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Blueberry Ale
Wachusett Brewing Company
- From:
- Wachusett Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #332 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #27,066 - Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 17.75%
- Reviews:
- 157
- Ratings:
- 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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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.87/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2023Appearance – 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.
Reviewed by SenojEtep from Massachusetts
4.94/5 rDev +46.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
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, 2021Reviewed 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
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, 2021Pours 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.
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
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, 2021So this one was pretty average across the board. And luckily, for me, average means pretty good. No complaints. Blueberry flavor was NOT overpowering.
Blueberry Ale from Wachusett Brewing Company
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
503 ratings
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