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Cambridge 25th Anniversary Imperial Amber Ale

Cambridge 25th Anniversary Imperial Amber Ale
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RATINGS: 4   MEAN: 3.65/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.11   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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Cambridge Amber, our flagship beer since opening day in 1989, is the starting point for our 25th Anniversary Beer. We invited CBC brewing alumni to join us for this very special brewday, and they came from as close as Everett and Worcester, and from as far away as D.C. and Virginia (and even California, at least by phone). The CBC brewing diaspora was collected in one place and it was a terrific day, full of lots of old stories and just a little bit of collective hard work. The vision for this beer was to take our already-dear-to-our-hearts Amber and make it into something reflective of twenty-five years of powerhouse brewing. Or maybe just “friendly neighborhood” brewing. Can’t we be both? So we took the original Cambridge Amber recipe and we literally doubled the malt, and doubled the hops, for the same volume of beer. 4.5% became 9%. Malty and fruity became rich and caramel-y. Fresh and quaffable became a truly ageworthy stock ale.We then took this powerhouse beer and aged half of it in 15-gallon, small-batch rum barrels from our friends in Ipswich at Turkey Shore Distillers. This added even more depth via char and vanillins, not to mention a good dose of fresh spirit character. Unveiled at our 25th Anniversary party, it is on tap now for you to enjoy and share in the celebration. Better yet, keep your ear to the ground for a very special event this June, when we release 50 cases in total of this beer, bottle-conditioned and corked and caged. This may be the only time we ever get to do this, and 100% of the sale of each bottle will go towards our goal of raising $25,000 for the East End House here in Cambridge. As always, we are keeping it local, first.


3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
thornecb (4933) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - NOV 2, 2014
Pours deep mahogany into a snifter. Tan head with medium retention recedes to coat surface. Sweet caramel aromas. Thick with hot caramel, vanilla and roasted nuts upfront turning to mild oak in the lasting finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopdog (10105) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 3, 2014
Poured a deeper amber color with an off white head. Toasted caramel, floral, some fruitiness, and some woody/earthiness.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Tonkun (1296) - New Jersey, USA - MAY 27, 2014
Tap at brewery. Dark pour. Chocolate, licorice, raisin. Light body with fruity and bitter/sour finish. Dried fruits, chocolate throughout. Nice

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Bacterial (2368) - Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA - MAY 21, 2014
On tap at CBC. Dark amber pour, very dark even for a made-up category like imperial amber. Slight off white head. Nice malty nose on this with hints of oak in the background. Nice - surprisingly strong hop character, malty and rich.


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