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St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, is home to a community of Trappist monks and the first American Trappist brewery. Following the Benedictine tradition of ora et labora (prayer and work), the monks pursue a simple life of contemplative prayer, manual labor and hospitality. The brewery helps support the monks and their charitable outreach. The brewery, being far into the abbey's land, is not open to the public for tours or tastings.
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jefverstraete (7490) reviewed
Fruit Series: Peach Saison from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy amber colour, white foam. Strange nose of peach, bread, yoghurt. Taste is tart, lots of peach, a bit cheesy and grainy also. Not bad, In like it.
Tried on 24 Sep 2020 at 21:01
mcm1 (3903) ticked
Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Finley's 5-23-15
Tried from Draft on 24 Sep 2020 at 05:47
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Trappist Holiday Ale from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Deep reddish brown with a pale beige head that fades to a cm or so. Aroma of dough, brown sugar, prunes, ginger, mace, woody herbs. Only medium bodied and a bit creamy with modest carbonation. Fairly sweet with nicely rounding bitterness and fairly heavy spices. The malt side of things is pleasant but lacks a real bottom end rumble for something this strong (although there's a bit of warmth). Pretty good though.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2020 at 14:41
Chris_Ofstad (10273) ticked
Trappist Holiday Ale from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7/10
0,33 litre Bottle shared with friends. Dark amber with beige head. Malts, hops, yeast, spices, sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2020 at 18:31
Chris_Ofstad (10273) ticked
Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7/10
0,33 litre Bottle, shared with friends. Cloudy amber with offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, sweetness, some herbal bitterness in The finnish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2020 at 18:16
pleis (2029) reviewed
Fruit Series: Peach Saison from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma bianco sporco fine media persistenza, colore giallo/arancio limpido, al naso lieviti frutta matura marmellata di pesche spezie, in bocca frutta matura (la pesca non la sento) spezie, corpo leggero, carbonazione forte, poco secca, amaro moderato. Fresca dissetante. Non male ma niente di speciale. c. Cantina della Birra 08.08.20
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2020 at 17:53
DSG (26002) reviewed
Trappist Imperial Stout from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black. Roast, licorice, soy sauce, dark fruits, coffee, alcohol, sweet and umami.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2020 at 15:02
Fules (2746) reviewed
Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Kicsi gyorsan eltűnő hab, félbarnába hajló szín. Gabonás, enyhén fűszeres, füves illat. Gabonás, füves, kissé fűszeres ízek, némi karamellel. Könnyű, közepesen keserű, közepesen szénsavas. Finom, friss, jó egyensúllyal rendelkező, üdítő nedű.
Tried on 09 Jul 2020 at 18:54
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Trappist Imperial Stout from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Jet black pour with a thin light beige head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, chocolate and anise. Medium body with flavors of slightly smokey malt, bittersweet chocolate and touches of fruit and earthy hops. The finish is roasty with a malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried on 08 Jul 2020 at 19:41
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Trappist Imperial Stout from Spencer Brewery
6 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark chestnut colored beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and chocolate, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2020 at 19:16