Allagash 10th Anniversary Ale - Allagash Brewing Company

OldSock

District of Columbia

4.38/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Appearance and Presentation – Big bottle, caged and corked, chilled all the way down to refrigerator temp as the neck hanger suggested. When poured the beer is cloudy and hazy with a yellow, honey like color. Sitting on top is sizeable white head that refuses to go away leaving beautiful lacing as I drink.

Smell – Spicy coriander and earthy yeast, powerful smell especially considering that this beer is so cold.

Taste – Definitely the most flavorful white beer that I have had. Even cold it has a wide variety of flavors, coriander, bread, and citrus, really delicious. The 10% alcohol is completely hidden. I would drink wits a lot more often if they all had this much flavor.

Mouthfeel – The one let down in this beer is the weak, sharp over-carbonated mouthfeel. For such a big beer I was expecting more.

Drinkability and Notes – Despite the alcohol it’s very drinkable, I was glad that I split the bottle with someone because the flavor did get a little tiring after awhile. Certainly one of the best wits out there, up with the Southampton Double White in my book. It’s not cheap, or easy to find but worth it if you can get your hands on some.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2005 18:51:43 | More by OldSock

weeare138

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appears a light gold with steady streams of carbonation and a 1 finger white head.
Smell is of lush orange peel, crisp wheat, and a hint of coriander.
Taste is of lots of orange peel, wheat, with a bit of spice on the finish.
Mouthfeel is smooth with a warming alcohol presence.
Drinkability is ok. That 10% is definitley there and it creeps but I wouldn't let that take too much away from this good brew.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2005 02:59:06 | More by weeare138

aquatonex

New York

4.3/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Got this baby as a surprise gift from my gf. Drank the entire bottle, woo!

Pours a nice hazy honey color with a rich, foamy head that has good retention. Actually, be careful opening the bottle the first time, the damn thing popped open like champagne and bubbled out everywhere. Effervescence is wonderful, just like champagne as well. As my girlfriend said, this is truly the 'champagne of beers', not that miller high life crap. Nose is pretty solid with fruity notes as well as very noticeable spice, bready yeasty malts as well. Taste is a bit more complex than the nose. Rich bready, sour yeasts and surrounding fruits (bananas, peaches) along with cloves, coriander, and white pepper. Sour, spicy, and slightly fruity. Alcohol is noticeable, but for 10%, that's a pretty good coverup. Mouthfeel is complex but not terribly overwhelming. Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2005 02:31:39 | More by aquatonex

CRJMellor

Arkansas

4.6/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bottle provided by PintofAle. Thanks Mark
Pours the color of a well made, clear Bellini, orange, peach and white. Big puffy cloud of white head leaves scad of lace of the goblet.
Aroma of grains of paradise, orange rind lemon drops and hint of coriander
Flavors read like a citrus rainbow, even got a hint of lime in this one. Definite orange and lemon with a hint of caramel and some pale malt and wheat.
Mouthfeel was so lush in felt like it was creating humidity in my mouth. Just absolutely exquisite feel with the effervescence perfect for style and it just played so well of the citrus flavors.
Drinkability was as high as I can imagine a brew to be. Just stunning concoction by the folks in Maine. Find this beer, truly memorable.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2005 01:55:04 | More by CRJMellor

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4.43/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Wo baby!
750ml bottle very lively with gushing effervescence.
Thick white head atop persistant fine bubbles coming out of solution. Light gold, with a slight haze, terrific lacing.
Light honey and zesty spice in the nose. Not timid in it's aromatics.
Very 'tripelish" with warming alcohol and bold Belgian character.
Hints of vanilla, sezchuan peppercorns, citrus, lemon zest.
Creamy and tingly on the pallet, light bodied and warming.
Slightly sweet and spicing well balanced. Husky malts are barely noticable behind the aggresive effervescense that lead to a peppery dryness.
Leaning towords a big triple rather than a double white.
Wheat character is subdued as well as cloudiness in the body.
Oak aging is not apparent but may have helped dry it out.
Finishes warm with honey and light bitterness.
A bit young now, but a year or two down the road I can see this one being very complex and perhaps one of Allagashs' best.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2005 15:45:57 | More by brewandbbq

UncleFlip

Alabama

4.33/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

It was like pouring honey into my glass- the colour, anyway! A gorgeous one in the glass.

Up to the nose, it released a nive fruity smell including pineapple, peach, and mango.

Taste was tangier than expected- yet spicy and a bit grainy, with hints of pineapple and grapefruit. Alcohol presence definitely noted.

Body was smooth, and just a bit viscous.

Be well
-UF

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2005 17:44:21 | More by UncleFlip