Monks' Reserve Ale
Spencer Brewery in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.58
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Spencer Monks' Reserve Ale is a classic Trappist Quadruple ("Quad") in the Belgian tradition. This Quad is fragrant, robust and full-bodied, mahogany in color and crowned with a dense, tan, frothy head. Its malt-forward profile yields to a warm finish.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2021
at 17:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle, 0.33 l - BB 12.03.2023, at Juova, 20210521) The beer poured nearly black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had toasted malts, Belgian style yeast, chocolate and fruitiness. Palate was full bodied and dryish with medium carbonation. Flavours were toasted malts, fruitiness, Belgian style yeast, spiciness, lightly ash and medium bitterness. Aftertaste had toasted malts, Belgian style yeast, spiciness and bitterness. A pleasant and balanced toasty brew with Belgian twist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2021
at 13:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Slovakia tasting May 2021. Brown color with beige head. Aroma of dark malt, coffee, candy. Taste, chocolate, dark malt, cocoa, candied sugar, spices, phenolic.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2021
at 20:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at a tasting with the RB boys. Med body, med-high carbonation. Dried fruits, raisins, also spicy, clove, peppery. Med-high warming alcohol, slightly sharp. Good, but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2021
at 20:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark amber color with beige head. Aroma: caramel, toffee, biscuit. Taste: light coffee, toffee, biscuit. Not a charmer.
Tried
on 19 May 2021
at 20:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at tasting. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, light cocoa, spicy notes, medium to high bitter. Medium to full body, malty spicy roasty bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2021
at 20:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours amber with a small head. It has a yeast spice, dark fruit, and malt aroma. Flavor is of sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit, some mild oxidation, and more hop bitterness than many quads, but it balances it nicely and it’s still mild.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2021
at 05:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl, BB 19/09/2022.
Acajou, col fin café au lait.
Arôme est complexe et offre une belle palette d'une quad belge - fruités secs à souhait - rétro rappelle un peu ce côté 'crusted marinade' d'un bbq avec un effet caramélisé - retrouve presque un côté anise voire abricot fermenté.
Palais est fruité sur les fruits secs - raisins, figues et dates, léger pruneaux avec un retour un peu caramel, toffee, sucre candi avec une petite pointe de réglisse accompagné par une petite pointe oxydée-Jerez.
Sécheresse plus marquée avec un côté grains qui n'est pas en reste.
Si devais donner mon avis - cette dernière est un cran en dessous de la Quad de St Feuillien (hors label 'Trappistes'). Reste très complexe - à mettre en cave et à savourer à t° de cave.
Acajou, col fin café au lait.
Arôme est complexe et offre une belle palette d'une quad belge - fruités secs à souhait - rétro rappelle un peu ce côté 'crusted marinade' d'un bbq avec un effet caramélisé - retrouve presque un côté anise voire abricot fermenté.
Palais est fruité sur les fruits secs - raisins, figues et dates, léger pruneaux avec un retour un peu caramel, toffee, sucre candi avec une petite pointe de réglisse accompagné par une petite pointe oxydée-Jerez.
Sécheresse plus marquée avec un côté grains qui n'est pas en reste.
Si devais donner mon avis - cette dernière est un cran en dessous de la Quad de St Feuillien (hors label 'Trappistes'). Reste très complexe - à mettre en cave et à savourer à t° de cave.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 13 Mar 2021
at 15:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma beige fine persistente, color marrone/mogano limpido, al naso caramello frutta matura uvetta sotto spirito zucchero di canna miele esteri, in bocca uvetta sotto spirito prugne secche zucchero bruciato spezie malto tostato biscotti al cioccolato, corpo strutturato, carbonazione leggera, l’alcool si sente riscalda ma non disturba, dolce con amaro accentuato lungo nel finale. Molto buona è facile da bere ma l’avrei preferita un po' più mossa. c. Fatti una birra 19.02.20
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2021
at 19:36
7.5/10
Oh man. Making me nostalgic of all the Trois Pistoles I drank back in Montreal at uni. Btw, why can’t I find any of those here?
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2021
at 13:06