Berkshire Cabin Fever Ale

Brewed by Berkshire Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

There's not much of an aroma, but it does have a pretty good appearance. It has a very tall, foamy head. Flavor is very interesting. It's sweet and fruity with some spices in the mix, and a bit of sourness in the finish. Not nearly as heavy and strong as some other "American Strong Ales" (you know the ones). Overall a good winter brew.

Bottle: Signature nose, fruity-apricot/peach, honey with a toffee malt backbone. A tad hazy orange brown color. O.K. head that diminished quickly. Roasty malt, fruity sweet hops flavor. Kinda creamy, bitter, fizzy, dry finish. I liked it, just not what I might think of to sustain a New England winter.

22 oz bottle. Nearly opaque reddish-brown, large off-white head. Strong well-balanced odor of citrusy hops and caramel malts, quite lovely. Flavor very interesting, woody, malty and musty, like UnionMade I'd say its in Old Ale territory, though my knowledge of the style isn't vast. Light sweetness, relatively dry most of the way through, light bitterness at the end, a bit on the thin side. Good, not great, but worth trying a 2nd time I think.

Pours a hazy deep briwnish amber, with a very lively almond head. Aroma is big and malty, with some estery fruitiness and mild hopping. I'm guessing it's an old ale, or something in that vein. Definitely a winter warmer. Flavor is big and malty, with some light esteriness and mild hopping way in the nosebleed seats. Sort of bland, which is disappointing. Although it's good, this is my least favorite Berkshire beer so far.

Great winter beer. Not as overpoweringly sweet as many winters. A nice blend of malt and slightly biter hops, a fair amount of citrus fruitieness and some spicieness.

Deep amber color with a thick head and good lace. Grainy malt flavor with hoppy accents. Slightly sweet and hoppy flavor with a grainy finish. Medium bodied and a touch dry.

Deep, brown-amber color. Aroma is somewhat of sour cherries soaked in coffee (with the cherries the dominant aroma). Flavor has some coffee-with-fruit notes, too. It’s pungent, but in a fruity way. Very malty, but not over-sweet. Very rich and multi-hued (fruit, coffee, chocolate, beer malts). Interesting.

Cloudy dark copper, with small light-tan head. Aroma is spicy, peach, green apple, and floral hoppy. Taste is spicy, peach, medium sweet, and floral hoppy. Mild bitterness. Darned good beer.