Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/17.
Lightly-to-moderately hazy, "lime"-tinted bronze-golden with a medium-sized white head atop showing moderate retention.
The nose doesn't give off much either in the way of Galaxy or any real bright, spicy, tropical, mineral-laden hop. Some citrus, papaya, melon and a whole lot of base malt honey-like character with a bit of pine and grapefruit on the finish. A bit of resin, as well.
While I don't think it's as a disastrous mess of trainwreck as Josh, I do see his point; this thing is VERY malty with few and far between interesting hop notes. Light spice, some floral character, a bit of lightly dank greenery and mostly just orange rind, lightly resinous pine and a mouthful of vague acidity on the finish. Even despite the proper carbonation, it still comes off too sluggishly malty. Otherwise, no alcohol character or flaw.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Gourdor from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/17.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity, though probably clear. Tan head atop shows moderate retention.
Rich roasted barley in the nose also is joined by a bit of the smoke. Lightly salty char in the background mixes with treacle and vanilla and it all sounds rather dark, roasty and black, yet it's all nicely balanced by caramel-honey from the base malts with vibrant fruitiness from the barley, smoke and yeast.
Soft, silky, nicely-attenuated texture shows low but engaging carbonation and a good mix of vanilla, dark chocolate, lightly charred smoke character and sweet, succulent caramel. Great mix of sweet and dry, salty and roasty here and a real easy, enjoyable drink.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Satanomyces from Cambridge Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/17.
Dark amber-ruby, lightly hazy, with a medium-sized, light tan head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Big brett lambicus notes in the nose show tons of cherry, while light acetic character joines in. Good mix of both and the wood is light here, with no toasted notes. Soft vanilla, raisin and more acetic and Brett character sharing the nose pretty well. No alcohol or flaw.
Big bursts of fruity Brett lead in to lightly sour acetic notes, as wood tannin, light vanilla and biscuity, caramel-accented malt notes all join in as well. Low but engaging carbonation and good attenuation with not heavy build-up of sourness on the finish. Does get rather woody/oaky, but that's one of the only detractors here.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/17.
Lightly hazy, maize-golden with an initially large, off-white head that recedes slowly to cover.
Earthy yeast and hop notes mix with a biscuit/graham cracker malt background as moderately funky notes develop. Some sharp lactic acid announces the kettle souring rather poignantly while it finishes with light vegetal hop notes, lemon rind and a bit more yoghurt from the lactic acid.
Soft, fairly malty and with the honey-buttercream-like character mixing with the yogurty lactic acid to provide a strong juxtaposition of sweet and sour. The hops are very citrusy, with some moderate white wine/white grape character, but it's a bit vague and not juicy, with too much acidity building up on the finish and a very strong mix of earth and dry, leafy, vegetal-like hop character. Not the worst expression of Nelson I've seen, but certainly not the best. Carbonation is moderate, mostly engaging while there is no alcohol or flaw.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. A- Caramel, dark fruits, booze, oak, coconut, vanilla, burnt marshmallows. A- Mahogany color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Coconut, caramel, vanilla, booze, oak, marshmallow, mildly sweet, malty. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- Complex for sure. A lot of nice flavors throughout start to finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Pours faintly cloudy golden with small foamy white head, faint malt aroma, high carbonation, malty taste with minimal hoppy bitterness, thin body, abrupt finish. Nice lager.
CLW (16859) reviewed Imaginary Day from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
750 ml bottle. Dark orange type color, higher carbonation. Damn, the flavor is over run with herbs. Rosemary, yarrow root, sage and a strange yeasty note. Old oak notes. I can't even taste any Chardonnay grapes. To my palate it is all herb. I wanted to like it. I truly was hoping I would have.
superspak (10160) reviewed Arquebus from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
375 ml bottle into snifter; 2017 vintage bottling. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, apricot, fig, date, red apple, white grape, white wine, toasted oak, honey, caramel, and biscuit; with lighter notes of toffee, oaken vanilla, brown sugar, leather, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity yeast, grapes, honey, wine barrels, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, apricot, fig, date, red apple, white grape, white wine, toasted oak, honey, caramel, and biscuit; with lighter notes of toffee, oaken vanilla, brown sugar, leather, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, wine/oak tannin spiciness, and grape tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of golden raisin, peach, plum, pear, apricot, fig, date, red apple, white grape, white wine, toasted oak, honey, caramel, biscuit, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, leather, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity yeast, grapes, honey, wine barrels, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness, fruit tartness, and wine tannin spiciness balance; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, grape tang/tartness, and wine/oak tannin spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly slick/sticky/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 12%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an incredible English barelywine! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity yeast, grapes, honey, wine barrels, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/tart/tangy finish. More of a Blonde barleywine, but this just nails it all around. Very rich with perfectly balanced malts, honey, fruity yeast, and wine barrel complexity. A highly enjoyable offering.
Dandeman (2711) reviewed Sgt. Pepper from Cambridge Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
750 ml bottle from Canada Craft Beer Club. Peppercorn all over the place, making this flat beer a complete deception. Absolutely nothing from a saison shows up. I hope this was a bad bottle. Because I did not appreciate this tasteless, flat, pepper beer. Down the drane it went. Bouteille de 750 ml. Olfactif: Légers tons de levure saison traditionnelle. le poivre est bien senti mais en sourdine. Épices subtiles telles cardamone. Puissance très faible. Olfactif complètement atténué. Mousse super effervescente qui tient à peine sur un liquide doré / orangé flou et opaque. En bouche, le poivre est dominant et reste planté dans la bouche pour de longues minutes, tuant tous les autres éléments du gustatif. Et en plus, elle me semble complètement ''flat''. Ce qui n'aide en rien à me la faire apprécier. Lavabo.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
EBF 2018: pours black with beige head. Aroma is chocolate and cherry. Not very good. Bitter chocolate and malty. Meh