cigars and root beer

[kydsid]

Do NOT compliment each other, blegh, time to make some coffee.

that is all. :p
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[mosesbotbol]

I like them both, so why not? Root beer can be divine when well made.

[kydsid]

i do too, especially the one made by the saint arnolds brewery. but together oh no. maybe with a mild cigar, but with the essencia i had it kinda ruined the commute this morning.
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[mpd340]

Ive tried several kinds and have yet to find a true root beer that i can stomach.

[Kreth]

Barq's is excellent with a good maddie. :ss
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[RatherUneek]

Root Beer or Dr Pepper are my favorites with a cigar.

[Ogre]

IBC is my favorite for a production Root Beer. Its great with a stick.

[kydsid]

see i like dr pepper with any cigar i have ever tried. but this experience was so bad i dont know if ill try another combo.
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[BigCat]

IBC is my favorite for a production Root Beer. Its great with a stick.

+1. Diet IBC is my go-to non-alcoholic drink with a cigar. I prefer booze, but when it is a morning or afternoon smoke, root beer is great.

[Krish the Fish]

I love Virgil's, but I can never make it last long enough to last lighting a cigar, let alone sitting through an entire one :r

[Whee]

IBC is my favorite for a production Root Beer. Its great with a stick.

:tpd:

Jones Soda's Root Beer is not bad either. Their Cream Soda goes well with a smoke too.

[chippewastud79]

Souix City Sarsasparilla, Cream Soda or Rootbeer are all nice with every cigar I have tried them with. :tu

[Brutus2600]

Root beer is good....cream soda is better!

If I'm not drinking an alcoholic beverage or coffee, that's the other drink of choice for me.

[T.G]

Do NOT compliment each other, blegh, time to make some coffee.

that is all. :p
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i do too, especially the one made by the saint arnolds brewery. but together oh no. maybe with a mild cigar, but with the essencia i had it kinda ruined the commute this morning.
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Really?

Don't tell Ratters that. ;)

[kydsid]

i will or won't tell based on a small fee just about anything to anyone. im kinda an asshole. :)
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[shilala]

i will or won't tell based on a small fee just about anything to anyone. im kinda an asshole. :)
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Well said. It made me lol, too. :tu

[JDTexan]

I think root beer and ginger ale or the two best carbonated beverages with cigars and probably better than coffee at bringing out cigar flavors.

[bobarian]

I think root beer and ginger ale or the two best carbonated beverages with cigars and probably better than coffee at bringing out cigar flavors.

:tpd: Root beer seems to cleanse the palate and enhance some of the subtle flavors in a cigar.

[icehog3]

Had a Goose Island root beer at the MoB Herf last week and it complemented the cigars just fine. :)

[kaisersozei]

I'm a fan of Mug rootbeer with my cigars, I find it compliments most sticks pretty well. Never tried it with an Escencia, though.

[CasaDooley]

I am a root beer, beer, booze, etc. and cigars fan. :ss

[jitzy]

Love me some root beer and cigars

[14holestogie]

Sprecher's Root Beer or Cream Soda and a stick. Yummmmmm.

[Bageland2000]

Had a root beer with a CAO America. NOT a good combo

[bobarian]

Had a root beer with a CAO America. NOT a good combo

Its the second half of that combo that killed it, not the first. :D

[pektel]

I haven't tried root beer with a stick yet. I do have a barq's that I'm enjoying right now (one of the few root beers with caffeine).

A surprising match I found a while back was an erin go bragh irish whiskey with a handful of jelly beans.

[CasaDooley]

Enjoying a Party PCE and root beer as I type. :ss

[kelmac07]

A&W Root Beer, Cream Soda, and Dr Pepper...great with a nice maduro. :dr :dr

[Domer]

I tend to smoke a lot of maduros and if I'm not drinking whiskey or coffee, root beer and diet coke are my drinks of choice. weird thing is I like Barq's root beer the most, but not with cigars, then I prefer the sweeter root beers like mug or a&w. I guess the sweeter drinks compliments the flavors more in my opinion. Will have to try root beer with other cigars and see if it compliments their flavors.

[Bageland2000]

Its the second half of that combo that killed it, not the first. :D

OK true that!

[TheCigarNut]

I give you guys credit, i've found root beer just makes my cigars taste more like the root beer than the cigar. I have had dr pepper with some before as well but it just didn't do it for me. Booze, coffee or water on this side of the tracks.

[Ranger_B]

I have smoked many of an esencia with a virgils or jones root beer and loved it. Leaves more for me I guess.

[jjirons69]

Dr. Pepper, a definite - yes.

A Yoohoo - never again!

[kydsid]

yoohoo, gag just for the yoohoo, but chocalate milk and a cigar? not even for a bet. well maybe.
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[wayner123]

I think root beer and ginger ale or the two best carbonated beverages with cigars and probably better than coffee at bringing out cigar flavors.

