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Big Man IPA
Cambridge Brewing Company
- From:
- Cambridge Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 11.39%
- Reviews:
- 57
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 17, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 22, 2000
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 14
Formerly known as Big Man Ale.
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Ratings by Dope:
Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Freshly bottled (apparently the first bottled review in fact). Batch 01, bottled November 2012.
A: Pours a hazy deep amber with a big effervescent tan head. Fades slowly with an impressive island of foam that remains behind. Big fluffy tendrils of lacing everywhere.
S: Citrusy with lots of grapefruit. Nice caramel malt backing it up. Just a touch of pine.
T: Nice fresh grapefruit and citrus up front. Get a bit of melon in there too, like cantaloupe in the middle. Nice solid caramel malt in the middle. Finishes with more melon and a touch of orange as well as a brief wave of bitterness.
M: Medium bodied, crisp and smooth.
O: Nice crisp, clean and fresh IPA. Nicely balanced, not a hop bomb. Balance and smoothness lends to excellent drinkability. Nice melon to mix it up with the citrus too.
Nov 26, 2012A: Pours a hazy deep amber with a big effervescent tan head. Fades slowly with an impressive island of foam that remains behind. Big fluffy tendrils of lacing everywhere.
S: Citrusy with lots of grapefruit. Nice caramel malt backing it up. Just a touch of pine.
T: Nice fresh grapefruit and citrus up front. Get a bit of melon in there too, like cantaloupe in the middle. Nice solid caramel malt in the middle. Finishes with more melon and a touch of orange as well as a brief wave of bitterness.
M: Medium bodied, crisp and smooth.
O: Nice crisp, clean and fresh IPA. Nicely balanced, not a hop bomb. Balance and smoothness lends to excellent drinkability. Nice melon to mix it up with the citrus too.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire
3/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Older bottle, must try again fresh, was a malty mess
Apr 29, 2015Reviewed by carney710 from Massachusetts
2.72/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.72/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Was the the brewery recently and had this with some food. Wasn't what I expected reading from the beer menu, probably should have went with the Spring Training IPA
Mar 18, 2015Rated by ricp215 from Massachusetts
4.74/5 rDev +20%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.74/5 rDev +20%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
everything a good IPA should be. Had it on draft at the CBC.
Jan 12, 2015
Big Man IPA from Cambridge Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
194 ratings
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