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. #JustGoodBeer
Can at Ardes residence, Vallila. Thanks Arde! Color is very cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, grape, hops and malts. Nice flavors but weak aftertaste.
Can (1/11/24) pour from Andover Classic Wines. Opaque black with light sparkle, nice head and lacing. Aroma is strong roasted earthy malt, toffee. Taste follows aroma with late hop bitterness. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste. Good for style.
Bomber from Angie's. Clear amber pour, lasting silky off-white head. Aroma is hilarious day spice, specifically allspice. Taste too is savory, allspice, nutmeg, held up pretty nicely by the malty base . Minor hoppy notes. A nice take on the holiday style.
Can from Bert's Tawny brown with a decent sized tan head that slowly dissipates. Creamed coffee and hints of chocolate and caramel. Sweet brown sugary flavor with bitter chocolate and a touch of alcohol warming. Tasty sipper.
Pours clear garnet into a tulip. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface. Nutmeg, coriander and juniper aromas. Sweet, dry and medicinal with hot juniper, bitter pith, dried bark and bitter apple front to back. Rather jaeger-like.
5 oz. draft. Flavor shows weak, tropical fruit. Reminiscent of mango or pineapple-ish. Very some weak citrus in there in the form of lemon peel. Thin texture. Average at best for me.
Grabbed a six pack to crush due to some crappy work news. Light yellow and big puffy head. Nose is wheat and lemon. Tastes of lemons, florals, orange peel, wheat, slightly herbal. Thinner palate.
Can from The Beer Store in Nashua NH. Extremely dark brown color, small tan head. Coffee dominates the aroma with malted milk balls in the background. Taste has earthy espresso and dark unsweetened cocoa. Good body, hard to pull of in a coffee beer. And there does not seem to be lactose in this one, which is almost a miracle. Winner
Can at home to celebrate start of vacation. Reddish copper pour and handsome beige head. Nose is malty and graham crackers. Tastes of some red fruits, malt, earth, graham, medium bodied. Enjoyable.