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Spring Training IPA
Cambridge Brewing Company
- From:
- Cambridge Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 10.03%
- Reviews:
- 40
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 16, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2007
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Kegatron:
Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap @ the Cambridge Brewing Company (Cambridge, MA) on 3/12/11. Served in a pint glass.
Pours a clear copper, with thin creamy bright-white colored head. This stays frothy on the edges, which retains roughly a ½ finger flare-up, and leaves back a good deal of robust spotty lacing. The aroma is floral, with a touch of spice and pine mixed in as well. Some light tropical fruit and sweet doughy grains add a nice degree of softness here to the nose. Like I said, this feels "soft" in the nose but it's still definitely got some flavor going on here.
The taste is moderately assertive with grapefruit, pine, and pithy rind. Some softer citric fruit notes, like orange and lemon, works with a nice supportive backbone of sugary malt sweetness across the back to help real some of the bitterness in. This finishes with a dry lingering pithy bitterness that fortunately doesn't hang too hard. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a firm sharp creaminess that expands out. There is a touch of smooth sleekness underneath the sharpness but this is overall maybe a little too prickly with the feel. I will say though that the ABV is well hid and helps keep this drinking decently.
While certainly nothing mind-blowing, I found this to be a completely serviceable IPA from Cambridge, a style that I must say I don't usually find on tap here during most our visits. I'd love to try some other hoppy offerings from here, as this was quite good.
Mar 21, 2011Pours a clear copper, with thin creamy bright-white colored head. This stays frothy on the edges, which retains roughly a ½ finger flare-up, and leaves back a good deal of robust spotty lacing. The aroma is floral, with a touch of spice and pine mixed in as well. Some light tropical fruit and sweet doughy grains add a nice degree of softness here to the nose. Like I said, this feels "soft" in the nose but it's still definitely got some flavor going on here.
The taste is moderately assertive with grapefruit, pine, and pithy rind. Some softer citric fruit notes, like orange and lemon, works with a nice supportive backbone of sugary malt sweetness across the back to help real some of the bitterness in. This finishes with a dry lingering pithy bitterness that fortunately doesn't hang too hard. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a firm sharp creaminess that expands out. There is a touch of smooth sleekness underneath the sharpness but this is overall maybe a little too prickly with the feel. I will say though that the ABV is well hid and helps keep this drinking decently.
While certainly nothing mind-blowing, I found this to be a completely serviceable IPA from Cambridge, a style that I must say I don't usually find on tap here during most our visits. I'd love to try some other hoppy offerings from here, as this was quite good.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Tilly from Kentucky
3.92/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
P: Hazy straw with an enormous foamy head. Impressive lacing.
A: Hops, lemon, yeast.
T: Lots of lemon, resin, floral bouquet, malt, hops
M Light to medium bodied, decent bitterness, decent carbonation.
O: Pretty much a decent old school IPA. I guess you don't need high dollar and high alcohol to make an impressive brew.
Jan 23, 2016A: Hops, lemon, yeast.
T: Lots of lemon, resin, floral bouquet, malt, hops
M Light to medium bodied, decent bitterness, decent carbonation.
O: Pretty much a decent old school IPA. I guess you don't need high dollar and high alcohol to make an impressive brew.
Reviewed by Beric from Massachusetts
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Serving: On tap at the brewpub
Served: 8 May 2015
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear amber color with nice carbonation coming up from the bottom of the footed pilsener glass crowed with a solid one finger, pearly white head. Leaves good lacing.
Smell: Huge floral and citrus hop notes, without much else to pick up on.
Taste: Smooth hoppiness throughout the sip- first starts quite citrusy and then transforms into a more herbal/floral character. Malts don't add a ton to the flavor but serve to carry the beer across the palate. Finishes on the sweet side. A great IPA.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with high carbonation. Got a bit flat at the end.
Overall: A good IPA, but one that fails to distinguish itself from the pack. By no means a bad beer, but a beer that doesn't stand out in the crowd of other CBC taproom offerings. Recommended, but only as a second or third beer.
May 10, 2015Served: 8 May 2015
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear amber color with nice carbonation coming up from the bottom of the footed pilsener glass crowed with a solid one finger, pearly white head. Leaves good lacing.
Smell: Huge floral and citrus hop notes, without much else to pick up on.
Taste: Smooth hoppiness throughout the sip- first starts quite citrusy and then transforms into a more herbal/floral character. Malts don't add a ton to the flavor but serve to carry the beer across the palate. Finishes on the sweet side. A great IPA.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with high carbonation. Got a bit flat at the end.
Overall: A good IPA, but one that fails to distinguish itself from the pack. By no means a bad beer, but a beer that doesn't stand out in the crowd of other CBC taproom offerings. Recommended, but only as a second or third beer.
Spring Training IPA from Cambridge Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
157 ratings
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