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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, Orange beer, medium head. Aroma is malt, some hops, pine resin. Taste is the same, long bitter dry aftertaste. Not like the extreme IPA’s but er very good one nonetheless..
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2016 at 17:57

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy orange and white with white. Aroma is malty and hops. Taste is malty with light hops.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2016 at 12:39

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Spencer Feierabendbier (by Spencer Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

13/IX/16 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 3/IX/17 (2016-1012) A very big thanks to Alengrin for this trade!

Slightly hazy yellowish beer, small creamy irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, bit sweet, fruity touch, some grassy hops. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very fruity start, strawberry jam, bit sweet, pretty darn hoppy as well, bitter, grains, very malty. Aftertaste: soft fruity notes, little sweet, grassy and bitter finish. Decent beer, REALLY glad I got to try it. Thanks Wim!
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2016 at 16:07

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked @ The Danish (Ulfborg) Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, TNO(U)DRBSG16 @ fonefan & Brugmasia House. [ As Spencer Trappist Imperial Stout ].Clear dark black brown color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, moderate yeasty, belgium yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, belgium yeast, sweet malt ,roasted, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160820]
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 17:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. corked @ The Danish (Ulfborg) Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, TNO(U)DRBSG16 @ fonefan & Brugmasia House. [ As Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale ].Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, spicy, toffee - fudge, moderate yeasty, belgium yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt - sweet yeast, spicy, belgium yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160820]
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 16:46

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle from BeerLovers, bb 17.03.19
Amber, hazy body, with a big, fluffy, lacing, off-white head.
Aroma of dough, spices, sweet bread, dried fruits, apricot, some barnyard, some candy.
Taste follows this, but a bit less fruity, while with more zesty and a bit piney hops.
Medium, quite creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes spicy, yeasty, a bit bitter, a bit dry, moderate fruity, bready, a bit sweet.

Very nice. Fully aromatic, with a satisfying body and a great balance between spicy, sweet and some hoppy notes. Not the most unique style example, but really quaffable stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 14:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours hazy golden, with a big creamy, off white head. Aroma is sweet yeasty notes, with wood, kandi sugar and fruity notes, as well as some malts. Light to medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is tart, wooden yeast, with hay, kandi and peefumey notes, as well as malts with biscuits.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2016 at 14:44

7/10
Slodkie owoce, jakies kwiatki, banan, nieco przypraw (gozdzik), slodkie i kwaskowate w uscie, dosc pelne. Braciszkowie w usa tez umieja
Tried on 23 Aug 2016 at 08:20

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Runder, mild würziger Antrunk. Rund röstiger Mittelteil, weich, milde Kaffeenoten. 11/12/11/11//11
Tried on 20 Aug 2016 at 16:46

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle@Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016 - Black pour with tan head. Roasted and sweet malty with notes of cocoa, caramel, charred slightly burnt malty notes in play.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2016 at 16:45