Cambridge Brewing Company Tall Tale Pale Ale

Tall Tale Pale Ale

 

Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.39
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 24
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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Cambridge Tall Tale Pale Ale (by Cambridge Brewing Company):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5

2/10/2011 on tap @ CBC (2011-486)

Little cloudy golden beer, small white head, unstable, adhesive with nice lacing. Aroma: fruity, touches of pineapple, toasted malts, but in all very faint. MF: very soft to no carbon, light to medium body. Taste: fruity start, citrus touches, grapefruit turning to quite hoppy bitter. Aftertaste: very dry and bitter, citrus touches.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2011 at 09:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample, draught, on the premise, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 17 2011; eye: caramel, lightly hazy, nice off-white head, nice lacing; nose: malt, floral hops; mouth: malt, light floral hops, light pine, light citrusy, finale in light bittering hops, medium body, good carbonation, lightly bitter but more than expected, lightly grainy texture; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue sur place, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 17 avril 2011 œil : caramel, légèrement voilée, petit anneau de mousse blanc cassé, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, léger houblon floral; bouche : malt, léger houblon floral, léger pin, léger citrique, finale en houblon légèrement amérisant, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère mais plus que prévue, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : belle surprise
Tried on 16 May 2011 at 14:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught at the brewpub. Big American hop aroma. Rich malt with caramel and a bit of chocolate. Nicely bitter flavor, well-balanced and earthy with some citrus and maybe pine. A bit heavy, but reliable stuff.
Tried from Can on 18 Jul 2010 at 06:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap @ Boston/NY 2009. Quite typical american pale ale. Nothing special, but decent bitter taste. Decent hoppy nose. Straightforward, but very drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 27 May 2010 at 01:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
A golden ale with a thin white head. A nice fresh hops aroma with light caramel. In mouth, a light butterscotch, caramel and refreshing hops, not overbearing, a bit too light. On tap at brewpub Oct. 11 2008.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2009 at 08:46

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Golden-amber colour. Really flat. Nice fruity aroma with raspberry, currant, and light orangey notes. Has some fruitiness on the palate as well, but fades to a more woody, caramelly finish with a dull earthiness.
Tried on 30 Jun 2008 at 11:32

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy amber beer with a thin bubbly orange head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of hops, lending it notes of grass and alfa acids. The flavor is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel combined with strong notes of hops again lending the beer notes of grass and alfa acids.
Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2007 at 17:37

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity and malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty and hoppy bitter flavor. Long malty bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Sep 2007 at 08:30

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2007, London. Light unclear light to medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, garpefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2007 at 13:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@GBBF. Golden colour, not much head. Really nectary hops, sweet sugary and also some caramel malty notes. Flavour is nectar, wood, slight spices and fruity hops. Pleasantly balanced.
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2007 at 03:34