Blueberry Ale
Wachusett Brewing Company

Blueberry AleBlueberry Ale
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From:
Wachusett Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #331
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,100
Avg:
3.38 | pDev: 17.75%
Reviews:
157
Ratings:
503
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 30, 2023
Added:
Nov 28, 2001
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  110
This ale defines the style. A slight aroma of blueberry, balanced by a subtle flavor that gets fermented into this delicious wheat ale.
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Ratings by GarthDanielson:
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.36/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Poured on-tap and served in a tumbler, the beer is a pale, crystal clear, watery yellow color with a thin, lignt, white head that is low profile and barely holding together. Aromas of light sweet and tart blueberry, and it actually smells like the fruit instead of syrupy like some blueberry brews. Toasted grains and cereal make up the initial flavor, as well as the backbone of the palate, with a roasted feel towards the end of it. The blueberry tart and sweet drops in subtly about half way across the tongue, giving a lightness and decent blending to the flavors. The aftertaste kind of crashes down to minimal and muddled, which is a letdown from the consistency to this point. The finish is tangy and tart, but very brief overall. This beer started good out of the gate, but unfortunately came up lame around turn 3.
Feb 29, 2012
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.87/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a amber color a small head of white foam. The head fades very fast leaving a touch of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is big of a blueberry and wheat smell mixed with notes of caramel and toast. Along with these smells comes a touch of herb and a bit of floral hop.
Taste – The taste begins with light and crisp cracker malt flavor paired with a drier, but lightly sweetened blueberry flavor. There is a touch of caramel sweetness and a little bit of herb and earth, which all persist as the taste advances. A bit of wheat and some increase in the blueberry come along, but with a decrease in the sweet, it leads to a crisper and rather refreshing blueberry taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is medium in thickness and creaminess with a moderate carbonation level. Great for making a very easy drinking and more crisp blueberry brew.
Overall – A very nice summer style brew. Refreshing, flavorful, not overly sweet, and lower in abv. Quite nice for the summer days.
Dec 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.33 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.57 by QuintusHorace from California

Apr 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by seakayak from Massachusetts

Mar 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by jeffmck09 from Connecticut

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.22 by jbolger from Connecticut

Jun 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by biteme398 from New York

May 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.01 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Nov 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by Mcb99d from Massachusetts

Aug 26, 2021
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Reviewed by SenojEtep from Massachusetts

4.94/5  rDev +46.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Highly addictive. Lots of blueberry flavor. Balanced so it still tastes like a beer. Not a lambic, not too sweet. I gave the look a 4 due to the lack of artificial blue coloring.
May 01, 2021
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Reviewed by Crackblind from New York

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On draft in a standard pint glass.

Pours a clear golden color. There's nice thin head with a purple streak from the added blueberries (most of which sat on the bottom of the glass with A few floating just under the head and sometimes emding up in my mouth). Nice lacing as the head is maintained throughout the drink.

The nose is mellow and wheatish with just a hint of the blueberries. Same with the flavor. Pretty much a wheat beer with just a hint of blueberry. Not an amazing beer but very refreshing on a warm day, especially when sitting outside during lunch. Did the job and no regrets ordering it.
May 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by Stephenkerr from Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I love the bloobs, but it hurts a guy to get them floating in a brew. Not that that kept me from enjoying the novelty. What does that have to do with the beer itself? Well, it's deeply tied to the experience. Maybe my emotional reaction changed my perception of the beer quality, or even further, my chemical balance, which in turn influenced the flavor of the beer.

So this one was pretty average across the board. And luckily, for me, average means pretty good. No complaints. Blueberry flavor was NOT overpowering.
Mar 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.13 by Bwag from New York

Feb 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Dec 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by ItsYaBoyCreamy from Connecticut

Nov 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.54 by Jeez from Massachusetts

Jul 18, 2020
Blueberry Ale from Wachusett Brewing Company
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 503 ratings