CBC Beer Description

The following beer description is from our archive. For currently available beers, please refer to our House Beers, Seasonal Beers on Tap, and Cask Special pages

Bitchin’ Bitter

Drink great beer and support former CBC Brewer Darryl Goss and ALS-TDI

Drink great beer and support former CBC Head Brewer Darryl Goss and ALS-TDI

Darryl Goss, CBC Head Brewer from 1990 thru 1996, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in February 2006.
From July 23rdh thru July 25th Team Darryl will make the 270 mile bicycle ride from Boston to New York known as the Tri-State Trek, to cure ALS and support the ALS Therapy Development Institute,
right here in Kendall Square, Cambridge. For every pint of CBC’s Bitchin’ Bitter, first created by Darryl in 1991, CBC will donate 50 cents towards Darryl and his team of riders as they participate in this year’s Tri-State Trek.

Bitchin’ Bitter has a warm, toasty maltiness reminiscent of English biscuits with a subtle note of sweet but dry dark caramel. Hopped throughout with English Fuggles, and further dryhopped with Fuggles and Cascades, its pleasant flavor of cut grass and florals, assists the finish of this ale with a firm, balanced dryness. Our house ale yeast, during its warm fermentation process, was coaxed into producing some very complex fuity esters which round out this authentic British-style session beer. Pale amber in color and served unfiltered and unfined, carbonation is also slightly lower than our other house beers in keeping with tradition. Overall this seemingly mild beer is quite complex despite its delicate character. This is an excellent session beer, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

For more information on ALS-TDI:
http://www.als.net/

For more information on the Tri-State Trek:
http://www.tristatetrek.com/

To donate to Team Darryl:
http://www.als.net/TST/Portal.aspx?teamId=76

Thanks for your support!

OG: 1.039   FG: 1.009   ABV: 4.0%