Wachusett Blueberry Ale - Wachusett Brewing Company

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.39/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Thanks to the legendary woodychandler for this beer. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a light golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is bursting with blueberries, some sweetness. Taste is slightly tart, the berries not nearly as strong as the aroma, pretty refreshing. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.

Serving type: can

02-06-2013 00:43:38 | More by tone77

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-24-2013 22:38:46 | More by ZEB89

woostergooner

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%

05-22-2013 20:46:00 | More by woostergooner

LeahM

New York

4.25/5  rDev +25.4%

05-20-2013 19:02:27 | More by LeahM

MJSJr

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%

05-20-2013 16:24:15 | More by MJSJr

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -11.5%

05-19-2013 19:18:25 | More by jbarletto

jefftuck47

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-17-2013 01:57:11 | More by jefftuck47

blknikon

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -33.6%

05-07-2013 23:38:26 | More by blknikon

bootdown21

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -18.9%

05-01-2013 13:37:40 | More by bootdown21

carndog

Massachusetts

1.25/5  rDev -63.1%

04-25-2013 00:03:09 | More by carndog

cciquera01

Connecticut

2.25/5  rDev -33.6%

04-20-2013 15:02:53 | More by cciquera01

scmoore81

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-19-2013 15:10:00 | More by scmoore81

jleighhh

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +18%

04-03-2013 03:44:38 | More by jleighhh

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.03/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

12oz can poured into a pint glass.

A: Straw yellow, perfect clarity. Creamy white head settles quickly. Thin ring of lacing.

S: Lots of blueberry on the nose with an uninspired bready and wheaty malt base. Flat, ghost-like hops. Very one-dimensional.

T: Pretty much the same as the nose. A strong pull of blueberry front and center, and a weak base of wheaty and bready malts. Nondescript hop bitterness just for a touch of balance. Wheat and blueberry finish.

M: Light in body. Somewhat fluffy and creamy, though it does come across a touch watery. Light scrubbing carbonation.

O: A very bland and lifeless wheat-based fruit beer. Not worth a second look. It sells well enough for them though, so in that regard "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" I guess.

Serving type: can

03-23-2013 18:03:28 | More by ryan1788a5

Justind04

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

03-08-2013 03:20:33 | More by Justind04

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

03-07-2013 17:26:54 | More by Celtics76

chalkda01

New York

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

02-23-2013 19:15:53 | More by chalkda01

MikeB1984

4.25/5  rDev +25.4%

02-22-2013 00:41:49 | More by MikeB1984

Wishdiak

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +3.2%

02-15-2013 20:16:19 | More by Wishdiak

Sailracer

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

02-10-2013 21:17:48 | More by Sailracer

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

This will be the first of many New England salutes by The CANQuest (TM) this weekend, following Winter Storm Nemo. I was in Rhode Island last weekend, visiting my buddy, attending the Albany Devs/PVD B's game and getting my picture taken at the Inaugural RI Brewfest, held at the Pawtucket Armory. I am glad that it was last weekend and another trip is in the offing this spring.

From the CAN: "Ale with Natural Blueberry Flavor Added"; "100% Endlessly Recyclable CAN"; "Pack It In, Pack It Out"; "Enjoy with friends [undersigned the brewer]".

The Crack & Glug released a cloud of blueberry odor into the air. As I was sitting in my kitchen, I was put in mind of blueberry pancakes. I had a brief finger of fizzing bone-white head with low retention. Out, out, brief head! Color was a bright sunshine-yellow with NE-quality clarity. There was really no need for me to hold it up to my nose, but I did anyway and got a whiff of full-on blueberry. Yum! Moutfeel was medium and the taste was nowhere near as sweet as the nose had led me to expect. Frankly, I was thankful as I am not big on sweet anything, especially beer. It tasted more like blueberry pie, slightly biscuity with a mild berry tartness. I love blueberry pie and so by extension, I really liked this beer. It would probably be better on a hot summer's day, but still ... The other thing that I might recommend is something that I have seen at BOS Beew Works - thaw some frozen blueberries and put them into the beer for an added shot of blueberry.

Serving type: can

02-09-2013 18:32:47 | More by woodychandler

shehateme

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -11.5%

01-26-2013 16:44:56 | More by shehateme

Apathetiq

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

01-26-2013 02:21:11 | More by Apathetiq

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%

01-24-2013 04:32:13 | More by Kelp

Maximusmaximus

Massachusetts

3.26/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25

This is a popular beer style around where I'm from, although I don't really understand it. Blueberry ale. Maybe it's popular everywhere and I just don't know, but around here, there's some restaurants and bars that will dump a spoonfull of the berries into the beer and you can watch them rise and fall, and rise and fall, and rise and fall... I've never been too interested in this kind of entertainment so I have normally stayed away from this beer-style. However, a friend left a few in the fridge and I figured; free beer is good beer, right? Why not review it?

Pours like everything you've ever seen. It's the color of Coors Light and has the head of Rolling Rock. What's lacing? The flavor is refreshing and admittedly pleasant. It's very sweet and very well carbonated. It might be related to a sparkling fruit wine, distant cousins or something. After half a bottle, the sweetness starts to get sticky and the buzz barely there. Perfect beer for sweet-beer loving, session drinkers.

Interestingly, this just might be the best fruit-beer on the planet. It is smooth. It is tasty. It is pretty to look at. It goes down easily. But most importantly, it is not bad. The few fruit beers I've personally tasted have been bad at best. This is drinkable stuff, as drinkable as any adjunct lager, especially if you like sweet-tasting things.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 04:31:23 | More by Maximusmaximus