Moderately dry chestnut-hued medium-bodied ale drapes scant coffee sourness above supportive nut influence and Turkish taffy illusion. Mid-palate chocolate malted richness settles to milky finish revitalizing initial coffee bean nuttiness.
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WACHUSETT INDIA PALE ALE
Indelible amber-hazed IPA offers glistening bittersweet orange-lemon-apricot burst, exquisite deep-grained piney nut constancy, and fresh mineral water flow. Herbaceous floral hops brighten sweet toasted malt finish of momentous medium-bodied brew.
WACHUSETT GREEN MONSTA ALE
Well-balanced medium-bodied pale ale salutes Boston Red Sox colossal leftfield wall. Biscuit-y barley toasting and bright orange-apple tang counter phenol juniper-hopped alcohol burn. Sugared malts expand pleasant sweetness above calm grapefruit peel bittering and wet wood windup.
WACHUSETT COUNTRY ALE
Thin, inefficient pale ale drops fading Band-Aid waft upon floral-hopped lemony grapefruit murk and weakly earthen straw-hay backbone. Bland session beer.
WACHUSETT BLUEBERRY
Lightest pale yellowed fruit ale offers bittersweet blueberry essence that quickly diminishes to washed out phenol drear. Disappointingly, inviting blueberry waft outlasts flavor profile and floral-herbal backup becomes non-factor. Fizzy Pez-candied tartness recedes.
WACHUSETT BLACK SHACK PORTER
Black velvet-bodied, puffy beige-headed off-dry porter not unlike milk stout though a tad oily. Chalky cocoa ambiance, coffee sourness, and pithy oat backdrop enhance creamy chocolate thickness.
(VOODOO) WYNONA’S BIG BROWN ALE
Taking its name from Primus’ ode to actress Wynona Ryder’s hairy beaver, this complex brown ale puts most competition to shame. Cocoa-powdered Belgian chocolate malting leans against spicy Amarillo hops as increased prune-raisin-fig souring and dry hazelnut-macadamia-almond pertinence receive candy-glazed sweetness. Oaken vanilla, ashy cedar, and burgundy illusions secure busy backdrop.
VOODOO WHITE MAGICK OF THE SUN ALE
Unique juniper-influenced Belgian-styled white ale maintains spicy citric liveliness. Advertised coriander, orange peel, juniper, and peppercorn illusions align lemon peeled bitterness that overtakes gin martini reminiscence. Cotton-candied orange cream soda midst and wispy floral snip sweeten the honeyed wheat spine.
VOODOO LOVE CHILD ALE
Uniquely mellow, opaquely pinkish amber, lambic-inspired tripel aged with candi-sugared cherries, raspberries, and passion fruit retains busy brimstone-affected tropical fruitiness. An acquired taste, its soft hop fizz underscores tertiary rose-watered white grape, cranberry, and champagne tartness.
VICTORY WHIRLWIND WITBIER
Sour yeast-heightened wheat-leveraged light-body with spicy hop flow, lemony notes, and clove nuance less assertive than most imported competitors. Settling and mild, but not distinct.
VICTORY TWELVE ALE
Sheer heft of appreciable 12% alcohol splurge never disrupts funky orange sourness, tart quince pith, or counterbalanced sweet malt stickiness. Slightly turbid Belgian-inspired ale best serves enlightened double bock snobs.
VICTORY TEN ALE
Uncompromising Belgian-inspired ‘ruby’ rich barleywine-styled 10th anniversary ale gains strong liqueur appeal, buxom chewy yeast texture, and turbid cherry cola haze after cascading butterscotch bubbles settle. Plum wine overtones gradually recede to ester-y red grape dryness. Black cherry, clementine, and cider illusions thicken brandy finish curtailing soured raisin-date aftertaste.