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Friday 9/3 we’ll release this year’s Berliner Kendall, a Berlin-style sour wheat ale developed by (now former) CBC Brewer Kevin O’Leary (sniff!). It’ll again be available straight up, or with a shot of either of our house made raspberry or woodruff syrups. Next week - around the 8th, we predict…
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February 27th, 2010 marked the date of the Boston Homebrew Competition, hosted annually by the Boston Wort Processors, one of the oldest homebrewing clubs in the United States, and sponsored by your friendly neighborhood brewery, CBC. Out of 361 entries, with dozens of beer styles represented from Doppelbocks to Scotch…
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The latest from your friendly neighborhood brewers, Aces High makes use of an unusual hop, Sorachi Ace. Originally grown in the Sorachi prefecture in Japan for the Sapporo Brewery, they are known for their unique aroma and flavor which features notes of lemony citrus and hints of dill. We first…
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Chocolate milk, just like your momma used to make you. Or probably made for herself, when you had tantrums about everything from eating your vegetables to cleaning your room. This grownup version of a favorite childhood drink is likely to find a spot in your repertoire of adult comfort foods.…
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Continuing the recent run of Beatles-inspired CBC beers (Golden Slumbers Pils, Sgt. Pepper), we welcome you to enjoy our latest creation, released in time to celebrate the summer solstice. This beer aspires to capture the dreamlike sense of summertime warmth evoked by this magical track from the Side Two Medley…
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We are proud to announce the American Craft Beer (Fest) Dinner @ Green Street on Wednesday, June 16th, BeerAdvocate’s official beer dinner event for Boston Beer Week. An American Craft Beer Dinner featuring craft beer, craft chocolate, and local New England cheeses all in the spirit of the American Craft…
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This wild, slightly sour porter has been aged over eighteen months in American oak barrels from the Buffalo Trace Distillery. These barrels are home to various strains of Brettanomyces from previous batches - wild yeasts often found in aged beer. The “brett” contributes notes of fruitiness (dried cherries, cranberries), farmhouse…
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Tuesday, June 1st, CBC takes its beer show on the road, waaay ‘cross town to visit our amazing friends at the Cambridge Common. http://www.cambridgecommonrestaurant.com/main.html Cambridge Common Restaurant 1667 Mass Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 617.547.1228 Will and Megan will be co-hosting along with Suzanne and Kate for an early summer four-course…
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Anyone who’s patronized the Cambridge Brewing Company for any length of time is probably aware of our brewers’ passion for the great beers of Belgium. CBC is credited with being the first production brewery in America to have created an authentic Belgian beer style, Tripel, and our Belgian-inspired beers have…
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Real change is here! No longer will American beer lovers be forced to choose between those quirky, eccentric beers of Belgium or the explosively flavorful IPAs of the United States. We have brewed the change we have been waiting for! Liberally hopped to an audacious degree, our Belgian IPA reaches…
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On Tap - Friday May 7th at 5pm, to kick off our 21st Anniversary Party! w00t! Blessed be! Our ridiculously big, ultra-hoppy D.I.P.A. returns to the rapturous exaltations of worshippers far and near. Since its inaugural brew many years ago, both the malt and the hop content have been increased…
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Yes it’s true, your friendly neighborhood brewers are no fans of strict style parameters. As we see it, beer should be flavor-forward first, and then shoehorned into a style later for anyone who needs it spelled out. Hence, we bring you a black imperial IPA. Brewed with malted rye and…
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Cask-conditioned beer, sometimes called “real ale”, is beer that is brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it’s dispensed and served without the use of additional carbon dioxide pressure typical of kegged beers. It is fresh and unfiltered, and served at the CBC from…
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First brewed in celebration of our 20th Anniversary, and #21 is coming up soon - May 7 and 8! It was April Fool’s Day, 1989, when Phil “Brewdaddy” Bannatyne first opened the doors to what would become one of the preeminent breweries in the country. Sgt. Pepper has been brewed…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL BREWPUB LATEST IN AB-INBEV CRAFT BREWER BUYUPS Cambridge, MA 1 April, 2010 AnheuserBusch-InBev, the world’s largest brewing conglomerate, today announced at a press conference that it has purchased one hundred percent of stock shares in the Cambridge Brewing Company (CBC) from founder, Phil Bannatyne. In announcing…
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Our latest Belgian-style offering, Three Rings, will be tapped this evening at the traditional hour of 5pm. Expect a great beer with well-balanced malt and yeast character and even more spicy hop notes!
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In anticipation of the 2010 New England Real Ale Exhibition, the cask-heads will be finishing up their Pub Crawl right here at CBC! We’ll have a special cask tapping when they show up at 5:15 pm. Check out the pertinent info here: http://www.nerax.org/nerax/pubcrawl.html
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Once again your friendly neighborhood brewers turn tradition on its collective ear, with a brand new beer called Oakquinox. Brewed in mid-winter with an eye towards a Springtime release, this bockbier-style lager was crafted from imported Belgian and German Munich and Pilsner malts. German Tettnanger provide a light, hoppy balance…
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Few beers are as delicious on cask as our rich, roasty, and super-smooth Porter on cask. It’s true!
