Castle Island Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2015

Contact
31 Astor Ave, Norwood, MA, 02062, United States
Subsidiaries
Castle Island Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:

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

Taster pour in flight at the brewery. Appearance is opaque dark yellow-light brown with no sparkle, finger-width off-white foamy head with good retention and attractive leggy lacing. Aroma is sweet fruit--bordering on candied--and cracker malt background. Taste is sweet fruit (yogurty apricot, berry, melon), candied fruit, and sweet malts. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with thick, smooth texture, soft-to-average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, a strong IPA along the berry-melon line (vs. citrus-grapefruit) that works together well.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2019 at 13:05


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

16 oz can from Tavour, 11/15/19. Canned 9/20/19. Fruity aroma. Apricot, some orange zest, a little pineapple. Taste is juicy sweet, apricot, and just a little tart. Drinks decently. Pretty good. 7/4/7/3/14

Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2019 at 21:14


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Pours slightly hazed deep burnt amber into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Sweet caramel and sourdough aromas. Soft with overripe fruit and rotting fruit skin front to back. Old school bad.

Tried on 13 Nov 2019 at 02:46


6

09/20/19, I agree with Rina, eh. first notes I get is perfume and it's damn clear for a double with "apricot puree", eh. Maybe it's stuck on the bottom, after a good shake, eh. No nose, eh. eh.

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2019 at 22:35


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

The Aromas are fruity, citrusy Hops and paper. Flavors are somewhat like nose, bittersweet with bitterness and alcohol coming on stronger in the Finish.

Tried on 27 Oct 2019 at 01:53


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

The Aromas are Citrus hops, mainly grapefruit with a little orange and straw in the background. Flavors are like news, lightly sweet upfront with good carbonation to balance and Mild bitterness. Very good body and finish. Super easy drinking beer.

Tried on 25 Oct 2019 at 02:40


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

Pours clear gold into a shaker. White head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Clean caramel aromas. Sweet with candy corn and toasted sourdough front to back. Earthy malt finish. Becomes slightly cloying over time.

Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2019 at 21:36


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the kickoff party at Homebrewcon Fairly clear deep caramel brown with a thin white head. Rich bready toasty malt with hints of dark dried fruits and a touch of ethanol.

Tried on 05 Jul 2019 at 03:16


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

Pours clear gold into a shaker. White head with little retention recedes to nothing. Lime aromas. Sweet key lime and lime upfront, turning to tart green lime in the lasting finish. Rather one dimensional.

Tried on 24 Jun 2019 at 23:16


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

Can, from Cambridge Wine & Spirits, Medford, ME. Pours cloudy dark orange with foamy light beige head, faint grassy hops aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter resinous taste with grassy hops, thin body, long bitter finish. Classical American IPA, nothing extra.

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2019 at 04:07


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