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Established in 1994 in South Deerfield, MA, Berkshire Brewing Company is New England’s premier regional craft brewery. We keep it simple: brewing our ales and lagers fresh in small batches. We keep it real: all of our beers are unfiltered, unpasteurized, and contain no chemical additives or preservatives. And we keep it creative: producing a broad range of year-round and seasonal ales and lagers, and frequent brewer’s specials.
We believe in staying relaxed, down-to-earth, and enjoying an abundance of great beer. There are no secrets here. We share our process, our culture, and of course, the final product – because that’s the way we believe a craft brewery should be.
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Mansquito (19868) reviewed
Shabadoo Black and Tan Ale from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours murky brown with a beige head. Aroma is light chocolate, mild roast, and some mild hops along ewith hints of caramel. Taste is lighty sweet with a slight bitterness. Very smooth and easy to drink. Ain’t bad.
Tried on 02 Jan 2015 at 12:54
Mansquito (19868) reviewed
Brewer's Series: Black IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Brattleboro Food Coop: Pours pretty much black with a beige head. Aroma is pretty light with some chocolate and pine. Taste is malty, hoppy with a nice spicy touch. Some chocolate aftertaste. Not brutal like many a black ipa. Not bad. might be a bit underwhelming.
Tried on 31 Dec 2014 at 21:41
Quick3Beers (3143) reviewed
Imperial Steel Rail from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Pours from the tap a cloudy golden with a thick white head. Aroma is straight-up citrus hops with a malty booziness. Flavor is almost cloyingly sweet, like corn syrup, along with the strong hops. Okay bitterness comes in at the very end, but not enough to balance the overpowering sweetness. Good but not great.
Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2014 at 22:26
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Julios Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Very dark brown color, small beige head. Huge bourbon aroma. Taste has bourbon, vanilla. Not many beery characteristics left.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2014 at 13:12
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pretty much black, beige head. Aroma of licorice, burnt espresso. Taste is very roasty coffee, cocoa. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2014 at 11:51
Quick3Beers (3143) reviewed
Lost Sailor from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours from a tap a cloud amber with thin off white head. Aroma is a rather thin floral, and flavor is a lackadaisical citrus with little maltiness to speak of.
Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2014 at 18:11
Fergus (32001) reviewed
Brewer's Series: Session IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Kernel Brewery at Zwanze Dat 20/09/2014. Many thanks to Leighton. Aroma is spicy, lemon leaves, light orange. Clear golden coloured pour no head. Flavour is grainy tea leaves, orange peel. Palate is dull lowish carbonation. Slight harsh metalic bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2014 at 14:52
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Brewer's Series: Black IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
4th November 2014
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque black - brown beer. Big pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry, good fine carbonation. Tangy minerally thin dark malts. The tang develops a weird skewed sourness. Mild piney hops. Dry finish. Dominant character is this odd and unpleasant tang. Do trust me - this isn’t a good one.
Tried on 07 Nov 2014 at 12:57
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Brewer's Series: Black IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle split at Bruce’s Pad, thanks to Leighton, 04/11/14. Light black with a decent tan covering that retains well. Nose is earthy hop, fish tank notes, light roast, bitter cocoa, pine, nutty. Taste comprises charred wood, bitter roast, tropical fruit rinds, pine, earthy feel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with some earthy hop bitterness. Adequate CDA if a little overly dirty at times.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2014 at 04:40
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Brewer's Series: Black IPA from Berkshire Brewing Company
11 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - picked up in the US. Pours clear, dark brown with a frothy tan head. The nose has light roast, some orange rind, toasted grains. Light-medium sweet flavor with some more toasted grains, earth, faint cocoa, understated dried citrus. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Nicely balanced to finish, more rind, charred grain, some husks, earth, faint alcohol, cocoa. Pretty decent, if basic.

I heard that the brewer of this beer used to steal Kenny’s milk money.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2014 at 11:18