Audacity of Hops
Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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Real change is here! No longer will American beer lovers be forced to choose between those quirky, eccentric beers of Belgium or the explosively flavorful IPAs of the United States.
We have brewed the change we have been waiting for!
Liberally hopped to an audacious degree, our Belgian Double IPA reaches across the aisle to bridge the seemingly contradictory brewing philosophies of the old world and new. Our beer uses generous portions of Pilsner and Vienna malts to give it its hazy golden color and rocky white head. Two independent dry hop additions of Simcoe, Chinook, Amarillo, Hallertauer, and Spalt put aside their differences to form a delicious coalition. Floral grassiness dominates the nose with fruity hints of bright citrus well represented. Its subtle spicy flavor comes from a Belgian yeast as well as generous doses of German hops in the kettle. These aggressive flavors are complemented by a determined bitterness and a full but dry finish.
All of these characteristics come together in a nonpartisan spirit of cooperation to form a beer that is both righteously flavorful and drinkable.
Enjoy!
Previous batch:
IBU: 70+
OG: 1.076 FG: 1.008 ABV: 8
We have brewed the change we have been waiting for!
Liberally hopped to an audacious degree, our Belgian Double IPA reaches across the aisle to bridge the seemingly contradictory brewing philosophies of the old world and new. Our beer uses generous portions of Pilsner and Vienna malts to give it its hazy golden color and rocky white head. Two independent dry hop additions of Simcoe, Chinook, Amarillo, Hallertauer, and Spalt put aside their differences to form a delicious coalition. Floral grassiness dominates the nose with fruity hints of bright citrus well represented. Its subtle spicy flavor comes from a Belgian yeast as well as generous doses of German hops in the kettle. These aggressive flavors are complemented by a determined bitterness and a full but dry finish.
All of these characteristics come together in a nonpartisan spirit of cooperation to form a beer that is both righteously flavorful and drinkable.
Enjoy!
Previous batch:
IBU: 70+
OG: 1.076 FG: 1.008 ABV: 8
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Notes from June 2009 Thanks to the 4-finger beer bandit for the opportunity. Open front slit, black cardboard box laden with fireworks & a significant write-up/explanation on the back side. Looks more like a really big New Year's Eve popper then a bottle of beer. :P A cautious pour into my sampling mug, a stiff dollop of off-white head that eventually melts into a golden wheat colored body. Smell is intense right off the bat. Not eye-watering hops though. A potpourri of soapy florals & fresh/sharp citrus rind. Orange & lemon oils seem to separate off a little. Invigorating, but a bit overly peppery. On taste, juicy hops accompanied by sugary malt. Alcoholic, spicy, & a bit itchy. The massive list of ingredients condenses down into a perfumey herbal soap. Plenty of carbonation there at least, accelerating all the resin, & scratching at my sinuses. A lingering, green finish. Too much of a messy potluck for me to really enjoy. Thin enough to quickly put down that I can see it working on some levels, but really not my idea of good stone soup.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2024
at 23:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 9/24/24. Never got around to rating this back in the day and figured, hey, no big deal, I'll just rate the next batch... Well, 8 years later, here's the next batch... Clear, blonde-brass. White head slowly to cover. Pine, florals, nutty, biscuity malts. Some resin, not too much Belgian character. Sweaty. Malty, good depth, with honey and very light toast. A lot softer than expected based on the nose. Floral, grassy, piney, woody, but none of it is acidic or resinous. Lingering honey, still not very Belgian. But a well-adapted DIPA. Nice balance and assertive hops.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2024
at 18:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 9-26-2014
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2021
at 14:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks Andy. This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange with a decent transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising to fill a quickly dissipating one finger white foamy head. Lacing is bubbly/foamy.
The smell takes on semi-sweet qualities from some citrus, peaches, light grass. Semi-bitter light citrus rind and grassy hops.
The taste was moderately sweet with a decent balance from the citrus, peach and grassiness. Definitely a dry floral/grassy aftertaste. Quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a decent sessionability to it. Carbonation feels fairly low.
Overall, initially, I thought this was a Belgian IPA, well, how about that, it’s more of an imperial IPA. Still, I’d have again, good stuff.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange with a decent transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising to fill a quickly dissipating one finger white foamy head. Lacing is bubbly/foamy.
The smell takes on semi-sweet qualities from some citrus, peaches, light grass. Semi-bitter light citrus rind and grassy hops.
The taste was moderately sweet with a decent balance from the citrus, peach and grassiness. Definitely a dry floral/grassy aftertaste. Quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a decent sessionability to it. Carbonation feels fairly low.
Overall, initially, I thought this was a Belgian IPA, well, how about that, it’s more of an imperial IPA. Still, I’d have again, good stuff.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2016
at 18:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Kihoskh, Copenhagen - fuzzy glowing orange pour with medium white head. Aroma and taste is prominent citrus fruity and floral and herbal hoppy, minerals, zesty citric lemon, yeasty, pine and herbal hoppy notes, some fruity spice, dry finish. Interesting brew, and pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 13:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 10
Overall 4
Flarra. Doftar vetemjöl, lite metall. Smakar först banan som snabbt går över i lite dålig räka. Denna smak försvinner fort å rätt rejäl dammig träig torrhet infinner sig. Jävla udda .
Tried
on 24 Oct 2015
at 11:24
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 16:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Botella de 65 cl en el lupulo en julio 2013. (r222) Lote 03 embotellado en 06-2012. Una doble iba estilo belga algo más dulce de la cuenta. Cuerpo medio de 8 vol. No está mal.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2015
at 05:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Whole Foods Fairfield. Pours a hazy orange with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. The taste is citrus, tropical hops, caramel, caramized sugar. Aroma of floral, earthy, spicy hops, pale malt. Medium bodied, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2015
at 08:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ...hazy copper ... thin white laxcing ... soft toffee fruit .. big zezty nose...soft fruits .. soft funk .. dry zezt ... soft dry zezty fruits ... small hints of brett... interesting
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 13:41