Spencer Brewery

Microbrewery in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2013

Closed in 2022

Contact
167 N Spencer Rd, Spencer, MA, 01562, United States
Description
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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle sample @ De Prins, Rhenoy tasting with Sussanne and Gijs. Black with a beige head. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate , hops and licorice. Bittersweet taste. Creamy soft mouthfeel with a long lasting finish. Nice stout.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2017 at 15:32

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Deep ruby body with a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of treacle, deodorant and plum. Flavour of burnt caramel, liquorice, wood and cloves. Medium body with a frothy texture. Soft fizz. Rich and a bit hot. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2017 at 18:28

7/10
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Tried on 27 Oct 2017 at 09:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tasting at SF, Vancouver, corked bottle
Black color, compact beige head. Roasted malt aroma, some roasted malt flavor, a bit creamy, not too ashy, some dark chocolate, and a bit of Belgian yeast character.
Good Belgian beer, nothing like an Imperial Stout.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2017 at 16:40

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tasting at SF, Vancouver; tagged 2017-04
Amber color, cloudy, small compact head. Smell of anise and cleaning product. Medium body strength, nice malt flavor, quite dirty, soap,the spices are off-putting.
Tried on 26 Oct 2017 at 16:40

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle with expiry date 01.2019. Golden colour, hazy, minimal head. Aroma is very fruity, with apricot, banana, a bit of herbs. Alcohol not noticeable. Medium sweet, just slight bitterness. Medium carbonation. Maybe not very complex, but it's very good, better than many similar Belgian beers.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2017 at 14:38

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pours a nice mahogany from a bottle with a tan head, some lacing. Malty aroma, just a hint of raisin with a good yeastiness. Flavor is caramel malts, yeasty esters. Pretty good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2017 at 21:32

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle @ Pre-Pils-Festival, Odense. Pours Hazy Golden with a White head. Malty Toffee and slight paperbag. Dusty citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2017 at 09:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dunkbar Pilsnerfestival Pre-tasting. Golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of citrus with a soapy touch. Sweet malty flavour with hints of dusty citrus and pine, and a rather bitter finish
Tried on 21 Oct 2017 at 09:53

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Pre-Pils-Festival, Odense. Pours Hazy Golden with a White head. Phenolic nose. Yeasty. Banana and a sourish touch. Wet socks. Quite poor.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2017 at 09:49