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The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge

87 Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LG

Phone: 01223471680

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Ian Mapp left this review about The Cambridge Blue

Sometimes you feel as though you have walked into a stone wall classic. Might have been the fridges filled with continental beers the minute you cross the threshold. Could have spent an age there before I got to the main bar and a very long room filled with brewmania, nailed to every surface. Long bench seating along the one wall. A glorious vibe.

An instant classic and possibly my POTY for 2024. Although the historical records should be checked carefully for validity.

On 3^rd January 2025 - rating: 10
[User has posted 1607 recommendations about 1584 pubs]

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Moby Duck left this review about The Cambridge Blue

An excellent range of beers all described below and I don't mind a beer festival in a pub as long as they are kept well as was my Nene Valley Egyptian Cream. Lots of Cider also on offer but I didn't record the names. The room is long and extended adorned with breweriana, there is also a large outside seating area.

On 19^th May 2024 - rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Cambridge Blue

I was blown away by this pub when I first visited many moons ago as I couldn’t believe what was lurking in an unassuming back street. The Cambridge Blue should always be commended for the effect it, and the other members of the original holy trilogy, had on the surrounding area to make this such a fantastic beer town, however I also feel it’s become a victim of its own success and lost something over the years. And for me that is it’s pub feel. I agree with other reviewers that it now feels more like a permanent beer festival than a pub, and the beer tray adorned extension and the bench seated tented outside space more resembles a tent at the Octoberfest than it does a traditional pub.
But the ale lineup, both on the pumps and in bottles, was superb as usual and I would sill rather this one was in a back street in N21 than CB1.

On 14^th April 2024 - rating: 8
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Cambridge Nov 2011 by Mark Davey
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