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Castle Island Brewing Company

Norwood, MA

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Castle Island 1908 American Lager
Light Lager - 5.2% ABV
Pete
     This beer is exclusive to the Harvard Club of Boston. It's fine. If you're there, feel free to get it, but definitely don't make this the reason you come to the Harvard Club.

Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Armchair Expert
Milk Stout - 6.3% ABV
Pete
     Solid stout with dark chocolate flavor and not too rich. Not as sweet as expected, not that that's a bad thing.

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Big Ern
Imperial IPA - 8.5% ABV
Pete
     It may just have been the tap it was on, but this had a bit of a watery aftertaste for me, which seems odd for an imperial.

​Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Dream Police
Porter - 6.5% ABV
Pete
     Cinnamon/ginger porter. Really good. It's not too heavy body-wise, but it's heavily spiced. The cinnamon comes through more than the ginger for me, quite delicious. Hard to have more than 1 in a row though.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Fiver
New England IPA - 6.3% ABV
Pete
     Solid, creamy, but something a bit off about it.

​Ratings: Pete - 3 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Hi-Def
Imperial New England IPA - 8.4% ABV
Pete
     Very citrusy, a little bit of creaminess (not as much as most NEIPA's), and a hint of bitterness to round out the finish. Really good beer.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Jetty
Berliner Weisse - 4% ABV
Pete
     This is a very mild sour beer. It has a hint of fruit flavor, and I don't taste the hops that it claims to have (this is a good thing). It goes down very fast.

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Keeper
​IPA - 6.5% ABV
Pete
     The only flavor I could taste in the one was piney. It was subtle. Hard to pinpoint anything else. Nothing really jumped out, but it was easily drinkable.

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Oaverzealous
Imperial IPA - 8.5% ABV
Pete
     This is a great IPA. It is pretty bitter, but the taste from the hops and the richness from the oats balance it out nicely, making this easy to drink despite the bitterness and alcohol.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Over The Line!
Smoked Porter - 6.3% ABV
Pete
     Pretty smokey, very good flavor. It's nitpicking a little bit, but I wanted more carbonation. Still, delicious, and I would drink this again for sure.

​Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Social Studies: Idaho 7
New England IPA - 7.8% ABV
Pete
     Solid NEIPA. Citrusy and a tiny bit creamy. It claims a bitter finish, but I didn't get that.

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Sweet Brown
Brown Ale - 6.5% ABV
Pete
     This is about what I expected from a brown that says it's a "sweet potato brown". Those flavors work together. I didn't really get much sweet potato, but it's a good brown. 

​Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's


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Castle Island TBD
Stout - 7.2% ABV
Pete
     This is a damn good stout. It has a ton of vanilla flavor, which I love. It isn't too thick, so it's relatively easy to drink, and it finishes dry, which is a bit odd for a stout but not a bad thing in this case.

Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's


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Castle Island Vern
Wheat IPA - 6.8% ABV
Pete
     Hoppy but not a ton of flavor. Kind of have to expect that from a wheat beer though. Still, it's very easy to drink and you still get some good hop flavor.

Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's