(Cambridge, MA) – Cambridge Brewing Co. recently announced the upcoming release of 25th Anniversary Imperial Amber Ale. More below via brewpub website…

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Cambridge Amber, our flagship beer since opening day in 1989, is the starting point for our 25th Anniversary Beer. We invited CBC brewing alumni to join us for this very special brewday, and they came from as close as Everett and Worcester, and from as far away as D.C. and Virginia (and even California, at least by phone). The CBC brewing diaspora was collected in one place and it was a terrific day, full of lots of old stories and just a little bit of collective hard work.

The vision for this beer was to take our already-dear-to-our-hearts Amber and make it into something reflective of twenty-five years of powerhouse brewing. Or maybe just “friendly neighborhood” brewing. Can’t we be both? So we took the original Cambridge Amber recipe and we literally doubled the malt, and doubled the hops, for the same volume of beer. 4.5% became 9%. Malty and fruity became rich and caramel-y. Fresh and quaffable became a truly ageworthy stock ale.We then took this powerhouse beer and aged half of it in 15-gallon, small-batch rum barrels from our friends in Ipswich at Turkey Shore Distillers. This added even more depth via char and vanillins, not to mention a good dose of fresh spirit character.

On Saturday, July 12th, we’re hosting a very special, very limited (only 40 cases!) bottled beer release of our Anniversary Imperial Amber. For those who tried this beer back in May, the 22 ounce bottled version is a little different. It’s been bottle fermented for 6 weeks before being prepped for sale. From 12 – 2pm on Saturday, July 12, CBC Brewmaster Will Meyers will be here to kick off sales of this special limited edition brew! He’ll be here talking about the beer and offering samples to go with it. And in keeping with our larger goal of raising $25,000 for East End House, 100% of the $25 sale of each bottle will be donated.