounts of the remaining beers. The ingredients log was unique to say the least.

I'm eagerly awaiting this one. Hopefully we'll crack it open at Oldsmar Taphouse around September or November. There will only be 5 gallons of it so save the date when we announce its official release as you will never see it-exactly like this anyway-again.

Cheers,
Joey Redner

Pics: A shot of Cigar City Brewing's version of a work shirt.  A Guayabera is a style of shirt that native Floridians have long thought of as Cuban in origin and they are frequently referred to as Cuban shirts, but the shirts are popular throughout Latin America. We think it's a perfect homage to Tampa's Latin roots and since it has four pockets it doubles as a beer carrier!