Quinn's Amber Ale
Wachusett Brewing Company
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- Style:
- Red Ale - Irish
Ranked #229 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #47,484 - Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 13.95%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- From:
- Wachusett Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 3
- Gots
- 11
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Notes:
An easy drinking Amber Ale with low bitterness, a subtle malt profile and a balanced finish.
Availability: Jan-Mar
Availability: Jan-Mar
Reviews: 50
| Ratings: 101
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ledhed1234 from Massachusetts
3.92/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A great classic Amber ale-great taste, good head, lively Amber color, crisp taste-great every year
Feb 16, 2015
3.92/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A great classic Amber ale-great taste, good head, lively Amber color, crisp taste-great every year
Feb 16, 2015
porterman66 from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 02, 2015
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 02, 2015
francus from North Carolina
3.02/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
I felt this beer needed a more malty profile. The hops were of a variety I couldn't place either. All in all an average brew. I do plan on trying some of their other brews when I get a chance.
I did go to their website to look for merchandise and didn't see any. I like to collect brewery t-shirts.
May 06, 2014
3.02/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
I felt this beer needed a more malty profile. The hops were of a variety I couldn't place either. All in all an average brew. I do plan on trying some of their other brews when I get a chance.
I did go to their website to look for merchandise and didn't see any. I like to collect brewery t-shirts.
May 06, 2014
-Andrew- from Michigan
3.75/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 26, 2015
3.75/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 26, 2015
gonzo000 from Massachusetts
2.67/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A - Amber Ale, really? THis looks like bud with a drop of orange food coloring
S - Smell is mellow, nothing offensive, nothing stands out
T - Very disappointed in this beer. Would call it a pilsner. Taste is not amber like in the least.
M - Okay, again, nothing offensive, nothing outstanding.
O - Weak
Feb 20, 2014
2.67/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A - Amber Ale, really? THis looks like bud with a drop of orange food coloring
S - Smell is mellow, nothing offensive, nothing stands out
T - Very disappointed in this beer. Would call it a pilsner. Taste is not amber like in the least.
M - Okay, again, nothing offensive, nothing outstanding.
O - Weak
Feb 20, 2014
Ian_B from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 17, 2015
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Feb 17, 2015
predikit from Massachusetts
3.71/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear amber, leaves a fizzy white head that had decent retention
Smells very pleasing, hints of apple, a splash of grapefruit hops, with some fruity yeast.
The taste was very suprising, has a fair apple flavor to it, some honey, the malts are fairly subtle and the hops are so light to as not be there. This is sweeter than most beers I've tried, but doesn't turn me off in the slightest.
Light bodied, light carbonation, crisp finish.
I would certainly drink this again, would help quell the summer's heat.
Aug 27, 2015
3.71/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear amber, leaves a fizzy white head that had decent retention
Smells very pleasing, hints of apple, a splash of grapefruit hops, with some fruity yeast.
The taste was very suprising, has a fair apple flavor to it, some honey, the malts are fairly subtle and the hops are so light to as not be there. This is sweeter than most beers I've tried, but doesn't turn me off in the slightest.
Light bodied, light carbonation, crisp finish.
I would certainly drink this again, would help quell the summer's heat.
Aug 27, 2015
chubenzino from California
3.25/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Mar 07, 2015
3.25/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Mar 07, 2015
Ronl12 from Massachusetts
3.5/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Apr 11, 2018
3.5/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Apr 11, 2018
Amendm from Rhode Island
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12-oz bottle 11/15/18 needed a strong pour for a short lived egg shell white head, fizzy and foamy with large and small bubbles, spots of lacing. Clear new penny copper color appears yellow-amber in front of light.
Faint aroma of roasted malt, yeast and few herbal hops.
Taste is light, roasted and caramel malts with baked apple and pear to start, at its sweetest during the middle. Drys and bitters a little during the quick clean finish, an astringent aftertaste lingers. Warms well, a little more pronounced flavor appears.
Fizzy carbonated feel, light body. Not very "Red", light on taste and smell and a little watery.
On the plus side; inexpensive, not too bitter or sweet, faint hops per style, enjoyable.
Jan 12, 2019
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12-oz bottle 11/15/18 needed a strong pour for a short lived egg shell white head, fizzy and foamy with large and small bubbles, spots of lacing. Clear new penny copper color appears yellow-amber in front of light.
Faint aroma of roasted malt, yeast and few herbal hops.
Taste is light, roasted and caramel malts with baked apple and pear to start, at its sweetest during the middle. Drys and bitters a little during the quick clean finish, an astringent aftertaste lingers. Warms well, a little more pronounced flavor appears.
Fizzy carbonated feel, light body. Not very "Red", light on taste and smell and a little watery.
On the plus side; inexpensive, not too bitter or sweet, faint hops per style, enjoyable.
Jan 12, 2019
bdlusa from Texas
3.25/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Jun 02, 2019
3.25/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Jun 02, 2019
jdhilt from New Hampshire
3.57/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a two finger white head that fades quickly to a ring, leaving traces of lace. Clear amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Bready nose. Flavor is malty, caramel and very little hops, unusual for an amber. $1.85 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma. Best by Jul 2010.
May 06, 2010
3.57/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a two finger white head that fades quickly to a ring, leaving traces of lace. Clear amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Bready nose. Flavor is malty, caramel and very little hops, unusual for an amber. $1.85 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma. Best by Jul 2010.
May 06, 2010
Quinn's Amber Ale from Wachusett Brewing Company
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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