Spencer Brewery

Commercial Brewery | Spencer, MA, United States of America

Vital Statistics

Beers

Overall average: 70 (logged 5 times)
Spencer Monks' Reserve Ale: 75 (logged 1 time)
Belgian Quadrupel Ale
Spencer Premium Pilsner
German Pilsner
Spencer The Monkster Mash Pumpkin Ale: 75 (logged 1 time)
Pumpkin Ale
Spencer Trappist Ale: 67 (logged 3 times)
Belgian Pale Ale

Logs for beers from this brewery

Really nice, actually, probably the best beer I've had from this brewery. Medium-dry pumpkin ale, malty, light in flavor and spice profile. Didn't seem especially Belgian, although there was a light fruitiness that might have been banana, and buttery overtones that really lent an impression of pie. Reminds me of my idea of Pumking, maybe not quite as well-designed, but not the worst thing to draw comparisons to.
Can at Home
Bready quad, lightly sweet but with a strong toasted flavor/bitterness always present. To my mind, although I haven't had the others in a while, not at all like the caramel-heavy, thicker quads put out by the European Trappist breweries. Makes me want to revisit them, though.
Bottle at Home
Light banana, white pepper, and a lot of yeasty bitterness. That last is strong enough to be unpleasant, with a slightly acrid quality about it. It was... okay. I had hoped for more from the first American Trappist brewery.
Bottle at Milton, MA
Somewhat floral-fruity like a hefenweizen.