Brown Bomber 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.8% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby The day I had this beer was a sad day. It was the day venerable Hartford rock station WCCC became an insipid nationally syndicated “Christian Contemporary” music station. Insufferable. I happened to be in the car … [Read more...]
Summer Wheat
Summer Wheat 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.3% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby Yay summer! With the explosion of craft beer, that means an explosion of summer ales, goses, session ales, Berliners and wheat beers. (And Corona – which I enjoy – and your watermelon ales – which I don’t … [Read more...]
Mid-Day IPA
Mid-Day IPA 1 pint glass, $3.75, 4.8% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby While the idea of having a beer in the middle of the day sounds good on paper, at the ripe old age of 41 – and being a full-time employed father of two – it doesn’t usually work out so well. Even on the weekends. I get … [Read more...]
Dirty IPA
Dirty IPA 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.5% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby What does the word “dirty” mean to you? Because to me, it conjures up several different things in my mind. None of which involve beer. Since I’m a dad to two little boys, “dirty” means what their hands and faces always … [Read more...]
CHB Cream Ale
CHB Cream Ale 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby i have never done this before. I have never written anything (in my memory) on this site with a healthy buzz. (Squares: that means I've had a few alcoholic beverages.) I'e always though tit would be sort of funny to do it … [Read more...]
Lime Rock Red
Lime Rock Red 1 pint glass, $3.75, 6% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby Nothing makes me happier than local breweries/brewpubs naming beers after local places or people of significance. (Okay, many things make me happier than that. Hell, this yogurt with granola I’m eating right now is of at … [Read more...]
Alt 45
Alt 45 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.3% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby Alt 45 is a stalwart at CHB. It’s been around for all the years I’ve been going there. And yet, I’d never had one before now. I’m not sure why other than there always seemed to be something more interesting on tap. But as my … [Read more...]
CHB Porter
CHB Porter 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.3% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby Do you care what type of beer you drink when? I’m not talking seasonals necessarily, but “rules” like “Scotch ale only on dreary chilly days.” Or, “imperial stouts only in winter.” Or, “watery Corona only on hot summer … [Read more...]
CHB Mosaic Pale Ale
Mosaic Pale Ale 1 pint glass, $3.75, 5.3% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby This is not my first Mosaic single-hop beer in these review pages. Oh no. It probably won’t be my last. And so far, all the Mosaic ales I’ve had have all been quite good. Mosaic is a brand new hop (relatively … [Read more...]
Steel Cut Oatmeal Stout
Steel Cut Oatmeal Stout 1 Pint, $3.75, 5.8% ABV Purchased at Cambridge House Brew Pub, Granby I want to thank the good folks at CHB and especially their new head brewer for slowing down production. With a few weeks between new releases coupled with the fact that they are starting to (finally) repeat beers I’ve … [Read more...]
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