Hendrix
Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.25
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bkbergen (9250) ticked Hendrix from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Hendrix from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewery, 8/5/18.
Bright, goldenrod-to-bronze with a moderate haze and a small, off-white head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Cucumber is moderate and fragrant in the nose, with light citrus as the gin botanicals mix with Brett and lacto. Little/no wood influence with a light, cracker and biscuit malt backing leading to light spice, cucumber and a touch of honey on the finish. No alcohol or flaw.
Tart and spicy in the mouth but with a soft honey and cereal-like malt character and engaging, tight carbonation. No sharp lactic notes and even the gin-like botanicals remain quite soft and in the background. A touch of barrel tannin provides extra texture while it's very well-attenuated and shows no alcohol or flaw.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Hendrix from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a hazy orange with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong cucumber, gin, oak, funk. Medium body, nice tartness, cucumber, funk, boozy, light dry finish, very good.
superspak (10160) reviewed Hendrix from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden/amber color with a 1 finger foamy and fluffy white head with very poor retention, that reduces to nothing very quickly. Some clinging bubbles on the glass, and a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, cucumber, pear, red apple, white grape, juniper, spruce, gin, oak, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, musty funk, vanilla, and yeast/oak earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy/light funky yeast, cucumber, gin barrels, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, lime, cucumber, pear, red apple, white grape, juniper, spruce, gin, oak, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of hay, straw, grass, musty funk, vanilla, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and yeast/gin/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart lemon, lime, cucumber, pear, red apple, white grape, juniper, spruce, gin, oak, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light hay/funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/light funky yeast, cucumber, gin barrels, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from tart/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/grainy, and lightly acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a very nice fruited wild ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/light funk yeast, cucumber, gin barrels, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mildly acidic/tannic finish. Not as much Brett/Lacto as I would have preferred for the style, but has a pleasant amount. Nice showcase of the cucumber and gin barrels. Solid tartness and nice malt presence, without being sweet. A very enjoyable offering.
CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Hendrix from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours gold into a tulip. No head whatsoever. Sour lemon aromas. Sharp with sour lemon and sweet cucumber upfront turning to mild juniper in the lasting finish.