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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bouteille: Very deep amber coloured with a ruby sheen, presumably hazy, medium-sized creamy - slowly collapsing - off-white head, moderate bitter-sweet nose of toasted malt with traces of molasses, dried fruits, caramel and shy herbal hops underneath; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, nearly full bodied, quite soft; lingering bitter-sweet finish with chocolatey spots, herbal hops and warming all in the aftertaste. Not bad at all, but lacks the complexity of a real good belgian quadruple. Or, again, quite poor compared to a Rochefort 10...
Tried
on 16 Dec 2018
at 22:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Mikkeller, Odense. From Belgium. Pours Dark Brown with a small creamy white head. Nose is Toffee and Dark fruit. Esters. Tart Overripe fruit. Quite Dusty with a note of cellar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2018
at 20:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from a Pigs Ear. Mahogany pour, thin foamy beige head. Aroma is sweet , woody,raisins, nuts with a hint of booze. Taste is plums, prunes, raisins, sweet with a bit of warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2018
at 15:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Columbus tasting 28/11/2018. Many thanks to Daniel Osprey for this one. A clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a halo of beige froth. Aroma is sweet and tangy, red currants, nutty malts, special b. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, treacle, dried fruit, cakey malts, , low belgian yeast. Palates is nice frothy carboantion, sticky swet, velvety smooth. Nice complex malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2018
at 22:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Level 6, thanks to the Daniel, 28/11/18. Chestnut brown with a decent beige cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is dried fruits, nutty, toffee, light wooded notes, spice. Taste comprises brown bread, nutty, toffee, dates, light spice balance, fruit cake, toasted brown sugar. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost. Decent well balanced Quad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2018
at 08:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Danno. Pours clear brown with a small, foamy off-white head. Nicely rounded, has some boozy kick, well toasted malts, dried berries, a little earth, raisin. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, toasty toffee, brown bread, more dried berries. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2018
at 18:37
7/10
Tried
on 28 Nov 2018
at 18:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
0.33 l bottle from 'Bottle Shop Den Bosch', best before June 2019, cellared for a year. Clear, very dark ruby to black with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly yeasty and moderately fruity aroma of raisins, prunes, cough syrup and some caramel. Gently sweet, slightly bitter, malty, slightly yeasty and moderately fruity taste of raisins, prunes, cough syrup, caramel and licorice, followed by a medium long, quite bitter, gently spicy, a bit yeasty and a little boozy finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Nice Quad but a bit too spicy, lacks the rich fruitiness of the great Belgian examples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2018
at 20:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 16Bottle at Kim Jong Un Buurtcentrum, Zaandam. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of malt, overripe dark fruits, candy, dried fruits, caramel, herbs and malt. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Above medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2018
at 23:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botella 33 cl en el Kraken 26..09..2018. (r91). Color oscuro marrón caoba casi negro con espuma beige oscuro persistente. Sabores maltosos tostados con toques caramelizados tostados, ligeras frutas pasas, algo de frutos secos, especias. Ligero dulzor. Cuerpo medio a intenso con buena sensación alcohólica, toque licoroso con recuerdos de vinos añejos. Bastante buena para repetir.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2018
at 21:53