Cavalry Brewing Company Reviews

BREWMUSKCLES	3.3 Cavalry Article 15 Ale nice brew with caramel and a sharp edge to the foam. sharp and then smooth with caramel and a bitter finish that seems infused in the foam. finish is moderate. the proud recipiant of 2 article 15’s in the us airborne infantry! Wednesday, April 20, 2016
novice101	3 Cavalry Brewing Dog Soldier Golden Ale Probably a skunked bottle, over carbed with what seems to be champagne yeast, kinda funky. Monday, March 10, 2014
jcwattsrugger	3 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale Saturday, December 14, 2013
jcwattsrugger	3 Cavalry Brewing Big Wally Porter Saturday, December 14, 2013
jcwattsrugger	3 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA Saturday, December 14, 2013
jcwattsrugger	3 Cavalry Article 15 Ale Saturday, December 14, 2013
BREWMUSKCLES	1.9 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale bullshit English Pale that tastes like a half assed Belgian ale. As an Army veteran i see that as some less than honorable BS. Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Imaena	3.1 Cavalry Brewing Nomad Stout Bottle. This is a pretty lack luster product that is not worth looking for. Friday, September 20, 2013
SanfordBrewer	1.2 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA clearly infected. poured four full glasses of foam. seemed like it may have had a decent hop character to begin with, but there was a lot of funk in the way. Tuesday, August 20, 2013
jtclockwork	2.7 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA Bottle thanks to John. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose and taste of hop resin, old spruce, old maple, cocoa and malt. Lighter bodied. A bit off. Sunday, August 11, 2013
pineypower	2.7 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA Bottle from Roger Wilco. Pours out a darker, slightly hazy amber color with a big white head. Aroma is of light sweet/bitter citrus, lots of bread, caramel, dough. Taste is weird, not much going on in the hop department, caramel, bread crusts, cereal, herbal tea, light bitterness, some metallic notes. Sunday, July 28, 2013
Truebrew69	3.4 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale Definitely an English-style Ale. Picked up a 6-pack in CT near the brewery. Soft malt taste and light fluffy and very heady finish. Decent beer overall. Monday, July 8, 2013
Ernesto987	3 Cavalry Brewing Dog Soldier Golden Ale On draft at brewery, light and toasty, some light off flavors, very light and drinkable Saturday, July 6, 2013
Ernesto987	3.6 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA On draft at brewery, very good malty and lightly bitter pale ale, pretty good Saturday, July 6, 2013
Ernesto987	3.5 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale On draft at plan b, good toasty and crisp finish, a hoppy British style for sure, simple and clean, I’m a fan Friday, July 5, 2013
Drunkdietitian	3.3 Cavalry Article 15 Ale This beer paired nicely with my homemade nachos post swim workout! Tasty, light, and and the label was cute! Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Ernesto987	3.4 Cavalry Article 15 Ale Bottle, good nutty light brown ale, even got em little bubbles, damn Brits. Wednesday, June 26, 2013
AaronDaniel	2.9 Cavalry Brewing Big Wally Porter Pours black with a small beige head. I smell a lot of cream and caramel, and a little brown sugar and bread. Very nice flavor! I get a lot of milk chocolate, cream, cereal and sweet malts. It finishes with a subtle burst of hops for balance. This porter is very nice on the taste and nose. Now for the bad news: The head dies early on with no real lacing. The palate is medium carbonation with a watery mouth feel. I smell and taste porter- but, feel budweiser. Not bad- but, not great. Thursday, March 21, 2013
Hankvenom	2 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA Friday, March 8, 2013
rocbyter	3.4 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 05 English Dark Mild Ale Dark malt aroma with a moderate amount of chocolate. Vary dark orange color with a large tan head. Mild sweet beginning with a stronger bitter finish. Thursday, February 21, 2013
SanfordBrewer	1.6 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 03 English Spring Ale Translucent copper with a ruby tinge and a foamy beige head. Medium body with very bubbly carbonation. Aroma: wild yeast infection and lactic acid bacteria sourness, pale malt, and a touch of roasted malt. Taste: green peas (dms?), chocolate malt, dark crystal malt. Sunday, February 10, 2013
SanfordBrewer	1.4 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale Translucent copper with a sudsy beige head. Aroma: medium crystal malt, grassy wild yeast character. Taste: grainy nutty pale malt, dry grassy character that results from wild yeast stripping out the long-chain sugars left behind by brewers yeast. Sunday, February 10, 2013
