Cambridge Old Mother Hubbard

Brewed by Cambridge Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Pouring at session one of Belgian Beer Fest in Boston. Pours a clear golden orange with a thin white head. Soft floral squash aromas right up front. Nice and spicy, clean squash flesh. Tastes great, nice and clean, very authentic. Yummy stuff.

Tap, brewpub. Pours a clear copper with a small covering of off-white head. The nose is sweet with honey, light spice, and some light pumpkin-like notes. Some light yeastiness. The flavor is pretty subtle, some light pumpkin, a little caramel sweetness, but not sticky. A bit of Belgian character, but not yeasty or ’farmhouse’ like. Fairly full bodied with some clingy sweetness. Caramelized pumpkin meat? A little too heavy for a classic Saison. Interesting beer.

Amber pour. The nose is odd. Very vegetal with a lot of dishwater and some bland sort of Belgian spice. Watery palate with little real saison character. Dry but quite lifeless. Meh.

Amber/orange pour with a fluffy white head. Aroma is summer squash, herbal hops, grass, some hay, light yeastiness. I actually get some squash notes in this, nice vegetative saison with spicy yeastiness, pumpkin seed, yeasty. A bit odd, but nice.

(Draught) Pours a clear orange body with a medium off-white head and excellent lacing. Aroma of squash, light clove, florals, and honey. Flavor of honey, citrus, grain, melon, and squash.