Cambridge Brewing Company (2020)

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  1. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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  2. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    I agree on CBC. But I think they still say Ebenezers is the best beer bar in America, so one could say it’s a bit out of touch.
     
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  3. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    It’s a little surprising if amber outsells house lager because when someone orders a bud light(which I’ve heard there many times) they explain they only serve their own beer and usually recommend the lager.
     
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  4. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    How many Bud Light drinkers are strolling into CBC though?
     
    #44 AlcahueteJ, Feb 13, 2020
  5. braineater

    braineater Zealot (513) Dec 24, 2005 Massachusetts

    Lots. Lots and lots. There are a lot of Bud Light drinkers out there and they end up at places like CBC when they go out with their friends, family, and coworkers. Or maybe they're just in the area and searched Yelp for "buffalo chicken tenders" and CBC was the closest place that popped up. Most of the time they will happily try something else when they can't get a Bud Light.
     
    #45 braineater, Feb 19, 2020
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  6. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Hmm. My brother is a Bud Light drinker, and we'll either completely avoid going to a place like that if he's with us, or we'll go there and grab a beer (and he MAY get a pale lager of some sort, but sometimes he'll just have water) and then we'll go to either Smoke Shop or State Park so he can have a Bud Light and drink with us.

    But, I'm sure you're right, that's just my personal experience.
     
    #46 AlcahueteJ, Feb 19, 2020
  7. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I feel like a lot of light beer drinkers get light beer because it's what they know and it's pretty much every where. When they're in a new place without light beer, if everyone else is having beers, they'll still have beers. That's my experience, at least.
     
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  8. OffTrail

    OffTrail Crusader (421) Aug 12, 2012 Washington

    Man, IIRC my first post ever on BA was an endorsement of Charles River Porter, and you were the first to rec it. So I'm glad to return the favor.
    They used to serve it at Casablanca in Harvard Square.
     
    #48 OffTrail, Feb 20, 2020
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  9. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    We were out for lunch on Saturday, excellent food as always.
    The English Mild and Blunderbuss were fantastic
    Cheers all
     
    #49 SABERG, Feb 28, 2020
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  10. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    English Mild you say? I have to go to MIT on Saturday...was looking for an excuse to grab a beer in the area before heading home, looks like I have one now.
     
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  11. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    Had the English mild on cask today. Very nice. The black currant sour called time curve prelude was delicious.
     
    #51 kinopio, Feb 28, 2020
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  12. eaglephile

    eaglephile Zealot (510) Jan 12, 2009 Massachusetts
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    I was also there for brunch Saturday and also enjoyed the mild - perfect compliment to some egg tacos. Thankfully my son loved the French toast and they server was so nice to him. See you seen CBC
     
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  13. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    It’s a mild, you can grab one before and after.
     
    #53 EnronCFO, Feb 28, 2020
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  14. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    At 9:30 am? Haha...maybe.
     
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  15. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Just realized one of you had it last Saturday and the other on Thursday. I’m curious if they have multiple firkins of this.

    It’s still on the list on their site, but if it was the same firkin, Saturday to Thursday is pushing it.
     
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  16. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    I had it on draft no Firkin last Sunday
    Enjoy
     
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  17. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Awesome! Should still be good by Saturday assuming it went on cask mid-week.

    Sounds like you should head back there too...
     
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  18. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    I believe they put a new beer on cask every Wednesday.
     
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  19. SunDevilBeer

    SunDevilBeer Pooh-Bah (1,945) May 9, 2003 Massachusetts
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    Swung by CBC specifically today to try the English mild (on CO2). Delicious.

    of course had to have a barleywine too, ‘cuz of the low ABV on the other beer
     
    #59 SunDevilBeer, Mar 1, 2020
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  20. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Swung by Saturday and had both the cask and the CO2 version of it for comparison. They were both enjoyable, but I felt the cask was just starting to turn.

    I think they were both good, but not as good as some others I've had. I'd probably order it again though (I actually almost did because I thought about going to Olde Magoun's new bar in Medford called Long Cross because they had it on cask).

    As an aside, bought a couple of singles of Nightshift's English Dark Mild sold at their Love Joy location. I would put it roughly on par with the CO2 version I had at CBC, albeit with a slightly higher ABV than I prefer in this style at 4.7%.
     
    #60 AlcahueteJ, Mar 2, 2020
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