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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Hazy golden body with a medium white head. Lively carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of straw, crushed digestive biscuits and apricot. Flavour of banana bread, salted cracker, yeast and pear. Thin body with a watery texture. Light fizz. It’s not particularly complex, but it is very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2016
at 16:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Archer Road Beer Stop, Sheffield. Hazy, gingery amber. Film of sticky, off white head. Nose has spicy malts. Esters and sweet yeast. Lots of that mashed up banana thing. Taste has some spicy, fruity sweetness. More sweet yeast. Foamy mouthfeel. Touch of welcome dryness on the close. Not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2016
at 17:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cloudy orange golden color with a white layer. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium + body and a bit to rich carbonation. Malty, herbal, some banana, fruity and some spiced notes. Hmmmm the rich carbonation unfortunately destroys this beer totally. Would probably be quite nice with a proper carbonation.
[Bottle from Systembolaget in Sweden]
Brewery #1472
[Bottle from Systembolaget in Sweden]
Brewery #1472
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 06:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cloudy golden color with a white head, good lasting. Aroma has notes of yeast, marzipan and cookies. Flavor is slightly sweet at the beginning, bready notes with belgian yeast hints, light bitterness in the final with smoothy mouthfeel.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2016
at 17:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33 cl bottle @ hotel room. A total gusher. Aroma has somewhat ripe fruits and apricot. Also mild spiciness. Flavour has apricot, yeasty notes and ripe fruits. Smooth and easy-going, I like the strong ripe fruit and apricot tones here. Could not tell that this was non-Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2016
at 09:18