SanfordBrewer	1.6 Cavalry Brewing Dog Soldier Golden Ale Very foamy gusher. Slightly hazy gold with a sudsy beige head. Thin body with high carbonation. Aroma: sweet pale malt, light caramel malt, and wild yeast infection notes (dusty heater, damp basement). Taste: a pleasant pale and caramel malt background is buried in the dust broom and old ski glove notes thrown off by wild yeast. Sunday, February 10, 2013
SanfordBrewer	2.4 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 01 English Nut Brown Ale Translucent brown with a really foamy beige head. Medium body with high carbonation. Aroma: sweet chocolatey malt. Taste: yeast infection phenols, some roast malt. Clearly infected but seems like it would be very good. Sunday, February 10, 2013
fishonmyplane	2.9 Cavalry Brewing Nomad Stout Fairly typical dry stout. Roasted malts, hint of chocolate, etc. A litte light on flavor. Way too much carbonation - this really detracted from the beer for me. Tuesday, January 22, 2013
argo0	2.6 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale 12oz bottle. Enormous off-white head atop hazy light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, hay, some bread, light grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel/bread, orange. Light-medium body, light stickiness. Thursday, December 27, 2012
argo0	2.3 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA 12oz bottle. Enormous off-white head atop murky dark amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, bread, some grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, bread, some orange/grapefruit, light lime. Light-medium body, some effervescence. Tuesday, December 25, 2012
argo0	2.8 Cavalry Brewing Nomad Stout 12oz bottle. Enormous brown head atop black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, roast, coffee, some bittersweet chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, roast, some coffee, earthy, light bittersweet chocolate. Light-medium body, some effervescence. Tuesday, December 25, 2012
AirForceHops	3.1 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 03 English Spring Ale 12 oz. bottle. English pint shows nearly clear amber color with yet again over carbonation. After a slow pour I had to wait at the half way point because of the large frothy mess. Nose is citrus hops with some malt. Taste is very much a EPA. Light effervescent mouthfeel. Slightly bitter, with more of a English hop variety for sure. The brewers description says “a hint of chocolate malt” well, I don’t find that but it is an easy enough to drink brew. Saturday, November 10, 2012
AirForceHops	3.1 Cavalry Brewing Nomad Stout 12 oz. bottle. English pint shows a nearly black color with frothy, tan head. Over carbonated like the previous two bottles I’ve had from this brewer. Nose is roasted malt and barley. Flavor is roasted barley, grain and malt, with a light amount of chocolate sweetness. Texture is ashy. Overall no real problems but nothing to go out of your way for. Saturday, November 10, 2012
AirForceHops	2.9 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA 12 oz. bottle thanks to Waterbury. English pint shows hazy amber color with a thick, off-white head. Carbonation is high on this one as well. Nose is malt and has a herbal tea aroma. Flavor is much the same with a light resin hop. And let me emphasize that it is extremely light bitterness. If you want an IPA more on the sweet side this is ok. Friday, November 9, 2012
AirForceHops	2.6 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale 12 oz. bottle. English pint shows a pale amber color with a ridiculous amount of carbonation. I had to poor half the bottle wait a minute and slowly pour the rest. Nose has a mild artificial fruit odor. Not bad but not really pleasant either. Taste is pale malts with that strange fruit note. I guess apricot would be the closest flavor I could describe. Light body with an odd herbal aftertaste. I would not try this again. I really like the story about the Hatch Plug, that’s about it. Wednesday, November 7, 2012
tgncc	2.3 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA Brass City Brew Fest 2012. The aroma was skunky, musty. The appearance was amber in color, white head. The flavor was light caramel, skunk, noble hops. Noble hop like bittering. Substandard. Sunday, September 9, 2012
rocbyter	3.1 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 04 English Summer Ale Sweet grain aroma with a light amount of hops. Hazy golden color with a large white head. Light malt beginning with a light bitter finish. Friday, July 27, 2012
joebudzjoe	3.2 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 03 English Spring Ale Draft @ Delaney’s, New Haven. This is my first beer from Cavalry and not a bad one at all. This beer was nicely balanced and easy to drink, nothing special, but a solid pale ale. Some grass and floral notes from the hops and a little bit of dark fruit from the malts. Beer isn’t bready as all (I hate bready pale ales). I’m interested in trying their other beers. Friday, July 13, 2012
Cletus	3.2 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 02 Extra Special Bitter ESB Pours amber with a white head. Smells of floral hops, some earthy hints. Tastes earthy with some tea notes on the finish. Friday, July 6, 2012