:tpd: Root beer seems to cleanse the palate and enhance some of the subtle flavors in a cigar.

I find both of these posts very intriguing. What flavors does it bring out for you?

[pektel]

root beer flavors. :p

[Brian D.]

Sioux City diet sassparilla or diet Dr. Pepper for me if bourbon, rum, stout, or coffee are not available. Diet cola would be a rung down the ladder from those.

[kaisersozei]

I find both of these posts very intriguing. What flavors does it bring out for you?

I can answer for me: usually the vanilla or creamy notes. My best rootbeer pairings are with the Connecticut or Ecuador wrapped sticks. With maduros, I think it accentuates more of the raisiny-fruit and sometimes provides a nice sweet balance to the spiciness.

[longknocker]

I Usually Have An A&W Diet RB With Most Of My Sticks! Love It!:tu

[Kreth]

I find both of these posts very intriguing. What flavors does it bring out for you?
I like Sprite or ginger ale with a corojo. It brings out the cedar or citrus notes.
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[wayner123]

I like Sprite or ginger ale with a corojo. It brings out the cedar or citrus notes.
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In your opinion, is it the drink doing the influencing or that the cigar in fact has those flavors?

[Kreth]

In your opinion, is it the drink doing the influencing or that the cigar in fact has those flavors?
El Mejor Emerald is a favorite of mine, and they definitely have cedar flavor. Pairing with a Sprite seems to accentuate that flavor. With water it's much more of a background thing, the Sprite makes it "pop."
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[rofthe]

I love rootbeer with a mild cigar. In that combination there would no overlapping of taste.

[kydsid]

this was my hypothesis this morning

I love rootbeer with a mild cigar. In that combination there would no overlapping of taste.

results:

blegh. this is just not a combo for me
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[Ratters]

:tpd: Root beer seems to cleanse the palate and enhance some of the subtle flavors in a cigar.

Yep, that's what I find. I usually drink Barq's but I like most rootbeers. Pretty much rootbeer and peach Snapple are all I have with cigars. I've been fasting sodas the past couple weeks and cigars definitely aren't as good with just water. :ss

Oh, and for flavors it brings out caramel and vanilla notes, sweetness, and just enhances the whole cigar.

I don't smoke mild stuff though so maybe it overpowers the smoke?

[staminator]

see i like dr pepper with any cigar i have ever tried. but this experience was so bad i dont know if ill try another combo.
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Hmm. I can't do Dr. Pepper with any cigar. Just don't like the combo. To each his/her own! :sh

[mariogolbee]

Not all combos will go together well in my experience. I like a spicey cigar with my RB. That's a good combo.

[Chemyst]

Root beer, Dr. Pepper, and Coke are my usual complements
with a cigar. Even OJ is good, but may be overpowering.

A cigar bar in the nearby city introduced me to Napolean Brandy
with my cigars, and Cognac and Calvados also sound good. But
I don't often drink liquer. Maybe this year I'll get a bottle of brandy
or cognac to sip with my smokes. Might be a nice change of pace.
Those bottles aren't cheap, though!

Chemyst :cool2:

[jdakine]

I think root beer and ginger ale or the two best carbonated beverages with cigars and probably better than coffee at bringing out cigar flavors.

:tpd: :tu

[weak_link]

Really?

Don't tell Ratters that. ;)

Srsly. :r He's well armed and doesn't travel without root beer...ever!

I actually think they do OK together myself.

[mariogolbee]

I find both of these posts very intriguing. What flavors does it bring out for you?
It brings out many of the flavors that are in the rootbeer, if they are already present in the cigar, at least for me. A good, natural, hand-crafted rootbeer is pretty complex and has a lot of distinct ingredients. Vanilla, cream, anise, molasses, nuttiness, sarsaparilla, ginger... Depends on the cigar for me. If you think about some of the cigar tastings offered in B&Ms, they will pair the cigar with things to enhance the flavor of the stick in question. Usually they will offer some sort of complimentary liquer or candy. For example, when the La Aroma de Cuba mi Amor was released, Mission Pipe Shop paired it with dark chocolate and dry coconut. Do these things bring out the flavor or enhance it? One must decide for themselves. Personally, I think these things compliment the flavor. So does a good rootbeer.

[CasaDooley]

Smoking a Goviado Blue Lancero right now with a Mug diet root beer. So far I like it. It gives the cigar an extra "creamy" note and helps to bring out the citrus notes I'm getting from the cigar.:tu

[skullnrose]

I'm a fan of root beer with my cigars. I prefer Capt'n Eli's root beer when I can find it. Boylans root beer and creamy red birch beer are also favorites of mine.

[Neens]

I always try to avoid soda and other sweet drinks with cigars. I just don't think they pair well. Almost like it over works your mouth making it harder for me to taste the cigar.