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

A golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, grassy and pinhey hops, honey and fruity esters. In mouth, an unbalanced ale, lacking in malt to sustain the hops, nothing special, disappointing. On tap at brewpub, April 4, 2010.

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2010 at 19:08


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

A red copper lager with almost no head. In aroma, oak barrel dust and grape must. In mouth, a dry sweetish candy sugar with pleasant oaken notes, musty and woody. On tap at brewpub, April 4, 2010.

Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2010 at 19:05


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

A lightly hazed golden saison with a very thin whiite head. A pleasant aroma of subdued white pepper, with honey, and coriander. In mouth, a nice peppery saison with light peppeer burn, smooth, a bit thin but overall very good. A good summer quaffer. On tap at brewpub, April 4, 2010.

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2010 at 19:01


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

A deep ruby red to brown ale with a thin creamy and lacing moka head. In aroma, a super fragrant hop with funky notes, blood oranges, almost meaty, pinhey, strange but good. In mouth, a delightful ale with good malts, pinhey and complex hops, very organic and funkey, fragrant, white grapefruits...a great b-day gift for Suzanne. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A deep dark brown ale with a thin lacing brown head. In mouth, a sweet burned caramel, with light spices, cinnamon, and maple. In mouth, a good sweet chocolate malt with developping hops bitterness, roasted nuts, light ginger, quite nice, medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:31


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

S reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, nice malt with nice fragrant herbal hops, a bit wild. In mouth, a good nutty malt balalncing well with light hops, good bitterness, another quaffer. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:29


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

A nice translucent blonde to golden ale with a thin creamy lacing white. In aroma, a superb floral hops wafting over Belgian fruity esters, some papaya notes. In mouth, wow, such a good and smooth ale with floral hops meeting light curacao, very well balanced and quaffable. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:25


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

A beautiful reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a nice light malt with butterscotch notes, fragrant yet subdued British hops. In mouth, a nice classy ESB with good crips malt, nice herbaceous hops, sustained bitterness, medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:21


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A golden kolsch with a thin white head. In aroma, a nice fresh grain malt with light herbal hops. In mouth, a nice lightly sweet malt with fresh mash, light berries, not bad, refershing. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 28 2009.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2010 at 19:18


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

Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty bourbo and vanilla flavor with hints of chocolate. Roasted malty woody bourbon flavor with hints of chocolate. Has a warming malty chocolate finish with hints of bourbon in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2009 at 23:18