Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From tap at the brewery. Hazy orange color with off white head. Malty and hoppy aroma, caramel, citrus, melon, grass, pine, bread. Sweet and light to moderate bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
From tap at the brewery. Light hazy dark amber-golden color with off white head. Yeasty aroma, tart and light sweet fruity, berries, currants, wood, vinous, light funk, some caramel notes. Sweet and acidic taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From tap at the brewery. Hazy orange color with off white head. Heavy hoppy aroma, perfume, citrus, floral, grass. Light sweet and heavy bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From tap at the brewery. Light hazy dark orange color with off white head. Yeasty and malty aroma, toasted bread, vinous, grapes, spicy floral. Sweet and light acidic taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap at the brewery. Hazy golden orange color with off white head. Malty and yeasty aroma, bread, citrus, tart tropical, grass. Sweet and acidic taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Got in a trade with spelingchampeon. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 9/8/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is an awesome IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Loved the classic Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Ahtanum, Chinook, and Amarillo profile as expected. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; solid pale malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, awesome classic tasting west coast style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours deep magenta into a tulip. White head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Blueberry and funk aromas. Sharp with aspirin and blueberry skin upfront turning to dry citrus peel and funk in the lasting finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewery, 6/3/18.
Moderately hazy-to-cloudy, bright orange-rust with a small, pinkish ring of bubbles atop.
Nose is very dry, heavy pepper, with light cranberry skin, melon and biscuit and cereal-like malt/grain behind it. Sourness isn't overdone, with moderate lactic acidity and lightly fruity Brett. No alcohol or flaw. The fruit is very highly attenuated and doesn't show a ton of expression, but currants aren't always that expressive and it's probably been in the barrel quite a while. Low oak, no toast.
In the mouth it's very soft, dry, malty and biscuity with spicy, phenolic and tannic berry skin mixing with bacteria and wild yeast character. Moderate funk with a good balance and a strong tartness that gets more dry and spicy than it does puckering, on the end. No alcohol, flaw. Good fruit integration of what is there, though it's light and soft. Malty texture, tight carbonation.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bright Size Life from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewery, 6/3/18.
Bluish-violet with dark cranberry hints, good clarity and a pinkish-tinged, off-white head that shows moderately-low retention.
Pepper, tannin, spice and very light citrus mix with very gentle blueberry fruit that has been mostly attenuated and integrated fully in to the beer. Not intensely sour, as one would expect, with low barrel tannin and lots of fruity Brett and light lactic acidity.
In the mouth it's soft, tannic, spicy and shows a good tartness without becoming too dry or sour. Soft, malty textures show good base malt sweetness, while Brett and lactic acid are mostly gentle. Tart, spicy fruit lingers with tight carbonation and hints of citrus and blueberry spice, earth and juice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Arquebus from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Cambridge Brewing, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out wonderful bourbon character, with a little vanilla and some toffee. Flavour is intense, with heavy bourbon, some tart stone fruits, lots of alcohol, and some vanilla. Abrasive but nicely designed. Good stuff.