Information Density: Cigar City Brewing – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Cigar City Brewing

(https://cigarcitybrewing.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 20, 2026
Information Density — The Lens

Classify each sentence as substantive or hollow. Grounding markers — numbers, currencies, dates, technical units, named entities — outweigh marketing adjectives. When fluff sits right next to hard evidence, the fluff is forgiven.

Info Density Power-words vs. Substance ratio.
23 Impact Weight: 30 / 100
77% Reputation

The hero section contains moderate fluff with phrases like ‘philosophy that quality is achieved’ and ‘first rate ingredients,’ but the site quickly pivots to extreme substance. The Taproom page provides granular data for over 40 distinct items, including specific ABV percentages (e.g., 7.5%, 11.5%) and technical beer styles (e.g., Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale, Russian Imperial Stout). Heading fluff is minimized, focusing on specific beer names like Jai Alai and Florida Man rather than power words.

Information Density is read straight from the body copy: how much of the text carries grounded, checkable substance versus hollow filler. Below is the clean text the engine analyzed, then the industry’s known generic-claim patterns to weigh it against.

📝 The Narrative — clean text per page (the substance-vs-filler signal)
HOMEPAGE (https://cigarcitybrewing.com) Cigar City Brewing
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Behind all of Cigar City Brewing’s liquid is the philosophy that quality is achieved by giving first rate ingredients to first rate people in a space where they are free to pursue their passion.

Learn More About Us

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Spruce Street Brewery & Taproom
Since 2009, Cigar City Brewing has offered locals and visitors to the Tampa Bay region exceptional opportunities to enjoy its hand-crafted beers in a variety of curated venues alongside the men and women who helped brew those beers. The original Cigar City Brewing location offers exclusive beers on draft, merchandise, and beer to-go inside our actively brewing facility. CCB’s home base since batch number one!

Spruce Street Open today 12pm - 9pm

On Tap

Jai Alai
The best beer you probably can’t pronounce

Beer Finder

Florida Man
You’re welcome, world.

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Our Beer
Steeped in the unique culture and history of Tampa, Florida, Cigar City Brewing began handcrafting award-winning beer in 2009. Our ales and lagers bring to mind the sun and citrus for which Florida is known, while taking cues from the cigar industry upon which Tampa was built.

Our Beers

Find Now

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Get Tapped Into Cigar City
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SUB-PAGE (https://cigarcitybrewing.com/location/taproom/) Taproom | Cigar City Brewing
On Tap & To Go
Food Menu
Private Events

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Brewery & Taproom
Our home since 2009, the Spruce Street Brewery & Taproom boasts more than 20 taps pouring beers inside the same facility where the very first batches of Jai Alai IPA and other CCB favorites were brewed. A full-service kitchen offers Tampa-inspired cuisine seven days a week, with each menu item designed to complement an offering of CCB ales and lagers which includes many beers only available in our Spruce Street Taproom. Family-friendly and inviting, the Spruce Street Taproom offers an immersive beer experience with flights, pints, growler fills, and packaged beer.

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Location

3924 W. Spruce St.
Tampa, FL 33607
Get Directions
1 (813) 348-6363

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Hours

monday
closed

tuesday
closed

Wednesday
12pm – 9pm

Thursday
12pm – 9pm

Friday
12pm – 9pm

Saturday
12pm – 9pm

Sunday
12pm – 8pm

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What's On Tap

YEAR-ROUND BEERS

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Jai Alai®

7.5%

IPA

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Maduro Brown Ale

5.5%

English Style Brown Ale

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Florida Man®

9.0%

Double IPA

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Fancy Papers™

6.5%

Hazy IPA

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Cosmic Crown

9.0%

Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale

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Guayabera®

5.5%

Citra Pale Ale

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Jai Alai® Light

4.0%

IPA - American

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Sumo Splash

4.3%

Watermelon Rice Lager

SEASONAL & SPECIALTY BEERS

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Ikebana™

4.3%

Lager - Japanese Rice

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Quadruple Entendre

5.5%

French Pilsner

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Quarter Mile At A Time

5.1%

Lager - Mexican

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Samsa's Dark Lager

5.5%

Czech-style Dark Lager

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Petite Pineapple Grove

4.5%

Sour Ale

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Florida Cracker

5.5%

Belgian-Style White Ale

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Never A Straight Answer

8.4%

Double Dry-hopped DIPA

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Metempsychosis

8.7%

DIPA w/ El Dorado, Amarillo, Citra, Krush

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Cubano-style Espresso Brown Ale