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You want an IPA, you’ve got one, but with a twist! “Spring Training” breezes in like a breath of fresh air, ready to awaken your senses from a long, cold winter. Crafted primarily of Canadian pale malts, the recipe also incorporates Belgian carapils and wheat malts to contribute to the…
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“The City Meets The Sea: Beer Meets Oyster Cost: $50 When: Wednesday, 03/03/2010 7:00PM Details: Forget wine and cheese or champagne and caviar… 2010 is all about oysters and beer! To help prove it, on March 3rd Slow Foods Boston is gathering at Cambridge Brewing Company for a…
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The 2010 Boston Homebrew Competition, hosted annually by the Boston Wort Processors http://www.wort.org takes place on February 27th. The Best of Show winner of the 2010 Boston Homebrew Competition will have their beer brewed and served at CBC! When will depend on the CBC brewing schedule and other factors, but…
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The inaugural SourFest hosted by our friends at Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, CO. Celebrating American Sour and Wild Ales and raising money for charity. Nice! Yes, CBC will be here! Avery Brewing Company The Barrel Aging Warehouse 5757 Arapahoe Avenue Unit B1 Boulder, CO 80303 More info at http://averybrewing.com/
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A collaborative effort between CBC and our friends at Red Barn Coffee Roasters in Upton, MA, Red Barn Espresso Stout is a very rich, full-bodied oatmeal stout infused with a custom-roasted blend of organic coffee beans. Coffee roaster (and CBC buddy) Justin Hawkins spent many hours getting us good and…
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This fine beer was brewed with imported pilsner and aromatic barley malt, along with 120 pounds of Cambridge and Jamaica Plain raw honey (we’re not kidding!) from local bee-genius Mike Graney, whose hives are kept within 5 miles of CBC. It was fermented with our Belgian yeast strain at extremely…
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Brewed annually to massive proportions, our Winter barleywine is crafted from U.S. and Scottish malts and six hop varietals, plus a touch of local honey. 50% of this strong beer was aged in a quartet of Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels in the now infamous CBC Barrel Cellar while the remainder…
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BeerAdvocate’s Extreme Beer Fest. 100+ Extreme Beers from dozens of American craft brewers, speaker panel + more. Limited to 1,000 per session. http://beeradvocate.com/fests/ebf
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In the Jan/Feb issue of DRAFT Magazine, the DRAFT Staff picked Sgt. Pepper to their Top 25 Beers of the Year. Here’s What they had to say: “Sgt. Pepper (Saison)—Cambridge Brewing Company - Here’s an easy recipe for a killer beer: Take a masterfully brewed saison and add black, pink,…
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We can neither confirm nor deny that a TV crew has been working here at CBC on a soon-to-be-aired show focusing on craft beer and food. Nor can we discuss a certain beer-world celebrity who may or may not be hanging out with us. But if you come down for…
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The tripels are generally the strongest specialty ales made by the Belgian and Dutch Trappist monastic breweries. Pale in color with a very distinct palate, they are painstakingly created as beers to be consumed on holidays and religious festivals. The Westmalle monastery originated this style in the 1920’s and continues…
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You’re in luck! Still on tap after our 6th Annual Barleywine Night, we have a CASK of 2007 Blunderbuss Barleywine that’s been double-dryhopped. Awesome. PLUS there’s a little left of the 2009 Arquebus, Chateau Boswell Chardonnay barrel aged Summer Barleywine (to which our own Betsy Sayers was writing love notes).…
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Who: CBC, Brewmaster Will Meyers and Executive Chef David Drew (Oh, and that Brewdaddy guy (Phil Bannatyne) who owns the joint;-) What: Our Annual Celebration of Barleywine Where: At CBC of course – 1 Kendall Sq, Bldg 100, Cambridge, MA 02139 When: Thursday, January 28th, 5pm till the wee hours…
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The crowds are getting anxious, peppering me with emails and questions: What time does it start? 5pm. How early should I arrive to grab a seat at the bar? Well, that’s up to you, but the bar seats go early. Can I crash on your couch? No. Chef David is…
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The long-anticipated 2010 Barleywine Night is fast approaching. Here’s all the info you need. Barleywine Night 2010!! Who: CBC, Brewmaster Will Meyers and Executive Chef David Drew (Oh, and that Brewdaddy guy (Phil Bannatyne) who owns the joint;-) What: Our Annual Celebration of Barleywine Where: At CBC of course –…
