Wachusett Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Westminster, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Smuttynose Brewing Company

Established in 1994

Contact
175 State Rd E, Westminster, MA, 01473, United States
Description
Wachusett Brewing Company was founded by three Massachusetts college students obsessed with the brewing culture and an appreciation for craft beer during their adventures of biking, canoeing, and hiking around New England. Armed with a “we can do this” attitude, the three cast off from their careers in engineering and biology to pursue their passion to make great beer.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can pour (2/1/19) into nonic pint glass from Colonial Spirits, Acton. Appearance is very dark brown (mahogany with light source directly behind), trace sparkle, 1/2-finger width beige head with poor retention and fair leggy lacing. Aroma is mild earthy, roasted malts. Taste is slightly stronger earthy, roasted malts than aroma. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with thick, frothy texture, soft-to-average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, completely one dimensional. Not bad but aroma and flavor are fairly mild and not complex.

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2019 at 22:30


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours hazy gold into an English pint. Bright white soapy head with good retention recedes to mottle surface. Pineapple and coconut aromas. Soft with sour coconut husk and bitter apple front to back. No thanks.

Tried on 24 Nov 2019 at 23:57


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours amber with a thick white head. Aroma of resinous pine. Taste has bitter and lasting herbal resin elements. Palate has pine residuals. Good.

Tried on 15 Sep 2019 at 01:31


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours murky deep gold into a shaker. Bright white head soaps up as it recedes leaving spider lacing. Grapefruit, orange, lemon and lime aromas. Soft with sour lemon pith and peel upfront turning to hot overripe mango peel in the lasting finish.

Tried on 16 Aug 2019 at 21:50


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Coconut aroma. Coconut and light citrus flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Coconut and light citrus linger.

Tried from Draft on 15 Aug 2019 at 23:38


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Hazy amber beer with a dark cream head. Tropical fruit and grapefruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor with orange. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. tropical fruit and grapefruit linger with light pine and light orange.

Tried from Draft on 15 Aug 2019 at 23:35


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Lemon and grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light pine linger with light caramel and light summer fruit.

Tried from Draft on 15 Aug 2019 at 23:34


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and orange linger with grapefruit.

Tried from Draft on 15 Aug 2019 at 23:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can at home in NH - picked up at the Cummington co-op. Pours clear, deep gold with a creamy, slightly off white head. Basic stuff, though serviceable, with notes of pine, orange rind, sun-kissed pale malts. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Aright balance in the finish, more soft pine, light floral notes, background bread and citrus.

Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2019 at 04:48


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Cheers!

Tried from Draft at Cheers Beacon Hill on 08 May 2019 at 07:02