5.5%

Brown Ale w/Coffee, Cacao Nibs, & Vanilla

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Time Won't Tell

6.5%

Porter - Smoked

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Marshal Zhukov's

11.5%

Russian Imperial Stout

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2026 Hazelnut Hunahpu

11.5%

Stout - Russian Imperial

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2026 Caramel Hunahpu's

11.5%

Stout - Russian Imperial

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NITRO_Puppy's Breath

6.5%

Porter - American

BARREL-AGED BEERS

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Hestia

12.4%

Bourbon Barrel Imperial German Dark Lager

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NITRO_Barrel Aged Vanilla Maduro

7.6%

Rye Whiskey & Bourbon Barrel Brown Ale

GUEST TAPS

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Return to Party Beach III

5.5%

Kölsch

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GUEST_The Zombies Take Manhattan

12.6%

Rye Whiskey Barrel Mead

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GUEST_CCCM (Ybor) Apple Pie

5.5%

Cider - Other Fruit

DRAFT COCKTAIL

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Salty Dog

9.0%

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Screw Driver

9.0%

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Whiskey Ginger(can)

9.0%

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Outrigger(can)

9.0%

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Tom Collins(can)

9.0%

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Beer-to-Go

Cans

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Jai Alai®

7.5%

IPA

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Florida Man®

9.0%

IPA - Imperial / Double

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Maduro

5.5%

Brown Ale

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Fancy Papers™

6.5%

IPA - New England / Hazy

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Guayabera®

5.5%

Pale Ale - American

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Jai Alai® Double IPA

10.0%

IPA - Imperial / Double

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Cosmic Crown

9.0%

Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale

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Sumo Splash

4.3%

Watermelon Rice Lager

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Westward Wharf

4.8%

Steam Beer

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Metempsychosis

8.7%

IPA - Imperial / Double

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Quarter Mile At A Time

5.1%

Lager - Mexican

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Quadruple Entendre

5.5%

Pilsner - Other

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Jai Alai® Light

4.0%

IPA - American

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Florida Man® Tropical Punched

9.0%

IPA - Fruited

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Florida Man® Fruit Punched

9.0%

IPA - Imperial / Double

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Old Chub®

8.0%

Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy

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Sunset

5.0%

Hard Seltzer

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Nasty Beast Hard Tea Variety Pack

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The Beast Unleashed Variety Pack

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The Beast Unleashed Hard Variety 2

6.0%

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Blind Lemon Hard Lemonade

6.0%

Bottles

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Marshal Zhukov's

11.5%

Stout - Russian Imperial

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Ybor City Yacht Club

12.8%

Apple Brandy Barelywine & Maple Bourbon Stout

Rum

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3 Chamber Rum-Batch 1

57.0%

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3 Chamber Rum-Batch 2

50.0%

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Pilfer & Profit

50.0%

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Taproom FAQs

[H2] What are your hours?

Our hours are displayed at the bottom of every page. Visit our Taproom page for everything you need to know about visiting us!

[H2] Do you have anything limited or unique in the taproom right now?

Visit our Taproom page to see a list of what’s available on tap and in the To Go Cooler.

[H2] Do you offer tours?

For the safety of our guests, employees, and the beer itself we do not currently offer tours. However, you can see parts of our brewery in operation while drinking in our taprooms.

[H2] Do you host private events?

We sure do! Visit our Private Events page to learn more – and fill out a form to have someone from our Taproom contact you.

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SUB-PAGE (https://cigarcitybrewing.com/beers/) Beers | Cigar City Brewing
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IPA

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Light IPA

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Double IPA

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[H2] Florida Man
Double IPA

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Belgian Strong Ale

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[H2] Fancy Papers
Hazy IPA

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[H2] Guayabera
Pale Ale

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Brown Ale

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[H2] Margarita Gose
Gose

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Wheat Ale
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🧭 Industry Context — common generic-claim patterns in Food, Restaurants & Delivery to weigh the text against
Generic Claims: the best food in town, authentic flavors, made with love, quality ingredients, unforgettable dining, a culinary journey…
Red Flags: no food hygiene rating displayed, stock food photography, locally sourced claims without naming any supplier, award claims without verifiable source, menu without prices, no allergen information available…
Semantic Drift Patterns: homepage claims fine dining but menu prices are casual, claims locally sourced but no suppliers named, homepage shows plated dishes but delivery menu is different items, claims authentic cuisine but menu is fusion with no cultural specificity…
Proof Expectations: food hygiene rating displayed, named ingredient suppliers and sources, chef background and culinary credentials, real food photography not stock images, current menu with accurate pricing, allergen and dietary information…