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The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge

87 Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LG
Phone: 01223471680
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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 19th 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 14th April 2024 - rating: 8
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Strongers . left this review about The Cambridge Blue

The entrance of the Cambridge Blue leads to a wall of fridges stacked with craft cans and bottles. The interior is J-shaped with seating to the right and also up the left opposite the bar counter. In the left rear is a long and thin seating area with a curved ceiling that is plastered with beer trays. In fact there’s lots of breweriana all around the pub. The front bar area was busy during my Friday afternoon visit, but there was plenty of room under the trays at the rear. The bar counter supports 14 hand pumps that were drawing XT’s Squid Ink, Batemans’ Dark M, Tring Brewery’s Kingmaker and Liberator, Bishop Nick’s Devout, Wharf Brewery’s Puck’s Folly and No Name as well as Mad Squirrel’s Hopfest alongside New Age, Release the Chimps, Egyptian Cream and Business Time from Nene Valley Brewery. There were also ten real cider options, half of them being from Lilley’s. There was a bit of background music playing, but this place is all about the beer and well worth a visit.

On 12th April 2024 - rating: 8
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This pub features in the following crawls:
Cambridge Nov 2011 by Mark Davey
The Back street ale houses of East Cambridge by Steve of N21
Avoiding afternoon closures by paulof horsham
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Graham Coombs
Cambridge, 0.65 miles, 12 min walk (show)
Cambridge North, 2.19 miles, 42 min walk (show)
Shelford (Cambs), 4.4 miles, 1 hr 24 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Cambridge Blue, Cambridge
19th May 2024, 10:01
Review submitted by Moby Duck
 
14th Apr 2024, 10:48
Review submitted by Steve of N21

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Beer Festivals : Yes - April - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 20 October 2019 by Rex Rattus
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Car Park : No last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Darts : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Jukebox : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Karaoke : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Micropub : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Pinball : No last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Pool Table : No last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Quiz Night : No last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 October 2019 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
  • Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 04 December 2019 by E TA
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 18 September 2014 by Pub SignMan
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