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March 05, 2006
BBC Cabin Fever Ale : My Favorite New Brew
Cabin Fever Ale has got to be my favorite new beer. I started my brew day today mashing in 10 lbs of pale ale malt and a small amount of German Carafa to round off my first Schwarzbier. While waiting for this to extract the sugars I decided to crack open a Berkshire Brewing Company Cabin Fever Ale 22oz bomber. I didn't know what to expect because the label doesn't explain what style the beer is. Was I pleasantly suprised!
This ale is medium bodied and orange amber in color. The focus is completely on the hops. The hop flavor and aroma immediately reminded my of an American IPA or Sierra Nevada Pale Ale with that characteristic citrus flavor. There is no overwhelming hop bitterness so this is a very smooth drinking brew. I can only detect a very small astringency in the back of the throat, but nothing to detract from the balanced hop profile. This is definitely worth adding to the beer list for the next ski trip.
Posted by BrewChef at March 5, 2006 12:40 PM