Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brewery draught, 5/16/23. Rich mango-butterscotch. Completely opaque. Small, off-white head immediately to wisp. Apricot and string but well-done vanilla are prominent at first. Definitely some other juice behind it. Not getting much hop and malt seems biscuity and mostly in the background as well. Soft, fruity, good acidity from fruit with hop bitterness though no sense of actual hop character. Vanilla and apricot are prominent and something more acidic lingering. Soft, malty, well-attenuated, lots of juice and malt but always balancing with acid/bitterness. Soft texture. Clean.
Reubs (35701) reviewed Flower Child (JDW) from Cambridge Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at JDW The Holland Tringham, Streatham (26/03/2023) - JDW Spring Fest 2023 - toasted and sweet malty with notes of caramel, fudge, soft cask carb and medium body, piney herbal hoppy bitter finish. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2023. Deep gold in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Full bodied IPA, with citrus hops, ripe tangerine fruits, pine resin, chew malts and a boozy, drying, finish. Good to see a traditional brewery producing a solid USA IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear, blonde brass. White head to ring. Smells like plants. Pepper, Idk, I hate this bland, boring hop. Same in the mouth. Malty and such with pine, plant bitterness, woodiness, blandness. Good beer, bad hop.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear bronze-brass. Small, white head, low retention. Bread and sourdough, herbal hops galore. Clean with honey. Rich lager yeast. Clean and malty, very crisp and herbal but not too bitter. Great attenuation with lingering pepper. Low abv, could be a TOUCH maltier, but a nitpick.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed What's The Use? from Cambridge Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear amber-raspberry. No head. Very deeply herbal with a spicy savory mintiness. Hint of acetic, rich malts. Love the rosemary. Soft, juicy, acetic, Brett and vanilla. Lingering vanilla, oxidation, juicy herb.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear bronze. Low head. Acetic maybe, or more berry acidity. Definite lactic character. Soft, juicy, lightly acetic. Vanilla, vague berry acidity. Nothing too complex but balanced, tart, juicy, oaky and flavorful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear blonde-brass. Low, white head. Wow, two years and it's dominated by the mosaic still. Not oniony, at least, but just pure sweat. Musty, dirty, sweat. In mouth it's sweat with some bright pineapple breaking through from the Brett. Such a shame. Can't say enough bad things about Mosaic!
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Funk Me Pumps from Cambridge Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear honey-copper, small, white head to ring. Lactic acidity is soft and there's a vanilla-like character behind it. Maybe some soft tea. Not much acidity in the nose. Sweet up front with light bitterness and good acidity. Very unique stuff going on. Can't pick out any single note but it's well-done though quite a bit of residual sugar.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery draught, 4/1/23. Clear, warm toned honey. White head to ring. Soft oak, honey-like malt. Light vanilla and hints of citrus. Low fruit at this point. Soft, malty, vanilla and orange. I guess the peach-mango is there. Maybe more mango rind than anything. Good acidity, attenuation. Clean and flavorful. Good balance.