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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe as Cambridge Brewing Co. "The Audacity of Hops". Pours hazy copper/amber with a creamy off-white head. Aroma is a mix of evergreen and citrus. Strong aroma. Med body or better. Foamy carb. Flavor is a mix of fruit, resin, citrus with a detectable caramel backbone. I think I can get a hint of earthy/Belgian/yeast, but the hop is so strong I’m not sure. It’s very bitter and quickly builds up a a hop burn. Finishes dryish and quite bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2013
at 16:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
66cl Bottle at WWT II. Slightly hazy golden orange colour, white head. Aroma is very fruity, hoppy, light malty, citrus, sweet bread. Flavour is peach, citrus, floral, mango, malts, nice bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 13:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared @ WWT II. Hazy orange color, small to medium sized white to off-white head. Smell malts, hops, some fruits like oranges, grapefruit, pine and spruce. Taste malts, grapefruit, pine, bitter, hops. Very nice beer indeed. Medium body, good carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 13:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle as CBC Audacity of Hops at 8%. Pours with a clear golden orange hue with a medium sized and retentive white head. Aromas are hoppy with grassy, mango, tangerine, earthy, rotten orange, some grainy malt, rough esters, light leather and black pepper. Flavors are soft and bready malt, light popcorn, medium sweet, quite bitter, grassy, tangerine peel, peppery phenol, mild bubblegum, eucalyptus. Lively carbonation, medium bodied warming. The bitterness and alcohol with the phenol comes across as hot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2013
at 20:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Bright American hop aroma with perfumed peach, orange, tangerine and pineapple. Dry with lots of fruity hop flavour and notable bitterness. If there is any Belgian character here, it’s very well hidden...
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2013
at 16:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled under the name of Cambridge Brewing The Audacity of Hops CBC Belgian Style Double IPA, and following the label, it’s NOT brewed at Mayflower B.C., but at Mercury Brewing, Ipswich... Thick, creamy, yellow-cream coloured head over lively carbonated hazy orange beer. Intense hops’ nose upon pouring, but also something roasted, even scorched. Quite dusty nose, too, as something forgotten for a loooong time. Bitter taste with citrusflavours, but the kind of citrus found in soft drinks. Bit metallic in the finish, slight CO2 sourishness, blending with the citrusstreak. Long metallic-bitter aftertaste, bit annoying. Medium bodied, very (hopoil) slick. Hops are there. Brewing date is june 2012, so all is well there too - yet it tastes as if its ingredients have been covered with dust since that CBC in ’09.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2013
at 11:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear orange golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, fruity citrus, resin, pineapple and pine. Quiet floral. Bitter flavour, light sweet touch, resin, floral hops. Long lingering bitter finish, fruity, hops.
(From 66cL bottle @ My favourite crash-site in the whole city of Gent. As CBC The Audacity of Hops. Thanks for all your hospitality, Tim & Marina!)
(From 66cL bottle @ My favourite crash-site in the whole city of Gent. As CBC The Audacity of Hops. Thanks for all your hospitality, Tim & Marina!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2013
at 04:29
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Cambridge Audacity of Hops (by Cambridge Brewing Company):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
1/II/13 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle as "CBC (Cambrigde) Audacity of Hops" @ home (2013-111) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear pale orange beer, creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: citrus, bit cheesy, citrus, pretty fruity, bit sourish, little dirty, hint of chloride, orange marmalade. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sourish, grapefruit, yuzu, bitter, grassy, some kiwi. Aftertaste: very bitter, pretty sourish, woody, grapefruit, citrus peel, dry. Meh.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
1/II/13 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle as "CBC (Cambrigde) Audacity of Hops" @ home (2013-111) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear pale orange beer, creamy off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: citrus, bit cheesy, citrus, pretty fruity, bit sourish, little dirty, hint of chloride, orange marmalade. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sourish, grapefruit, yuzu, bitter, grassy, some kiwi. Aftertaste: very bitter, pretty sourish, woody, grapefruit, citrus peel, dry. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2013
at 10:14