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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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled 33 cl from Systembolaget Nordstan, special release, on January 22, 2016.BB 21/08/2016.We opened 5 bottles for the group, every bottle had a large sediment in the bottom and all 5 bottles were gushers.Cloudy golden color, fizzy off-white head. Sweet, apricots, herbal, spicy, sugary, floral, yeasty scent, also rose petals. Sweet, herbal, spicy, yeasty, alcohol taste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Spicy, herbal, slight bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2016
at 17:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle deep golden hazy good head yeasty ester bit phenolic medium malty note honey spicy finish oro carico velato buona schiuma buona persistenza lieviti esteri un po di fenolico discreto maltato mieloso amaro. Medio Finale speziato
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2016
at 10:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki, courtesy of skullgeorge. Hazy golden orange color with off white head. Yeasty and malty aroma, spicy, cloves, coriander, citrusy fruity, dusty, bready, caramel, something artificial. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Light to medium oily body with soft to average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2016
at 14:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Overflowed when opening, way too carbonated. Not a very good start. Murky brown, after the dust settled. Way too much head.
Aroma: Fruits, slight sweetness. Spices.
Taste: Lots of fruit, some hops and spices. Pretty good, but slightly disappointing. And for what I paid, overpriced.
Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 12.00
Info: 28/11-2015
Aroma: Fruits, slight sweetness. Spices.
Taste: Lots of fruit, some hops and spices. Pretty good, but slightly disappointing. And for what I paid, overpriced.
Bought: Drinks of the World (Basel), 330 ml, CHF 12.00
Info: 28/11-2015
Tried
on 21 Dec 2015
at 04:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle, pours a murky opaque filthy orange with a large foamy white head. Aroma brings out loads of Belgian yeast, lots of dough, some generally spiciness and subtle fruity esters. Flavour is along the same lines, with a very complex Belgian yeast component, coupled with fresh dough, subtle spiciness and a touch of fruity esters. Very low residual sugar, but just enough to give it the balance. Perfect carbonation level. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2015
at 00:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours a hazy amber with floaters and big head. Aromas of baked apples, bready malts, and yeast. Big malt flavors of bread, dough, apple pie and mellow Belgian yeast. Full and smooth with nice carbonation. Truly liquid bread.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 23:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled at Monk’s Brewery & Café, Stockholm. Hazy pale amber, small head. Fruity grassy nose with some marzipan. Mid dry with medium body and crisp rounded mouthfeel. Elegant, slender and crisp. Mid bitter finish. Relaxed, but with lots of depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2015
at 15:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Light hazy orange liquid with medium white head. Aroma of white pepper, lemon, grain, red berries, light clove, light banana and bread. Taste is very light sweet and light bitter with notes of lemon, red berries, grain and light orange peel. Medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. Pretty nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2015
at 15:10