Cabin Fever Ale
Berkshire Brewing Company

Cabin Fever AleCabin Fever Ale
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From:
Berkshire Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
Ranked #46
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,245
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 11.98%
Reviews:
163
Ratings:
353
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 13, 2023
Added:
Dec 30, 2002
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  51
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Rated by BP300 from Massachusetts

4.7/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of BBC's best offerings.
Nov 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 09, 2022
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Reviewed by TheRatCage from Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
L: Deep amber or umber in color. Noticeable sediment floating in the glass. Practically no head or lacing.

S: Toffee, chewy thick aroma of dark fruit, sour tinge in there too. It smells like chocolate milk to me in a way?

T: Largely toffee notes. Malt and caramel featured. It has a dark fruity yet bitter note in there however it’s not a “hoppy” beer in the slightest.

F: medium bodied, lighter than I was anticipating. Not much carbonation.

O: Eh. The fruit and toffee seem to clash for me. It was interesting to have a lighter bodied beer with notes of dark fruit though.
Jun 15, 2022
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Reviewed by Jeez from Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Late summer is not an inappropriate time to enjoy a winter warmer. Especially when you get it for free.

This one pours hazy dark copper with sediment. The nose is largely sweet caramel with some bready malt and a touch of fruity hops. Maybe a bit of apple? The taste is a bit different: reminiscent of a brown ale. Dark bread with toffee and brown sugar. Not much noticeable hop flavor. I don't get any spice that is usually present in the style. With that being said, it would still make a nice addition to a winter evening. It finishes dry with medium body and carbonation.

It's seasonal except when it isn't.
Sep 04, 2021
 
Rated: 4.01 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Dec 28, 2020
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 11/13/19

Winter warmer at basically the beginning of the summer? Sure, why not? After all, it's raining out a bit tonight, my first example of the style as well

Pours a cloudy amber, bordering on brown with a finger of tan head that reduces to a ring, no lacing

The first thing that hits me in the aroma is toffee, rich and chewy, along with plums, brown sugar, and mild citrus hops. Wasn't expecting this kind of balance from this, I didn't think this style was known for hops

And the hops come out even more in the taste! In this one, the first taste is hops, piney and lemony, before the dark malt and spice comes in to balance things out. Quite nutty in the finish, pleasantly balanced

Medium bodied with mild carbonation, this goes down very smooth and finishes mostly dry despite the sweetness of the back end of the sip

Now this is one I like. Totally new style for me, and I think this is damn solid. Feels like a real balanced beer, and that's probably the best compliment I can give this one
May 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by Sulty from Massachusetts

Jan 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Hurl4bru from Massachusetts

Jul 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by turbasco from Massachusetts

Jan 27, 2019
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Rated by JohnWesolowski from Connecticut

4.27/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Good example of an English Pale Ale. It's got the "earthy" hops in the body, but a crisp after-taste.
Jan 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.26 by mcstasia from Massachusetts

Jan 13, 2019
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Interesting beer. Nice pour: copper color, 3F head in a Brooklyn Ocktoberfest mug. Is this a winter warmer? Hmm... don’t think so. More of an English ale.

Piney, minty aroma. Smooth, low carbonated MF. The pine and mint transition to the taste.

Overall- interesting. It’s well done, but the piney, minty flavors are odd in an ale other than an IPA.
Jan 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by MustangPauli from Massachusetts

Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by grahuba from Connecticut

Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.05 by Mcb99d from Massachusetts

Dec 16, 2018
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Rated by GHow from Connecticut

3.69/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at a local Flatbread. Dark color nice but no lacing. Nice winter spice aroma but slim feel and taste.
Dec 13, 2018
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

3.85/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served in a glass at The '06 House Pub in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
A: Pours a hazy orange amber with a solid white head, strong retention and lacing.
S: Aromas of caramel and woods with a distinct cherry note.
T: Flavor largely caramel. I thought I detected a butterscotch note (not unpleasantly so), but this disappeared as it warmed. Light bitterness (appropriately so).
M: Light to medium bodied with solid effervescence.
O: An enjoyable, light bodied brown ale. Not sure it is characterized as a Winter Warmer.
Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by IBUBrew from Vermont

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.65 by porterman66 from Massachusetts

Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by dblais from Massachusetts

Dec 04, 2017
Cabin Fever Ale from Berkshire Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 353 ratings