Allagash Four - Allagash Brewing Company

Dope

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

No date that I can see, but it is batch 22.

A: Pours a cloudy, rusty reddish-brown. Huge tan head. Fades very slowly with top notch retention. Leaves small blotches of lacing behind.

S: Very sweet with lots of dark fruits. Plums, raisin and fig with a nice caramel and earthy background. Notable yeastiness with some cloves and a bunch of banana.

T: Dark fruits but not nearly as strong as in the aroma. Nice fig and raisin for sure along with banana. Has a robust cocoa and really nice toasty character in there too. Some caramel helps sweeten it up a bit. Finishes almost a bit hoppy with a little bitterness and maybe some medicinal qualities? Lots of black pepper and then drying in the aftertaste with some more toastiness. Is this oak aged I wonder?

M: Heavy and full but with high carbonation - helps cut it a bit.

O: A very interesting quad. Great complexity. Sweet without being overly so (like a lot of quads). Nice balance of sweetness and bitterness to boot. Very unique.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 02:38:39 | More by Dope

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle from 2007

A: Pours a murky mahogany in color with light amounts of visible carbonation and some orange + brown highlights. The beer has a half finger tall soapy beige head that quickly reduces to an extremely thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of dark fruits, spices, and Belgian yeast. Lighter aromas of toffee malt sweetness.

T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of toffee malt sweetness which lasts throughout the taste of the beer. That is combined with moderate to strong flavors of dark fruits (fig) and spices (cinnamon and clove). There is a light to moderate presence of Belgian yeast and just a hint of bitterness in the finish that fades quickly.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with light amounts of carbonation. Light amounts of dryness and alcohol warming in the finish.

O: This beer aged really well, it picked up some definite hints as if it had been barrel aged over the years and I think the sweetness has increased and it has mellowed overall. Very enjoyable, can't believe I let this one cellar so long before reviewing it.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 01:37:26 | More by dbrauneis

Dirksen

California

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-24-2013 19:24:40 | More by Dirksen

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2%

05-21-2013 20:24:48 | More by InspectorBob

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -2%

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johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -2%

05-21-2013 01:01:16 | More by johntfox

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

05-16-2013 02:12:28 | More by SmellsofMahagony

kwjd

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

05-15-2013 03:39:27 | More by kwjd

emilylee

California

4/5  rDev -2%

05-14-2013 21:28:16 | More by emilylee

Absolut

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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TimHitchings

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2%

05-13-2013 00:00:49 | More by TimHitchings

HinghamRick

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-09-2013 20:30:17 | More by HinghamRick

22ounce

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-09-2013 20:25:14 | More by 22ounce

jgammoniv

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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rfbenavi80

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-05-2013 04:30:55 | More by rfbenavi80

decadance

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -20.3%

05-03-2013 03:05:07 | More by decadance

pperez38

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

05-02-2013 10:35:15 | More by pperez38

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-01-2013 20:07:59 | More by ShemRahBoo

ummswimmin

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

04-26-2013 00:05:59 | More by ummswimmin

thampel09

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-23-2013 19:20:36 | More by thampel09

bostonryan

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

04-21-2013 00:17:22 | More by bostonryan

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -2%

04-11-2013 02:11:06 | More by Atomicskis5

bsopko

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-10-2013 04:44:04 | More by bsopko

gir02021

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-08-2013 19:21:02 | More by gir02021

skriv

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2%

04-08-2013 00:20:14 | More by skriv