Allagash Four - Allagash Brewing Company

dasenebler

Maine

4.22/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750mL, batch 12. Year...?

Pours a light, hazy mahogany. The head is okay for a high ABV beer, and the lacing is good.

Aroma has some banana, raisin and generally ripe, estery fruit. Spicy yeast and alcohol as well.

This beer is sweet and rich, but also surprisingly well-attenuated for a high octane Quad. Lots of yeast, spicy phenols and a surprising amount of hops too. The finish is long, dry and yeasty. Flavor has notes of dark fruit, caramel and a light acidity. Alcohol is noticeable, but not "hot" or intrusive. The mouthfeel is exceptionally smooth, weighty, mellow and well-carbonated.

Doesn't quite compare to some of the great Abbey and Trappist Quads, but the Allagash holds it own. Probably the best American-made Quad I've had. Some more bready, toffeish malt flavors, and this stuff would be fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2011 03:47:02 | More by dasenebler

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4/5  rDev -2.2%

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4.5/5  rDev +10%

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dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev -2.4%
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

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4.5/5  rDev +10%

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4/5  rDev -2.2%

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3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

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