Cabin Fever
New Holland Brewing Company


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- From:
- New Holland Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #256 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #25,335 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 12.77%
- Reviews:
- 319
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 29, 2022
- Added:
- May 29, 2002
- Wants:
- 31
- Gots:
- 176
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good


Notes:
None
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Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark brown, khaki head that almost passes for nitro and leaves some fine lacing. Aromas of coffee, warm bread and a bit of chocolate, taste buds get all that and some nuttiness. Never a fan of Brown Ales and this won't change it.
Mar 29, 2022Reviewed by klarcbarr3 from Michigan
4.02/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
New Holland Cabin Fever pours a dark drown with reddish highlights, looking like a thick cola. A tan two finger head rides atop, completing an attractive look. The smell is pleasant.. wood and earth and a roasty campfire come to mind, with hops, malt, and coffee notes. There is a moderate bitterness to the taste, countered with a sweet note on the aftertaste. It has a substantial mouthfeel after the head recedes, which lingers enough to provide lacing all the way down to empty. This is a good brown ale, perfect for a winter warming beside a warm fire. The 7.5 ABV provides ample and satisfying warmth too. I shall purchase again!
Nov 18, 2021Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan
3.94/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fairly nice brown ale, tasty and safe. "Bottled 12/17/19" date printed on bottle. Pours a medium dark brown color with just a little off-white head and some spotty lingering lacing that looked quite nice. Smells of malt, milk chocolate, lighter roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar and bread. Maybe a little light toasted nuts. Taste follows the nose, decently smooth and balanced, I appreciated the subtle richness throughout. Very easy to drink. Smooth, mild mouthfeel, good carbonation. Would definitely look for this one again.
Apr 01, 2020Rated by sneakymagician from Michigan
2.59/5 rDev -29.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.59/5 rDev -29.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
It just didn't grab me at all. Even New Castle is a much better option when it comes to Browns, although I much prefer Short's Bellaire Brown.
Jan 05, 2020Reviewed by Caveworm from Ohio
4.16/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Cabin Fever | New Holland Brewing Company. Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, I'm presented with a four finger thick head, solid lacing, and a profoundly brown body.
The smell isn't very aromatic; just roasted malts.
I taste full-bodied malts, almost smoked-tasting. Slightly nutty mid-palate.
Medium mouthfeel with mild carbonation.
I'll choose to give an overall 4.25 to Cabin Fever | New Holland Brewing Company.
Apr 27, 2019The smell isn't very aromatic; just roasted malts.
I taste full-bodied malts, almost smoked-tasting. Slightly nutty mid-palate.
Medium mouthfeel with mild carbonation.
I'll choose to give an overall 4.25 to Cabin Fever | New Holland Brewing Company.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a classic clear brown with some quickly disappearing bubbles. Smell is more earthy than normal, but pleasantly so, providing a jumping off point for the caramel malt, brown sugar, and roasted nuts, with a bit of campfire char on the finish. Taste is nutty at first then where there is usually a sweeter malt I am instead greeted by smoky and earthy malt and grain. Not bad, but prefer the sweeter brown to the bready style. Little rye infusion as you go down the glass. Solid
Jan 15, 2019Reviewed by nicholas2121 from Ohio
4.02/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cabin Fever Brown Ale brewed by New Holland Brewing Company, with an ABV of 6.50% This American Brown Ale pours out of a 12oz glass bottle into a pint beer glass. This brew has a nice deep brown color with a nice light brown head. This brew has the look of the cola, not saying that is a bad thing. There is a nice amount of lacing to this brew, it sticks to the side of the glass well. The smell is rich with roasted grains and malts. You also pick up on mirror sweetness mixed with hop bitterness in the smell. So far this is a nice inviting brew. Now for the taste, it is Bold an deep with flavors. You first pick up a lot of roasted goodness. Lots of good an smooth grains and malts. You also pick up on hit of sweetness but just a touch. This is a well put together brown ale. The body of Cabin Fever Brown Ale is a solid medium. It is really hard to pick up on the 6.50% ABV in this brew it is just that smooth. This brew would go nice with dinner on a cold winter day. The mouth feel is Bold , Rich, Clean , Smooth and Refreshing. Overall I am going to give Cabin Fever Brown Ale, a Soild 4 out of 5. I would definitely look this brew up again giving the opportunity to. New Holland Brewing Company, did a super nice job with this American Brown Ale.
Dec 19, 2018Rated by Ceddd99 from Michigan
4.13/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
My go to brown.
Nov 21, 2018Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio
3.81/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle dated 10/6/17. Nonic pint.
A: pours an extremely dark, slightly hazy brown with two fingers of full, frothy sandy head. Excellent lacing.
S: has a flinty/metallic note to start, then eases in to some roasty malts, yeast esters, and earthy hops.
T: initial arrival is sweet, malty, bready, with a solid roast aspect that you don't get in enough brown ales. Oh, I like this! Toward the end a little herbal, floral, medicinal hop note builds. Stays sweet throughout, but the hops manage to prevent it from being cloying. I wonder if it would have been even hoppier a month or two ago?
M: a lot of reviewers said this felt thin, but I am not getting that at all. Solidly midweight, slick with slightly high (but not excessive) carbonation for the style.
O:Yes sir, this is right up my alley. Sweet, roasty malts combine with herbal and earthy hops for a pleasant and easy drinking winter ale. Well done New Holland.
Feb 02, 2018A: pours an extremely dark, slightly hazy brown with two fingers of full, frothy sandy head. Excellent lacing.
S: has a flinty/metallic note to start, then eases in to some roasty malts, yeast esters, and earthy hops.
T: initial arrival is sweet, malty, bready, with a solid roast aspect that you don't get in enough brown ales. Oh, I like this! Toward the end a little herbal, floral, medicinal hop note builds. Stays sweet throughout, but the hops manage to prevent it from being cloying. I wonder if it would have been even hoppier a month or two ago?
M: a lot of reviewers said this felt thin, but I am not getting that at all. Solidly midweight, slick with slightly high (but not excessive) carbonation for the style.
O:Yes sir, this is right up my alley. Sweet, roasty malts combine with herbal and earthy hops for a pleasant and easy drinking winter ale. Well done New Holland.
Reviewed by IronLover from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Cola brown in color with ruby highlights and heavy haze. Poured with a moderate, creamy, light tan foam with medium low retention. Sweet dark malt and brown bread aromas with light roasty and nutty notes. No hop aromas. Medium bodied with light carbonation and light warmth near the finish. Feel is a bit thin. Roasted malt flavors with sweet dark malt beneath. Light nutty notes with hints of earthy hops. Medium, spicy hop bitterness balances the maltiness through the middle. Sweet, dark, bready malt flavors near the end. Finished with a light bitterness and a touch of roasted malt. Well balanced with good malty character. Feel was a bit thin and the roasty character are not really appropriate for the style, but didn't change my scores. Easy drinking and overall, pretty tasty.
Jan 06, 2018
Cabin Fever from New Holland Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
1032 ratings
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