Spencer Brewery Monks' Reserve Ale

Monks' Reserve Ale

 

Spencer Brewery in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular Out of Production
Score
7.57
ABV: 10.2% IBU: - Ticks: 131
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Tried from Bottle from Dranken Geers on 13 Mar 2021 at 15:43


7.8
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

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


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Many thanks for this Authentic Trappist Product To Jacek Wigier (wineofdreams@gmail.com). Poured into goublet Rochefort glass. jak na piwo trapistów to ma spora i trwala piane, barwy waniliowej, ciemna barwiwe z nielicznymi refleksami rubinowej ciemnej czerwieni. Piwo ma aromat suszonych i kandyzowanych owocow, w smaku sliwki, daktyle, mmnostwo frig, wisnia kandyzowana, trochę miodu wielokwiatowego. po prostu dobre piwo klasztorne,a alko ukryte fenomenalnie. Polecam.

Tried on 24 Nov 2020 at 22:45