Cigar City brewing beer that tastes just like Tampa
20, 2011 photo, Jason Fromm pours beer samples at Cigar City Brewing Co. in Tampa, Fla. Cigar City uses ingredients such as Spanish cedar, guava, Cuban espresso and citrus woods to craft beers that taste of Tampa's heritage. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) By ...
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Blanco Joins Joya de Nicaragua
José Blanco, the high-profile cigar man who left La Aurora SA in June, has taken a new job in the cigar industry. Blanco is assuming the new position of senior vice president of Joya de Nicaragua SA, the maker of various lines of Joya de Nicaragua ...
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Win A Limited Edition Scarface Blu-Ray Cigar Box Set
| You'll probably buy it, or add it to your Xmas list, but before you do, have a go at winning this limited edition package, which houses the Steel Book Blu-ray in a replica cigar box, with postcards and a Tony Montana money clip. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Holy Moly! |
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Raise a Toast in New Tampa
Toast Fine Wine & Cigar Bar owner says he is pioneering a mission to bring both quality and value to the world of wine. By Rory Crump Party at Toast. Toast Fine Wine & Cigar Bar Hector Gonzalez, proprietor of Toast Fine Wine & Cigar Bar in New Tampa, ...
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Mike's Cigars Presents Labor Day Churchill Cigar Sampler
This coming weekend is Labor Day. If you wish to get some good cigars in time, then you ought to order now. We will ship it on Monday and you will get it before ...
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Southwest Floridians raise glass to craft brews
The critically acclaimed Cigar City Brewing opened in Tampa in 2009, making beer from Cuban espresso, Spanish cedar, guava and citrus woods. The national beer community took note - Beeradvocate.com rated the brewery A-plus world class - as did South ...
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Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Xtreme Sumatra Robusto
One thing's for certain about Rocky Patel: He makes a heck of a lot of cigars. Rocky's flashy website doesn't even bother to mention many of his blends, be they seasonal, limited editions, retailer exclusives, or what have you. ...
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Golf: Close but no cigar for Nguyen, Atholton
By Brent Kennedy, bkennedy@patuxent.com Four holes into Tuesday's match with Marriotts Ridge, Atholton's Bryana Nguyen had her sights set on the record books. However, much like the Raiders' bid to knock off last year's county-champion Mustangs, ...
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Edgar Cullman Sr., Who Cultivated Americans' Taste for Cigars, Dies at 93
By Laurence Arnold - Tue Aug 30 14:54:08 GMT 2011 Edgar Cullman Sr., who cultivated Americans' taste for cigars through General Cigar Co., maker of brands including Macanudo and White Owl, has died. He was 93. He died Aug. 28 at his home in Stamford, ...
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Cigar Lounge to Open in Midtown
By Amy Wenk The Leaf Cigar Lounge is set to open in Midtown, in a space off Monroe Drive. Midtown soon will have an upscale lounge for cigar smokers. The Leaf Cigar Lounge is set to open this fall in the Midtown Promenade shopping center off Monroe ...
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Downtown Red Bank to Get a Good Sear
Char Steakhouse, located in Raritan on Route 202, is opening a new location in downtown Red Bank at the site of the long-closed Ashes Cigar Bar, at least according to signs posted in each window. Char, which dubs itself a premier steakhouse, ...
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First Cuban Edición Limitada of 2011 Ships
According to an announcement by global Cuban cigar distributor Habanos SA, the Short Hoyo Pirámides are expected to hit shops by this week. It's the first cigar in a series of three 2011 Edición Limitadas, with the Cohiba 1966 and the Ramon Allones ...
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Chef Michel Richard's new restaurant to serve Vegas 24 hours a day
| Expect a large bar visible from the hotel's reception desk, an outdoor patio seating area with a cigar bar - and unusual hours. In what Richard says is a first among the Strip's many celebrity chef restaurants, he'll keep Central Las Vegas open 24 ... See all stories on this topic » |  USA Today |
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Man Who Made Cigars 'Cool' Dies at 93
Edgar Meyer Cullman Sr., a legendary cigar magnate who ran the General Cigar Company, manufacturer of Macanudos and a wide range of cigars, died on Sunday at the age of 93. His Times obituary is great, and he comes from a long line of tobacconists: ...
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Boulder cigar festival sparks up fun and friendship – Boulder Daily …
"We re trying to bring back the fun, social aspect of smoking," says Dan Gallagher , organizer of the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival. "We want this to be a social ...
