Trappist Ale
Spencer Brewery in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.92
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Our recipe was inspired by the traditional refectory ales known as patersbier (“fathers’ beer” in Flemish) in Belgium. These sessionable beers are brewed by the monks for their dinner table and are typically only available at the monastery. Spencer is a full-bodied, golden-hued ale with fruity accents, a dry finish and light hop bitterness. The beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized, preserving live yeast that naturally carbonates the beer in the bottle and keg and contributes to the beer flavor and aroma.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Orangey coloured, cloudy, gushing - but instantly collapsing loose off-white head; sweetish vinous and grainy nose with a slight sourish-yeasty touch; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, a delicate acidity is still detectable, medium bodied, quite soft; lingerin fruity-yeasty finish with an increasing itterness and a slight alcohol burn in the aftertaste. Surely drinkable, not great, yet...
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2016
at 07:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle, 0.33 l, from Alko Arkadia, 20160930) The beer poured deep golden and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, Belgian style yeast and malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, Belgian style yeast, grass, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, yeasty and bitter. Not a bad Belgian style brew but the finish is out of the character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2016
at 16:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy dark straw with stable off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit, wit notes of hops and flowers. Sweetish flavour of malt and fruit and yeast, with bitter, hoppy notes and floral touches. Hoppy and citric aftertaste. Rich body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 14:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 6.5%. Yeasty and spicy aroma. Freshly baked bread, cloves. Hazy dark golden colour. Big stable creamy white head. The flavour is a lot like the aroma. Yeasty and spicy with a mild sweetness and a good alcohol level to balance. Seems a bit stronger than 6.5%, I think. A really good clove note, distinct yet mild. Reminds me of the first times I had Trappists.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 14:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle from BeerLovers, bb 17.03.19
Amber, hazy body, with a big, fluffy, lacing, off-white head.
Aroma of dough, spices, sweet bread, dried fruits, apricot, some barnyard, some candy.
Taste follows this, but a bit less fruity, while with more zesty and a bit piney hops.
Medium, quite creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes spicy, yeasty, a bit bitter, a bit dry, moderate fruity, bready, a bit sweet.
Very nice. Fully aromatic, with a satisfying body and a great balance between spicy, sweet and some hoppy notes. Not the most unique style example, but really quaffable stuff.
Amber, hazy body, with a big, fluffy, lacing, off-white head.
Aroma of dough, spices, sweet bread, dried fruits, apricot, some barnyard, some candy.
Taste follows this, but a bit less fruity, while with more zesty and a bit piney hops.
Medium, quite creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes spicy, yeasty, a bit bitter, a bit dry, moderate fruity, bready, a bit sweet.
Very nice. Fully aromatic, with a satisfying body and a great balance between spicy, sweet and some hoppy notes. Not the most unique style example, but really quaffable stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2016
at 14:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours hazy golden, with a big creamy, off white head. Aroma is sweet yeasty notes, with wood, kandi sugar and fruity notes, as well as some malts. Light to medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is tart, wooden yeast, with hay, kandi and peefumey notes, as well as malts with biscuits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2016
at 14:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml Bottle - Golden in colour. Yeast, apricot and grain in the aroma. Yoghurt, citrus, apricot and biscuity malt in the taste. Nothing wrong with it and has some typical trappist notes but is a bit too simplistic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 10:55