Spencer Trappist Ale
Inspired by traditional refectory ales brewed by monks for the monks’ table, Spencer is a full-bodied, golden-hued Trappist ale with fruit accents, a dry finish and light hop bitterness. 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 labor (prayer and work), the monks pursue a simple life of contemplative prayer, a manual labor and hospitality. The brewery helps support the monks and their charitable outreach.
3.5
851 reviews
Spencer, United States
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Medium dark hazy golden hue with a thin white head. Subtle banana fruit aroma. Medium body with delicate fruit, spice, malt and hop flavor. Very nicely balanced with dry very mild hop finish. Pleasingly moderate high carbonation. Excellent overall…perhaps my new favorite Trappist single (Belgian or domestic)!
Bottle of 33cl, in a Trappist glass; from the fridge. Old note.
Not a good beer? Not a trappist at all.
Orange gold with a thin white head. Mild fruity aroma with a banana note up front and some light spice on the finish. Drying. Very nice for an American Trappist ale.
Purvis Cellars bottle (11-Oct-21) Banana yeast aroma. Deep amber murky colour, ok head and suds lacing. Apricot banana flavour. Banana finish and spiced apricot banana aftertaste.
Malt caramel biscuit aroma. Amber colour with fair head and lacing. Malt chocolate caramel biscuit herbal flavour. Smooth lingering palate.
Riquísima. Pan, levadura, maltas ...
Bright gold pour. Sweet hop and spice flavor. Full flavor, not halfway made. Delicious and satisfying.
Pear, lemongrass, candi nose. Clear amber, medium head. Hay, stewed pear, fairly dry. Subtle hint of clove. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Very nicely balanced, well executed. Impressive!
Amertume légère sur la fin, douce et fruitée
33 cl bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Hazy golden amber colour with a lumpy white head. Fruity aroma with yeasts - pears, banana and a spiced note. A herbal bitterness. Taste is light sweet. Medium bodied. Drying fruity finish. Fine and well balanced American in Belgian style.
Bottle. Malty and spicy yeasty aroma and taste, honey, candied sugar, liggt caramel notes, liggt sweet, medium bitter. Medium body, malty and spicy yeasty bitter finish. Ok.
C: amber
N: spicy, yeasty, malty
P: yeast, sweet spices, grain, candied sugar, light acidity, touch of caramel.
Bottle at on-line tasting. Golden color with small white head. Aroma of malt, Belgian yeast, candies. Sweet taste with malt, caramel, candies, yest. Good.
Bottle shared by Anička. Pours golden color, small white head. Aroma of caramel, malt. Taste is sweet, malty, Belgian yeast, caramel, honey.
Amerikaans Trappistenbier. Aardig, maar geef mij maar eed Dubbel, Tripel of Quadruppel van een Trappistenbrouwerij.
Couleur dorée, trouble, faible mousse. Levure très présente, légère amertume. Très douce et légère.
Cerveza americana de estilo belga, de sabor dulce, cuerpo medio y corona de espuma blanca y densa
Bottle at Red River 2.2.21 trailer tasting. Hazy amber color with fleeting ivory foam. Nice light fruit, apples, spicy, yeasty white bread aromas. Smooth slick mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Light fruit flavors with stale bread, spicy yeast — smooth finish ___ tasty
Belle surprise pour cette trappiste made in USA !
Aroma sottobosco e, schiuma a grana media, colore ambrato chiaro, gusto fruttato con sentori di frutti di bosco retrogusto dolce leggermente alcoolico
Gold and cream pour. Delicate floral and spice bouquet. Delicate spice and floral palate, with traditional flavours all there, malt, caramel, spices, hints of sultana and banana, but subtle. Quite a nice homage.
Hazy pale amber. Thin head with low retention. Aroma intensity 3.5/5. Spicy aroma, notes of pepper, malt and tomato. Medium bitter. Medium body
33 cl. bottle at home. Low but lasting flufy white head. Hazy darl amber body. Oranges lemon aroma with hints of alcohol. Smooth and pleasant fruity, oranges and lemon, flavor with caramel notes, little hops bitterness and a long sweet finish. The relatively high alcohol contents are nicely disguised by the sweetness of the beer. As a trappist beer it is, however, disappoing.
A reasonable facsimile of a Belgian abbey ale, but just not quite there. Straw, clove, stone fruit, and vanilla are present, along with a slight yeasty metallic tone and faint notes of wort and vegetation. Bananas, pennies, and mild floral hops come through on the finish. Just a little off, as is everything I've tried from this brewery so far.
Bottle tasted
Hazy dark golden color with medium foamy white head. Pear and apricots to the nose. Fruity ( stonefruits and pears) bready and caramel malts with honey. Jasmine with a mild hoppyvbitterness. Medium body mellow on the palate with a medium carbonation finishes dry.
Really sweet and refreshing trappist.
Color arancio, velata e dai riflessi oro, schiuma bianca a texture irregolare e dalla poca tenuta. Profumo di canditi, miele, pane bianco, albicocca e pesca, fiori bianchi e leggera speziatura.
Al palato l’ingresso è abboccato, frutta candita e marmellata di frutta gialla, mieke e leggermente citrica. Il finale è secco e delicatamente speziato con una breve nota amaricante. Corpo medio e alta carbonazione.
Bien maltée au nez. Peu de présence en bouche, peu de longueur malgré une bonne structure maltée et houblonnée trappiste. Sympathique
Draft at Finley's 5-23-15
Bottle. Pours lightly cloudy rich orange with a large, frothy white head, long retention. Medium-high bready sweet malt, light biscuit and caramel malt notes, light yeast spices and stone fruit esters, soft hop bitterness, and a dry finish. Medium-light body and mouth-filling carbonation.
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