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Cigar Review: La Palina El Diario Gordo
I've found all of the La Palina cigars enjoyable, but like many people I found the prices – often $18-20- makes it hard to enjoy regularly. The new El Diario line, introduced at this year's show, is an attempt to change that. The new addition to the La ...
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Walter Davis enjoys fast-paced retirement in Denver
Entering his 20th year of retirement, Davis is enjoying life at his own pace as he divides his time between operating his cigar lounge, giving private basketball lessons, spending time with his two daughters and representing the Denver Nuggets as a ...
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Indiana Governor Challenged on Smoking Ban View
The International Premium Cigar & Retailers Association (IPCPR) is challenging what it calls Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' “unsubstantiated assertion” that a statewide smoking ban is gaining support. Last session, a smoking ban failed to pass ...
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Bradley's boys talk
| Bradley Cooper sat back with a cigar and talked girls with a scruffy friend over dinner in the courtyard at Locanda Verde the other night. Cooper, dressed casually in a backward cap, was overheard talking to his pal about “movies and ladies. ... See all stories on this topic » |  New York Post |
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Lady Gaga Britney Spears Kiss Close But No Cigar
A Lady Gaga Britney Spears kiss came within a mustache's breadth from happening at last night's VMAs. And yes, mustache's breadth is the proper description of how close they came, given Gaga's scrufulous, masculine alter-ego Jo Calderone. ...
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Edgar M. Cullman Sr. Dies at 93; Helped Turn Cigars Into Objects of Desire
By MARGALIT FOX Edgar M. Cullman Sr., a cigar maker who worked to broaden the appeal of his product in the late 20th century, helping transform its public image from an unwieldy mobster's appendage to a cool and slim object of desire, died on Sunday at ...
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On a UM football weekend, South Beach's nightlife and restaurants beckon
This is the authentic Cuban Miami, the cigar-rolling, coffee-drinking, domino-playing variety. If you address someone in English, and they answer you with a puzzled look and a Spanish response, don't take it personally. It's a Miami thing. ...
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Graycliff Original – A Cigar Smoker's Journal
The red label is the original Graycliff Cigar created by Master Torcedore Avelino Lara. This blend offers a medium strength full-bodied cigar, with a spicy finish.
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Cigar City Sugar Plum, Atwater Grand Circus labels approved …
New beer labels, part 1... Cigar City Sugar Plum: Cigar City Brewing's official celebration of Christmas. A rich-bodied brown ale forms the stage for.
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The China-Georgetown Brawl. Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar …
Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar. Posted by Dan on August 29, 2011. Print; Comments · Share Link. I long ago promised myself that if I ever receive five or more emails (or other communication) on a topic, I will write on it. I am disheartened to ...
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Introducing Cigar-Flavored Beer; Iowa Egg Farms Won't Clean Up …
The new brew is aged in Spanish cedar for its distinctive character..
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Rate the Bullet
Unlike a guillotine, bullet cutters make small, circular openings in the cap of a cigar, typically about half the diameter of a dime. This small cut can cause problems, especially in the latter stages of smoking a cigar. Small openings exacerbate the ...
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The Next Rave: Cigar Flavored Beer Using Cuban Espresso and Guavas
| Image a beer that is brewed with Spanish cedar, you know the wood used in cigar boxes or used to wrap the cigars in. But it doesn't stop there the brewer then adds ingredients like guava and Cuban espresso to give you a Latino feel to your beer. ... See all stories on this topic » |  Hispanically Speaking News |
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Edgar M. Cullman, Cigar Industry Giant, Dies at Age 93
Edgar M. Cullman, the man who led General Cigar Co. for decades and made Macanudo one of the best-selling brands in the history of the premium cigar business, died yesterday afternoon. He was 93 years old. He passed at his home in Connecticut ...
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Commentary: A Guy Walks Into a Cigar Shop…
You browse a table where stacks of cigar boxes are arranged in rows, their closed lids decorated with shiny gold gilding and brilliantly colored images meant to attract your attention. You're interested in the artwork on the box instead of the cigar's ...
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Now you can savor that cigar flavor in a beer – USATODAYcom
Tampa man brings Cuban flavors to life at his microbrewery.
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2011 Cuban Cigar Deletions @ Cigar Inspector
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Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey picks Acclamation to win Pacific Classic
Bailey came to Del Mar in 1996 with Cigar, who was going for his 17th straight win to break Citation's mark for consecutive wins. But Richard Mandella's Dare and Go had another ending in mind. Dare and Go, with Alex Solis, produced the biggest upset in ...