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Yesterday we had the pleasure of dragging some oak wine barrels up and down the stairs from the barrel cellar. No, that’s not the exciting part. We spent the day hydrating them so they’d be ready to receive next summer’s batch of Arquebus, the brewing process for which begins today. It’s always a challenge to keep up with the necessary maintenance in the cellar, as heavy barrels and low ceilings don’t generally mix. The day went successfully, though, with nary a backache, let alone any new herniated discs. That left us tired but excited for Tuesday’s brew and we celebrated with a rare bottle of Cantillon lambic aged in cognac barrels. Yum! Today we hit the brewhouse hard with a half-ton of malt, and the day is rolling. We’re psyched in particular about this brew thanks to our friend Mike Graney http://eatlocalhoney.com/, local beekeeper extraordinaire. Yesterday Mike stopped by and dropped off a few five gallon buckets of some amazing late summer honey which is dark and really intense. Strong herbal and floral notes and concentrated sweetness with incredible depth. We use Mike’s honey whenever possible, not only ‘cause he’s cool and his honey is great, but primarily because all his bees are kept right here in Boston. We love the fact that the honey is collected less than five miles from our little brewery! This will all (180#) be added to the Arquebus 2010, some of it going into the kettle at the end of the boil, and the rest added in over the course of primary fermentation. Yup, wild, unfiltered and unpasteurized honey going into the beer without boiling. I guess we’re renegades or something. Maybe you already suspected that. We’ll bring our wort in from the kettle at about 22*Plato, and we’ll add about 50 pounds of honey each day of primary. From there, on day four, we blend in a mix of champagne yeasts to help finish the job, and at this point we add our white wine grape must and send it to the barrel cellar to finish fermentation and then rest on fine lees until late Spring. Target abv will be about 11%, with plenty of fruity/winelike/honey character. This year we’re also targeting a more sauternes-like flavor profile and body. Check in with us next summer and let us know how we did! This week, tomorrow in fact, we’re also bringing up from the barrel cellar our 2009 expression of Blunderbuss Barleywine. It’s been aging in vintage port wine barrels for months, and we think it’s just about perfect. Still showing a little heat from the crazy 13.2v, but that’ll continue to mellow. Some of you had the opportunity to preview this beer at our Brewers Dinner last month (which was, by the way, a stupendous event. Chef David and his crew knocked it out of the park!) and it has softened up and come together even more since then. Look for it on tap sometime around the 15th or 16th. Other beers in the tanks currently, patiently awaiting their turn for public adoration, include Weekapaug Gruit (an unhopped herbal beer crafted with sweet gale, Labrador tea, yarrow, nettles, and a host of other groovy things), Darkest Night (our twist on Winter warmer-type beers, subtly roasty with plenty of body and aged on cedar wood for a unique spicy flavor profile. Many thanks to our new friend Wayne Wambles of Cigar City Brewing Company for his inspiration on this! Check ‘em out at http://www.cigarcitybeer.com/http://www.cigarcitybeer.com/), plus there’s an Imperial Red ale just bursting at the seams waiting to assault your palate with malt and hops. This may be the last post from me in awhile - I’m off to travel the Far East in search of new things to ferment! See ya soon, Peace, Will
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Location Serving CBC Beer: Lord HoboCambridge, MA 02139
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This Thanksgiving we hope you will find yourself surrounded by friends and family, and enjoying a table full of great things to eat. Additionally, this is a great time to give thought to your local and sustainable economy, and we hope you’ll visit and support your independent farmers, farm stands,…
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Well, it’s nearly Thanksgiving, and the start to the Holiday (Beer) Season. What better way to remember our forefathers and foremothers than with a beer they would have joyfully consumed as they broke bread and gave thanks. Brewed in the style of Best Bitter (slightly stronger and more flavorful than…
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Well, it’s nearly Thanksgiving, and the start to the Holiday (Beer) Season. What better way to remember our forefathers and foremothers than with a beer they would have joyfully consumed as they broke bread and gave thanks. Brewed in the style of Best Bitter (slightly stronger and more flavorful than…
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This complex aperitif-style beer began life as a strong blonde ale, aged one year in French oak chardonnay barrels with the wild yeast strain Brettanomyces. At six months, whole lychee fruit was added to referment in the barrels. At just over one year of age the beer was blended and…
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A two year old expression of our beloved Blunderbuss. 11.5v, full of rich malt flavors, a touch of herbal hop character, and plenty of alcohol. Initially a bit over-hopped upon it’s release, in two years it has mellowed considerably and is nicely balanced.
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If you didn’t make it to CBC last Saturday for our Autumn Brewers Dinner, you missed an exceptionally good time with fantastic food and great CBC beers. Ask anyone who joined us. Now is your chance, however, to redeem yourself by coming in and helping us polish off the remaining…
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Thanks to everybody who helped to take them off of our patio. Now, onwards to the CBC Autumn Brewers Dinner this Saturday! http://cambridgebrewing.com/events/details/brewers_dinner/
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What's Brewing Blog: FREE PUMPKINS! 11/10/09Leftover from the Great Pumpkin Festival, where they did a great job providing decor and ambiance. Now these beauties are ready to grace your table as Thanksgiving decor. Come by CBC, enjoy a glass of Great Pumpkin Ale, and help yourself to as many as you can carry from the…
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