Cambridge Brewing Company

Brewpub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Castle Island Brewing Company
Associated Venue: Cambridge Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 1989

Contact
1 Kendall Square Bldg 100, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Description
Est. in 1989, Cambridge Brewing Co. is the oldest brewpub in the greater Boston area serving fresh handcrafted beer and food made with local ingredients.

1 Kendall Square brewpub's last day of service was December 20, 2024, as Phil Bannatyne (owner) retired. Brand was sold to Castle Island Brewing (Norwood, MA) who will produce the brewery's more iconic beers.

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7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, a herbaceous hops, lightly floral, orange pulp, biscuit malt, nice and smooth. In mouth, a smooth IPA with intense bitter floral hops, white grapefruits, menthol, bready malt, in your face low abv IPA. For hopheads! On tap at brewpub, Sept. 11 2011.

Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2011 at 19:04


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A lightly hazed orange amber ale with a very thin white head. In aroma, a nice herbaceous malt with flowery notes, a bit of caramel, and wild grass. In mouth, a smooth sweetush malt, lightly oily, with light nutty notes, herbal, not bad. On tap at brewpub, Sept. 11 2011.

Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2011 at 18:58


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A lightly hazed reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a superb sourness, light cork, horseblanket, ground cherries. In mouth, a good refreshing lambic with corky notes, ground cherries, lactic and acetic acid, nice alcohol warmth. On tap at Belgian Beer Fest, Sept 10 2011.

Tried from Draft on 20 Sep 2011 at 20:07


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

A hazed yellow ale with a very thin white head. In aroma, a sweet malt with smooth incense notes, powdery and chalky. In mouth, a nice crisp sweet malt with white grapes, a bit light bodied. On tap at Belgian Beer Fest, Sept 10 2011.

Tried from Draft on 20 Sep 2011 at 20:02


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours light gold into a shaker. White head recedes to skim surface. Nutmeg and cinnamon aromas. Soft with sweet pumpkin, allspice and nutmeg. Slightly sour finish.

Tried on 16 Sep 2011 at 18:30


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Hill Farmstead. Cloudy yellow, massive off white head. Aroma of rising bread. Taste has decent sourness, but a bit plain. Medium body. Not bad.

Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2011 at 14:18


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2010. A hazy golden beer with an orangey head. The aroma has lovely notes of hops - like freshly harvested Magnum lending it notes of spices and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet malty with a high level of alfa acids and hence strong notes of the hops. I believe I’d like it better kegged than cask - lack a sparkle.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2011 at 16:31


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled from the tap at NotB. Poured a cloudy dark amber gold with a light brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was sweet with candied sugar, sweet grains and some dark fruit as well as a bit of a bourbon backing. Flavor had some molasses, but was mainly sweet grains, caramel and candied sugar with some bourbon in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2011 at 17:44


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample, draught, on the premise, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 17 2011; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, no head; nose: alcohol, flour, light sake, light Cointreau; mouth: alcohol, light Cointreau, light sake, light perfumy, finale in light Cointreau, medium-full body, not much carbonation, liqueur-like texture, mildly sweet; overall: interesting FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue sur place, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 17 avril 2011; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse; nez : alcool, farine, léger saké, léger Cointreau; bouche : alcool, léger Cointreau, léger saké, léger parfum, finale en léger Cointreau, corps moyen-corsé, peu carbonatée, texture liquoreuse, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : intéressante

Tried on 26 May 2011 at 15:47


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample, draught, on the premise, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 17 2011; eye: dark brown with a caramel hue, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: caramel, malt, alcohol; mouth: caramel, malt, alcohol, coriander, finale in alcohol with presence of malt and caramel, full body, below-average carbonation, quite sweet, liqueur-like texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue sur place, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 17 avril 2011; œil : caramel avec une teinte dorée, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt, léger fruité, léger houblon floral; bouche : malt, léger fruité, léger houblon floral, finale en malt avec légère présence de houblon floral, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère et sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : correct

Tried on 23 May 2011 at 04:52