Cambridge Regatta Golden

Brewed by Cambridge Brewing Company
Style: Kölsch
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Tap at the brewery. Clear light gold color with a thin bright white head. Not much aroma, faint dry malt if anything. Light bodied as expected, clean and crisp in the mouth. Light bread with good Euro hop balance. Well crafted. A: 3, Aroma: 5, Taste: 6, Palate: 2, Overall 16

On draft at the bew pub. As advertised: light and crisp. Golden color with a white head. Light hops.

A Mes rate. Tap at Cambridge.
Clean pale gold with a thin white rim. Slight tobacco, very cream ale like, delicate corn, faint bitter finish. Very easy drinking. Pleasant if not amazing.

Slightly citrusy and definitely light bodied... Crisp... Hint of hops on the finish, refreshing, easy to drink beer... Pretty good beer....

2/10/2011 on tap @ CBC (2011-487)

Clear golden yellow beer, small white head, unstable, adhesive, nice lacing. Aroma: earthy, grains, tobacco, disinfectant, bit chemical. MF: little carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty earthy, some citrus, grains, herbal, some spices. Aftertaste: bitter and earthy, grains, some vegetables or stock.

A: The pour is a clear light golden straw color with a small white head. S: Not that great of a nose for a "kolsch". Sweet cereal grains with a heavy corn aroma. The hop aromas are mild at best, just a light floral note. Some bread character to it, but not much. T: Same story for the flavor. Heavy on the grain/corn flavors and sweetness. Minimal hops with very little bitterness (the latter of which actually is a good thing). Bland overall. M: Light bodied with medium carbonation. O: Just way too plain and bland. Not very good flavors or aromas that are there.

Tap, at brewpub. Pours a clear pale gold with a minimal white head. Light nose, a little bready malt and a touch of sulphur. The flavor is fairly weak, seems like there’s a bit of corn in here as well. Some light doughy and bready maltiness and light fruity ale yeast on the finish. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, a touch clingy, with fizzy carbonation. OK beer, but comes across as a bit bland.

Sample, draught, on the premise, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 17 2011; eye: straw, lightly hazy, nice creamy off-white head, nice lacing; nose: malt, light caramel, fresh; mouth: malt, light caramel, fresh, finale in malt, medium body, average carbonation, velvety and foamy texture, a bit thin, watery; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue sur place, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 17 avril 2011; œil : paille, légèrement voilée, belle mousse crémeuse blanc cassé, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, léger caramel, frais; bouche : malt, léger caramel, frais, finale en malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, texture veloutée et mousseuse, un peu mince, aqueuse; en résumé : correct

On tap at CBC. A pretty standard example of the style. Golden pour with a small white head. Aroma is pale malt and grain with herbal notes and slight citrus. Flavor is mildly sweet and mildly bitter, dominated by grainy pale malt, with some lemony and herbal hop notes. Clean and crisp with medium-light body. Decent for the style overall.

Draft. Light golden pour with some white head. Crisp light body with some hop and light malt notes due to style. Finishes dry and light.