Tiger Bite
Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Special Out of Production|
Score
6.49
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Limited Release August, 2005
Created specifically to complement the menu for our first annual Bass and Beer Festival, we’ve brewed it every summer since. This year’s variation is even more complex and interesting, and here’s why. This light, golden ale was brewed and initially fermented with our house ale yeast in stainless steel. Several days later, it was racked into an American oak barrel, where it underwent a secondary fermentation with a white wine yeast. Finally, fresh lemongrass stalks and kaffir lime leaves were added to the barrel for additional character. The resulting beer creatively and successfully blurs the line between beer and wine with its intense fruity, herbal aromas and flavors. Very dry, and tart through the finish, a perfumed herbal character mingles with a hint of wine-like minerals and grapes and clean, fresh barley malt, all accentuated by a champagne-like effervescence.
Created specifically to complement the menu for our first annual Bass and Beer Festival, we’ve brewed it every summer since. This year’s variation is even more complex and interesting, and here’s why. This light, golden ale was brewed and initially fermented with our house ale yeast in stainless steel. Several days later, it was racked into an American oak barrel, where it underwent a secondary fermentation with a white wine yeast. Finally, fresh lemongrass stalks and kaffir lime leaves were added to the barrel for additional character. The resulting beer creatively and successfully blurs the line between beer and wine with its intense fruity, herbal aromas and flavors. Very dry, and tart through the finish, a perfumed herbal character mingles with a hint of wine-like minerals and grapes and clean, fresh barley malt, all accentuated by a champagne-like effervescence.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught flute at CBC, May 2006. Fizzy white head rapidly fades to a ring, atop a bronze-brass body with strong lemon-straw highlights. The nose is dusty and slightly farm-like, with some sharp chardonnay notes that cut all sweetness. Lime slowly comes forth and builds up power in the nose, while the lemongrass joins the mix to create a soft, fruity and lightly acidic nose. Fruity and full of limes and lemons in the flavor, the carbonation is moderate, leading to a lightly bubbly, effervescent fruit-wine like beverage. Some dry barley grain notes on the very end serve to remind of its beer base, but it is almost more like a light, extra-dry braggot. Some light honey sweetness emerges upon warming, but as does a fair amount of acidity on the end. No alcohol noted. Another interesting experiment from Will and I’d love to try more.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2006
at 14:40