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Getting a single bottle of Spencer Trappist ale
By adamg on Sat, 02/01/2014 - 11:50am
D asks:
Anyone know where I can possibly buy a single bottle of Spencer Trappist Ale in Boston/Brookline?
Photo of single bottle by Chris Borger, who writes: "It's real - and it's good! That beer is sitting on my dining room table. It holds its own against the other Trappist ales. I picked it up at Liquorland. Apparently, they asked for 10 cases, were told they could have 5, and were delivered 2."
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They have 4 packs of 12 oz bottles at Wine Emporium in South End
I didn't see any singles.
Not retail, but you can find Spencer Trappist Ale
at Row 43 in Fort Point. Goes great with oysters.
Brother , if it is in short
Brother , if it is in short supply, you have to try the heavy hitters. Depending where you are at, if you recognize the names, give them a call : The mullto grande hitter is , Kappy''s Wellington circle Medford and other parts of Malden. Blanchard's , Martignettis , Brighton Allston . Marty's in Newton. Julio's in Southboro. Then you have to look at the small specialty places that do the craft beers. But i am sure you can get it at one of the heavy hitters.Or you could call the boys at Burke Distributors and ask them who peddles it in their area!
Sláinte !
Shaws in Copley Square had a
Shaws in Copley Square had a pretty big display of it when I was there on Wednesday. I'd say at least 10 cases
I scored some over a week ago
I scored some over a week ago at the liquor store next to the Alewife Whole Foods. Also, Bull McCabe's in Somerville is serving it.
Atlas in Medford
I bought two four packs as soon as my husband got the e-mail notification that it was out. I figured that it might be difficult to find for a while.
BWX on Devonshire St. in the Financial District has it, too, and likely sells single bottles to the hotel-bound folks who wander in. http://www.bostonwineexchange.com/about.html
I have to say that it really lives up to the hype - it is complex yet friendly, and tastes like a lot of much higher alcohol brews. Even so, it is satisfying enough that I usually split a bottle with my husband.
(enjoying their rhubarb strawberry preserves right now ...)
Just buy the four pack. It's
Just buy the four pack. It's worth it.
Worth calling Craft Beer Cellar in Belmont
It's the kind of thing they would carry and they let you break anything up without a charge.
I read....
... that they'll be expanding distribution throughout this month. So it should start showing up in more places. For example, I asked for it at the Coolidge Corner Trader Joe's last week & they said not yet but soon
http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/food_dining/fork_lift/2014/01/bay_...
Bay State Food & Spirits
Bay State Food & Spirits (corner of Beacon St. & Summit Ave in Coolidge Corner) has 4-packs and individual bottles for sale - at least they do as of 3pm on Saturday, 2/1.
Social Wines on W Broadway
Social Wines on W Broadway has them for individual sale and in 4 packs
Bauer on Newbury St.
But I second--why not just get the four?
Spencer Trappist Ale on tap
Stoddard's in DTX says they'll have it in about a week.
Genesee Cream Ale - The Nuns' Beer
When I ran the switchboard in high school, every couple of weeks one of the nuns would come in to use the phone, and proceed to place an order with a local beverage distributer for her convent. Besides things like club soda and Tab, she'd always order a couple of cases of Genny Cream Ale.
Although I've always considered it to be a nuns' beer, you don't have to take a vow of chastity to drink it.
Good ol' Genny Cream
A standby of my relatives in upstate NY. It's made a bit of a comeback among craft beer types locally, probably as much for the cool retro can as what's inside. I had one with my Saturday lunch at Strip-T's not too long ago.
If I could get Spencer Ale in a beer ball ...
If Gennessee could get those nuns to teach the brothers to bottle it thus, I'd be happy. Especially with all four household humans liking this stuff!
The Brothers around here
The Brothers around here drank Ballantine Ale............
http://s1084.photobucket.com/user/kvn332/media/BallyAleClockSignAtDonBos...
Spencer is overrated
Why not drink real Belgian beer instead, like Rochefort or St Bernardus?
^ There's always one...
^ There's always one...
I've had it
and it's as good asany other trappist ale. Thsy said, it's expensive, dare I say over-priced. Nut it's developing a fashionable following among expensive beer and of course the wine snobs. It's a status statement, no different from a shopping bag from a luxury boutique/store.
Well how expensive is it??
Well how expensive is it??
Our friend Google reports :
Our friend Google reports :
Whole Foods in Cambridge today. $19 , 4-pack at Bin Ends in Braintree ($16.50) , $18.99 at Blanchard's in JP , all from Jan 2014 . Still rather a nice glass of Gansett draft , Cranston vintage , hawked by the famous Curt Gowdy. Now , that was a beer .
Or maybe it's just a good ale
and people think it's worth the price. Also, some folks are willing to pay a premium to support local businesses. It's also the first of its kind, an American-made true Trappist ale. Curiosity about a novelty like this adds value, too.
I'm curious, anon: how much did you pay for it, and what did you think it was actually worth?
Cloverleaf in Natick.
Cloverleaf in Natick.
$17.99 for 4 pack of 11.2oz bottles.
Really strong clove. A bit over carbonated for me. But if that's your thing...
Spencer Trappist Ale
You can buy single bottles of Spencer Trappist Ale here at Broadway Marketplace, 468 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. As well as single bottles of our over 600 other brews - we encourage mix-six packs!