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Now you can savor that cigar flavor . . . in a beer?
| By Brendan Farrington, AP TAMPA, Florida – When a friend gave Joey Redner a taste of a beer that had been aged with Spanish cedar — the wood used to wrap and box cigars — he knew it was an idea worth stealing. By Brendan Farrington, AP By Brendan ... See all stories on this topic » |  USA Today |
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Unknown history
The Cigar Factory: This now vacant big brick building on the city's East Side was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The song "We Shall Overcome" is said to have been used there first as a protest during a 1944-46 strike by American ...
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A family and a Cuban cigar factory Union City residents direct, act in 'Anna …
She took the actors on a field trip to Rodriguez Puros Cigars in Jersey City. “Anna in the Tropics” is being presented at the Teaneck New Theater (TNT) in Association with the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center this weekend, finishing up with a show at 3 ...
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Auld Alliance Scotch Ale by Cigar City, Dunedin approved …
(Tampa, FL) - Despite Cigar City's latest attempt to make drinkers go blind, I've done the legwork and transcribed the entire label for you.
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Cigar bar and lounge opening in Forks Township
Let's start with the highly anticipated Leaf Restaurant Cigar Bar & Lounge, which opens Monday at the Famous Smoke Shop at 90 Mort Drive, Forks Township. Leaf was added because cigar aficionados have been clamoring for a place to have a meal with their ...
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Weekend Science: The Physics Of Smoking A Pipe
If you're one of those cultural mullahs who thinks smoking causes lung cancer - even a cigar or a pipe - you can stop reading. This article is not for you. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life but gradual efforts by the modern temperance movement ...
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Cheyenne man admits choking pregnant ex-fiancee
Candelaria's ex-fiancee told police that in April, he broke into her home, strangled, punched and burned her with a cigar. The woman told officers that Candelaria knew she was six weeks' pregnant at the time. The woman called police, who later located ...
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Cigar Tea: An Albuquuerque Favorite
Back by popular demand, the Cigar Tea combines the full afternoon three course tea meal with fine cigars and apéritifs, creating a match exquisite for any connoisseur! This event will be held outdoors in either of two areas - the (quieter, ...
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Cigar City Brewing Company Pairing Dinner at Sustain: Beer Isn't Just For …
Almost two dozen beers on the menu are hand-picked for taste and the ability to pair well with the restaurant's sustainable fare, including Cigar City Brewing Company's Jai Alai IPA. Cigar City Brewing in Tampa is one of Florida's only breweries and is ...
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Save Brainerd Foundation sponsors Libertyville fund-raiser Saturday
Mike Schmidt~Sun-Times Media LIBERTYVILLE — The Save Brainerd High School Foundation will be sponsoring the North Shore Wine, Beer, Cigar & Food Festival this Saturday, Aug. 27. The second annual event is a major fund-raiser for the nonprofit group. ...
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Boulder cigar festival sparks up fun and friendship
That's one of the reasons for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival, says Dan Gallagher, vice president of Smoker Friendly, a tobacco-products store. "We're trying to bring back the fun, social aspect of smoking," he says. ...
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Cigar retailers are hurting
New York cigar retailers face a whopping 75 percent tax on the wholesale cost of cigars. As a retailer, I will pay $100 for a box of cigars from my vendor. Add the $75 tax and that brings the cost to $175. Add a 20 percent markup and the retail cost of ...
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This Titanium Cigar Punch Will Only Add To the Awesomeness of …
Probably the only thing that's more badass than smoking a cigar is prepping it with a gadget made of pure titanium. (Unless you're Bill Clinton).
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Brewing Beer With a Cigar Twist YouTube
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa isn't just about making craft beer, it's about making beer that reflects the city's Cuban heritage. It uses cigar box cedar to ...
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Tour the Brainerd Building During Festival on Aug. 27
The historic Brainerd Building will be open for tours during the North Shore Wine, Beer, Cigar and Food Festival. By Jill Harkaway The Brainerd Building was founded as the Libertyville Township High School in 1917. It is the goal of the Save Brainerd ...
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Samuel Adams The Vixen, Third Voyage Double IPA labels OK'ed …
Welcome to Baldswinville, Goose Island. Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale: Production of Goose Island at one of Anheuser-Busch's facilities is one step.
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Fire Destroys Two Arturo Fuente Tobacco Warehouses
An early Tuesday morning fire burned down two large tobacco warehouses of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., the manufacturers of Fuente Fuente Opus X and Arturo Fuente cigars. The fire in Villa Gonzalez, near the company's main offices in Santiago, ...
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