rocbyter	3.5 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 03 English Spring Ale Mild sweet malt aroma with very light hops. Cloudy orange color with a medium off white head. Sweet in the beginning and a light tangy bitterness throughout. Great session beer. Tuesday, May 22, 2012
rocbyter	3.4 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 02 Extra Special Bitter ESB Sweet floral hop aroma. Cloudy dark orange color with a large white head. Moderate hop bitterness throughout and a mild chocolate malt taste in the middle. Saturday, March 10, 2012
cleverlobo	3.3 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 02 Extra Special Bitter ESB Bottle; cludy orange with small white head and lees; aroma-caramel, orange, pine; taste-light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, thin feel, lively, bitter finish. Met the brewer at BevMax in Stamford. Brewing traditional english way with english ingredients...except for the water. Hope he does well as he is passionate Saturday, March 10, 2012
jkwood04	3.2 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 01 English Nut Brown Ale 12oz bottle in a shaker. Pours brown/copper with a fluffy, cream-colored head. Aroma of caramel, some light nuts and a hint of roastedness, plus some floral hops. Flavor about the same, with a nice malty finish. Average texture. A decent beer, but something doesn’t blend right. Sunday, January 22, 2012
jcwattsrugger	2.4 Cavalry Brewing Nomad Stout 12oz bottle-pours a too big foamy brown head with black color. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/chocolate. Taste is ashy, metallic, asprin, dark malt. Stopped at 4oz. Thursday, December 15, 2011
Damico	2 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale The ale pours amber with huge bubbly white head, very carbonated. The aroma is light spicy malts, not much at all in the nose. The flavor is similar, light sweet and even lighter spice for the malt profile, not much flavor though at all. Hops aren’t there very much, wondering if this bottle is older than it should be. Saturday, November 26, 2011
Cletus	3 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 01 English Nut Brown Ale Pours brown with a tan head. Smells earthy with some caramel. Tastes of caramel, earthy, some light spiciness on the finish. Thursday, November 24, 2011
jcwattsrugger	3.4 Cavalry Brewing Dog Soldier Golden Ale 12oz bottle-pours a foamy white head with hazy pale gold color. Aroma is light malt/hay, fruit-orange, coriander. Taste is light malt/hay, fruit-orange, coriander, spice hops. Some fruit seltzer character. Interesting. Saturday, November 12, 2011
rocbyter	3.2 Cavalry X Limited Edition Lot 01 English Nut Brown Ale Sweet dough malt aroma. Clear brown color with a medium tan head. Light roasted beginning with a mild sweet finish. Thursday, November 10, 2011
beerbill	2.7 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA 12 oz. bottle. Pours brown with a massive tan head. Despite gentle pouring into a 16 oz. glass this thing spilled over big time. Really difficult to pick up much if any aroma because of the huge head. The flavor is malty with some weak hops bitterness at the finish. The bottle says 35 IBU’s and this beer is nowhere near that. There’s no date on the bottle so there’s no way to tell if this is an age issue or just not a good IPA, or both. As a pale ale, it is ok, as an IPA, a poor representation of the style. Saturday, October 29, 2011
beerfest5	2.8 Cavalry Brewing Marauder IPA 12 oz bottle poured into pint glass, darker than expected even for more of an english style IPA, this is almost maroon, small off white head. Aroma of bready- buscuity malts, no real hope characteristics in the aroma besides some leafy pine. Taste is similar but not the same as aroma, addition of tea, more piney than the aroma would suggest. Very english IPA as opposed to American IPA, but nothing really exciting or unusual here. Tuesday, October 18, 2011
beerbill	2.7 Cavalry Brewing Dog Soldier Golden Ale 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy gold color with a large linen white head and lots of fat carbonation bubbles rising to the surface. There is really very little aroma to speak of. Perhaps some extremely weak caramel and some equally weak floral hops and that’s about it. The flavor is bready malt and mild caramel. Mild-moderate bitterness at the finish. Abrasive carbonation. Very forgettable. Monday, October 17, 2011
beerbill	2.9 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy antique gold with no head except for a few scattered bubbles along the edge. There are lots of bubbles clinging to the wall of my glass, so the beer is carbonated. Weak aroma of caramel and just a hint of apricot. The flavor is weak crystal malt and caramel. Lightly sweet. Mild bitterness at the finish and dries out at the back of the throat. Saturday, October 8, 2011
personanona192	2.3 Cavalry Brewing Hatch Plug Ale Cloudy light brown, thick white ring. Foody pasta & sauce aroma. Organic amber ale flavor. A lot of rotten hay taste. No thanks. Sunday, September 18, 2011