Allagash Black - Allagash Brewing Company

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in an Allagash goblet. Pours a blackened cola color with medium-sized khaki head and plenty of sticky lacing.

Smells of burnt roasted malts with notes of chocolate, coffee and toffee and some peppery spices.

Tastes like it smells with deeply roasted malt and mingling flavors of chocolate, resiny hop, spices and a slightly astringent yeasty background, followed a taste of dark rum.

A spritzy effervescence fades quickly and a fuller body is revealed. A bit more of the malty sweetness is noticed as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2011 17:08:55 | More by BeerResearcher

NumberNone

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-18-2013 20:13:00 | More by NumberNone

BEERMILER12

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-16-2013 02:52:40 | More by BEERMILER12

Zbeetleman

California

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

05-15-2013 05:10:39 | More by Zbeetleman

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-15-2013 00:53:35 | More by themilkman87

GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-14-2013 18:25:04 | More by GimmeGumballHead

MattGoose

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-14-2013 18:12:16 | More by MattGoose

Absolut

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-14-2013 18:03:51 | More by Absolut

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.96/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Allagash Black Belgian-style stout, Allagash Brewing, Portland, Maine. 7.5% Alc. by Vol.

Total blackness throughout, with a slim, roasted tan head.

Aroma is dark fruit and cocoa, dates, figs, raisins. Little bit o' spice, little bit o' sweet.

Taste: there it is on the tongue, the dark fruits, blended with cocoa. Roasty malt below. Vanilla and plums, with chocolate on the side. Tasty, tasty. Just enough of a Belgian twist in the flavor, just a touch of the funky flash. I can drink this.

Here's what the label tells us: "Dark and roasted with chocolate expressed throughout Belgian style -bottle conditioned." There was no punctuation. Is there more? No. Well, maybe that's enough.

This is notoriously one of the worst designed labels I've ever seen. Or is it the best? It is "black" after all.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 02:01:38 | More by feloniousmonk

Kevincredible

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -20%

05-12-2013 23:41:15 | More by Kevincredible

zillo043068

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-12-2013 17:52:58 | More by zillo043068

spoonhawk

Iowa

3/5  rDev -26.1%

05-12-2013 14:21:18 | More by spoonhawk

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -20%

05-11-2013 15:18:14 | More by mikeburd1128

Curloftheburl

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-10-2013 20:58:25 | More by Curloftheburl

AnnArborJoe

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-10-2013 17:07:39 | More by AnnArborJoe

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.45/5  rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Served in a snifter at Firkin.

It has been too long since I last had this stuff, so it's nice to find it on tap at my favorite haunt. It pours a straight onyx topped by a finger of khaki foam. The nose comprises light dark chocolate and very light roasted malts. Everything is too vague and ethereal to get a good read from. The taste brings in more of the same, though everything is quite stronger, and there's the added bonuses of some very light anise and a hint of a spice medley. The body is a stolid medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, despite a meek smell and a slightly thin body, this stuff ain't half bad. As the prototypical Belgian stout in the States, I can easily appreciate the effort.

Serving type: on-tap

05-09-2013 16:44:12 | More by TMoney2591

vfgccp

New York

2.96/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

A - Tall, foamy, light khaki head with ok retention and poor lace. Dark cherry wood body with bright cranberry highlights.

S - Dusty roast grains and dry cocoa powder.

T - Dry roast coffee. Milk chocolate. Tart grape sins. Copper penny aftertaste.

M - Relatively light frame.

O - The label says belgian stout, but BA has it down as a belgian strong dark ale. I'd tend to agree with the latter.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 02:44:36 | More by vfgccp

DasBoot2112

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-08-2013 00:20:26 | More by DasBoot2112

Beerswag

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-07-2013 03:40:41 | More by Beerswag

HawkIPA

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-06-2013 20:15:24 | More by HawkIPA

tmcarter23

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-06-2013 03:31:58 | More by tmcarter23

comrade_tony

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-05-2013 21:32:46 | More by comrade_tony

Teleweizen2

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A - pours a deep inky black. A rigorous pour leads to a big over 3 fingers worth of frothy light tan foam. Leaves tons of spotty lacing against the glass.

S - notes of city roast coffee. Spicy notes of clove and white pepper. Hints of bakers chocolate become more apparent. Apple and pear fruit with some hints of red apple skin.

T - dark bread and light notes of coffee grinds up front. alomond milk. Sweet juicy orchard fruit flavors in the middle. Peppery spice character on the backend. Long spicy finish.

M - medium bodied with a texture of skim milk. High carb.

O - interesting. Strange orchard fruit intertwining with the dark malts are unusually satisfying.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 18:37:02 | More by Teleweizen2

jealmanzar

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-05-2013 16:27:36 | More by jealmanzar

Localdrinklax

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-04-2013 04:52:09 | More by Localdrinklax