Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Cambridge Brewing Co. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Good lager. Under carbonated as you expect with a zwickel. Slightly malty. Some hop on finish. Very German style. Pretty accurate and good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Okay IPA, unexpectedly malt-forward with a heavy caramel-and-honey sweetness undermining any larger hop notes. Mild grapefruit and lemon add fruitiness to the firm malt base, while the back end grows more floral than piney--fitting, considering the name--with a lingering but manageable bitterness. Pours gold with a brief white head and modest lacing. Nose is a nothingburger. Barely there at all, really. Drinkable, but that's about it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, 12/13/17.
Moderately hazy, bright, bronze-lime-tinted golden with a fluffy white head atop that slowly recedes to a ring.
Strong juicy fruit in the nose shows some pineapple, light pine and a moderate strength overall. There's a pinch of juiciness to the hops, though the pine grows a bit stronger, as well, with warming. Light biscuit and cracker malt behind it seems on par for the style, showing low malt sweetness. Alcohol is well-concealed.
In the mouth it shows a fair amount of juiciness; mango and pineapple, though it's tinged with pine throughout. Soft texture with good attenuation and low, but fairly engaging carbonation. Definitely a bit punchy on the end from the hop acid. Fine, unexciting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the brewery, 12/13/17.
Minimally hazy, pineapple-golden with light maize tints. Small white head sits at cover.
Light lactic character mixes with Brett and hop-derived tropical fruit notes of pineapple and guava. A bit grassy on the end, not sure what from. Cracker and biscuit below everything with some sweaty funk, tangy, fruity acidity and no alcohol.
In the mouth it has a soft-to-grainy texture, good attenuation and engaging carbonation for a cask. Fruity and sour acids mix with lightly artificial gummy sour candy notes. Cracker and such on the finish mixes with pineapple and more tangy acidity. Softens somewhat as it breathes, but I'm not sure the candy adds anything more than novelty here. The cask was in spectacular condition and it was very cool to try a sour on cask.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Into the Mild from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Cambridge / Mystic Into the Mild ].Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, caramelized malt, sweet malt, bread, toasted. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sugary, sweet malt, caramelized malt, toasted, bread. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20160810] 6-3-6-2-12
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours clear gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Funky tequila and lime aromas. Medium bodied with salty tequila, funky oak and lime front to back. Warming burn finish. Nice.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Weizenbock from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 11/30/17.
Deep auburn-to-light mahogany, very light haziness and a dark beige head atop showing moderate retention.
Bready malts mix with strong esters of banana and light vanilla. Malt-forward but not "sweet" or "sugary" based on the nose. The specialty malts aren't overdone and the alcohol is well-concealed. Little/no hop character; perhaps just very light spice or herbal notes.
Soft, malty and well-attenuated in the mouth, it grows sweeter with just a bit of honey and strong melanoidins as it warms. Yeast isn't brutish but is full of banana and light clove, keeping things dry and estery. Light chocolate, honey, brown bread and biscuity wheat linger alongside very light alcohol warmth and plentiful esters.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Équinoxe IPA from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 11/30/17.
Cherry-amber body shows high clarity and a beige head atop showing moderate retention.
Fruity cherry, light pine, moderate orange rind and a good helping of caramel-tinged honey malt create a very soft, fruity nose that shows little sign of resin and no alcohol or flaw.
Soft, malty body is sweet and succulent with engaging carbonation that carries about the gentle bitterness, earthy and orange hop notes, leading to a very fruity finish. Honey, biscuit, vanilla and caramel all provide a very strong malt backbone and yet the hops still add enough flavor and mild bitterness to mostly balance. There's a touch of light soap and spice that doesn't belong, on the very end, but is otherwise very well-done and drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, 11/30/17.
Bronze-golden, dark brass hues and a frothy, white head remaining at a scattering of cover. Clarity is pretty high, showing only a bit of chill-haze or slightly more.
Fruity hops show basic pineapple and light orange rind, with the malt quickly entering the equation, adding honey, biscuit and very light caramel. There's a strong spicy character pervading everything, perhaps an interplay on rye and hop. Maybe a touch of light pine resin on the finish, with strong yeast esters (house, not British, I think) and lots of malt lingering.
Malty, soft, chewy texture reveals plentiful sweetness, though it's quickly mitigated by a resinous bitterness and spicy hop character, as well as nutty, dry rye notes. Softer, fruitier pineapple and orange through the middle via fairly engaging carbonation, leading to a lightly-to-moderately bitter finish showing more aggressiveness than I'd care for (pine resin, plentiful hop bitterness, sharp esters). Malt lingers as well, though it's more dry, nutty, chewy character doesn't fully balance the hop acid.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Sugi Dama from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 11/30/17.
Clear, bright auburn-amber with a small but fairly well-retained, off-white head atop.
Soft wood in the nose shows light spice, a hint of cherry-vanilla and soft, honey-soaked malts underneath. Hops are green, leafy, fairly mild, with notes of light orange, minor grapefruit and minor juicy fruits. Still, it's not a malt-bomb or anything, and the cedar, while light, helps balance. No alcohol or flaw.
Soft and malty texture, with good carbonation and attenuation, no alcohol, flaw or resin. Juicy fruits work with candied orange and light grapefruit, while lightly spicy cedar supplements the hop acid and bitterness. The end result is a nicely balanced, very drinkable, flavorful pale ale made in the pre-NE IPA style yet with none of the specialty malt, malt dominance or over-boiled hops.