Flower Child
Cambridge Brewing Company

Pours a golden crystal clear. This isn't a pale base malt affair. It's got a touch of pigment to it. A true golden. Floral aroma. The hop presence is floral with some orange peel for the most part with a little bit of a nibble of more intense floral on the finish. Not quite green onion in that it's sweet, but a contrast to the overall florality. It's light and a nice drinker.

 

 

I like this. Crisp, hoppy, citrusy, and slightly bitter. Easy sipper and really tasty. Thanks to @larryv for this.

12 oz can. Pours orange with tall, long lasting, fluffy white head and nice lacing. Aroma is of citrusy hops, bready malt and tropical fruit. Body is medium and crisp. Herbal, piney hops dominate the palate with bready malt and tropical fruit in the background. Finish is long and dry. Tasty brew.

 

 

 

 

 

Canning date????

A - Medium to dark orange gold pour with thick, sticky, white lacing.

S - Sweet malt aroma along with citrus and sticky floral. Overall aroma smells a little stale and muted.

T - Sticky floral and citrus from start to finish with some sweet malt up front. Finishes with nice lingering floral bitterness with some sticky pine poking through at the very end.

M - Big medium body with soft carbonation.

O - The nose falls a little short and the best part of this beer is the lingering piney citrus bitterness. I wish they would date stamp their cans.

Had a couple of these last night.....cloudy, amber on the pour, with slight head and some lace. Aroma is fruity and pine. Taste is pleasantly fruity with slight piney bitterness, with a clean crisp finish. An enjoyable brew overall.

 

a good tasting ipa hoppy but not too much, smooth beer

 

 

 

Served from a 12 oz (355 ml) can at The Tap House in Tuckahoe, NY, into a 12 oz schooner glass.
A: Pours a cloudy, amber color with no more than half finger, white head formation with rim retention, but rings of foamy lacing.
S: Aromas of caramel, apricot, and light pine mix initially with an orangy finish.
T: Semisweet. Palate flavors largely favor the nose with a Cointreau finish. Slightly peppery bitterness is light leading to a clean, refreshing finish.
M: Light to medium bodied with strong persistent carbonation.
O: Really enjoyable. A relatively light, fruity IPA that would go well by itself or with nearly anything.

Poured from the can. I get it fresh from the brewery.
A classic American IPA, bitter and hoppy. Balanced flavors of floral, citrus peel hops and grainy malts with a touch of light caramel.
A solid beer that has been around for years and will surely be on hand for many more.

How in the flying f**k have I NOT previously checked into this one?!? I used to go up to BOS routinely & this was a regular stop for me while in town! I've been in the bowels of the place as well as on a brewery tour, but NO review of this beer for The CANQuest (tm)?!? WTF, over?

From the CAN: "Love the One You're With!"; "Get your hop groove on with our latest, Flower Child IPA. Its herbal blast of citrus, floral, and piney hops will resonate within you like that glorious guitar solo from your favorite concert ever. It's a new dawn!"; "CBC was founded in 1989 in Kendall Square, Cambridge, where we've been crafting classic, unique, and experimental beers ever since. Keep an eye out for our next very special offering. Thanks for supporting authentic craft beer! Cheers, [undersigned] Phil & Will".

I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN a slow, gentle Glug since this whole thing is a mystery. It foamed up nicely to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with great retention, leaving a load of sticky lacing in its wake. Color was solid-Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled strongly of grapefruit & pine with an underpinning of caramel. 8=O This was like some kind of throwback for this hophead! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy but on the approach & certainly big for the style. The taste remained old skool with the pine & grapefruit flavors at front & center with a caramel malt base underneath. Mmm. Finish was dry, but not so much so as to be gasping. It was really right in my wheelhouse, to be quite honest. This is one that I would mule back from my next trip, whenever that may be. YMMV.