djd07 (28882) reviewed Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle as shown thanks to Matt. Pours a cloudyy orange with thick frothy off white head that lasts. Aroma is strong yeast, clove, and pepper. Medium mouthfeel with light clove, pepper, and nice lingering dry finish. Yes.
Buckeyeboy (18931) reviewed Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Darrel. Pours out a hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is sweet malts belg yeast and a nice fruit. Taste is as the nose with a nice spice sweetness and a good belg yeast.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Spencer Trappist Ale (by Spencer Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
15/II/14 - 11,2 Fl. Oz. bottle @ shared my two bottles with the guys at Struise Schooltje (2014-189) Thanks to Thomas and Annelies for the bottles!
Little cloudy amber to deep orange beer, creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty yeasty, sweet ripe fruits, banana, little grassy, bit bready. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very yeasty, banana peal, bready, malts, bitter touch. Aftertaste: more banana, esters, little fruity, soft sweetness from the malts, little grassy.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Batch 1 bottle released late January 2014
Uh oh, somebody forgot to date their bottles! Not really a big deal, as this is more than likely not intended for any serious aging, but nevertheless, I still think it wouldn’t hurt.
Initially frothy, off-white head recedes to cover, fairly quickly. Deep burnished copper body is lightly hazy, despite letting the beer sit cold for a week after purchase. Moderate amount of sediment left in the bottle.
Did they use Weihenstephaner yeast? No, but it sure smells a lot like it. Which isnt a bad thing. Dry bananas soaked in light vanilla extract, white pepper and lightly liquored peaches are all dulled, somewhat, by a yeasty doughiness that dosent belong. Medium strength of aroma, no alcohol noted, and just a touch of hop spiciness.
Dry and almost astringent, at first, with biscuity and bready malts teaming up with black and white pepper phenols to really dry out the palate. Some light maltiness (honey-flavored) does add a drop of sweetness on the end but the pepperiness really wins out. Light hop bitterness lingers as well (lemon grassy spiciness) while more doughiness sits heavily on the palate. High, expansive carbonation keeps the body light to medium and wateriness does persist a bit.
Lots of good things going on here, it’s not an ester bomb, the hops are very understated, it’s very well-attenuated. Don’t even mind the slight wateriness, it’s just the doughiness (and a light metallic note) from the yeast that keep the beer from being absolutely refreshing and bright. Perhaps after a few more generations, the yeast will relax.
CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed Trappist Ale from Spencer Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours deep gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Banana and bubblegum aromas. Dry with fruity banana upfront turning to mild pepper in the medium-length finish.