Allagash Gargamel Ale - Allagash Brewing Company

BearsOnAcid

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Not much head; dirty copper hue. Not the prettiest girl.

Berry tea, funk, lemon in the nose. Caramel/malt.

Vinious flavor. Dirty funk. Light berry taste. Nutty, graham cracker is found, oaky and tannic finish. This actually reminds of really old Fantomes I've had. Ones that you get pumped for and find they are really over the hill and the malt has become oxidized and one dimensional.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 21:28:28 | More by BearsOnAcid

DarthKostrizer

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

05-10-2013 00:38:15 | More by DarthKostrizer

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

05-01-2013 03:20:51 | More by spycow

drabmuh

Maryland

4.05/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Not my favorite of the group but still good. Served side by side with the rest of them. Beer is darkish with a lazy head, low retention, no lacing.

Aroma is oaky, mildly fruity, tart.

Beer is a little "old" tasting, fruit is mostly gone but there is some residual tartness / seed flavors, the funk is decent but not too forward, an interesting beer for sure but I think it is past its prime.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2012 22:24:21 | More by drabmuh

acurtis

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

11-24-2012 02:16:45 | More by acurtis

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.38/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Shared by Thorpe429 alongside several other Allagash sour/wild ales. Thank you very much, Mike!

The beer is dark copper with a thin head. The aroma is complex and quite alluring. Dark fruits, toffee, oak, yeast. The taste brings raisins, prunes, toffee, oak, yeast. Nice tartness in the finish. Everything comes together well. A truly delicious beer. Light to medium in body with moderately low carbonation. This is certainly one of the best wild ales from Allagash.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2012 00:00:35 | More by Huhzubendah

t0rin0

California

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

08-18-2012 12:46:04 | More by t0rin0

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.65/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Served in an Allagash cervoise.

Pours an orange-copper color with a nice, two-finger white head with really nice retention and some spotty lacing on the way down. There's a thin collar throughout.

The nose carries a nice bit of buttery oak with some vanilla in there as well. Behind that comes a bit of caramel and raspberry, plus a good dosage of earth. Smooth oak really dominates, and then is followed up with some nice funk and earthiness. Vanilla is fairly-prominent. The fruit is in the background at this point.

The flavor is incredibly smooth as well. Again, there's a really fantastic oak presence with light toffee and caramel. Light acidity comes through on the background along with some raspberry must and a nice earthiness. Vanilla in the background.

Very smooth and creamy, which heads to the feel. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Light sherry-like oxidation comes through toward the finish. Faint acidity through the finish. The feel might be the best part of what is really an all-around fantastic beer, and is one of the best American Wilds that I've had to date.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 02:39:43 | More by Thorpe429

mikereaser

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

03-31-2012 03:11:10 | More by mikereaser

CelticAleMan

California

4/5  rDev -7%

03-11-2012 09:25:55 | More by CelticAleMan

jsilva

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -12.8%

03-05-2012 02:28:39 | More by jsilva

cpinto6

Georgia

4/5  rDev -7%

02-12-2012 00:54:08 | More by cpinto6

drumrboy22

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

02-04-2012 20:24:16 | More by drumrboy22

boatshoes

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -18.6%

01-29-2012 19:07:28 | More by boatshoes

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -18.6%

01-26-2012 07:19:15 | More by ygtbsm94

hippityhops85

Pennsylvania

4.8/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 375ml bottle into a Russian River '-Tion' glass. Pours a murky orange/brown with little to no head. Oil-slick bubbles present on the meniscus.

Nose has a really delicate sour cherry aroma, some pronounced "funk", oak really nice but really subtle for what I was expecting.

The taste is amazing. This must be hitting it's prime right now. Really delicate sour cherry flavors mingle with the funkiness and a velvety-smooth lactic acid note really cleans it all up. Really subtle I didn't expect this at all. Wow wow wow.

The mouth feel is excellent for the style. Good carbonation but not aggressive by any means.

I'd kill for another bottle of this. It's almost quaff-able. ABV is not present even for the beer being 9.2% abv.

An outstanding accomplishment by Rob Todd and the rest at Allagash.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2012 23:43:21 | More by hippityhops85

djrn2

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

01-13-2012 12:57:14 | More by djrn2

Jason

Massachusetts

4.7/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

375ml green corked and caged bottle, no freshness date but it is not needed. Nice pop of the cork.

LOOK: Stunningly clear amber as my decanting profession is up to 513 (grand master). Thin lacing but more than I expected.

SMELL: Tartness, strawberries, taffy, chalk, rhubarb jam, musty, dried grass, faint bubble gum

TASTE: Tart, dry, crisp, cellar, goaty, funk, grassy, yeast, medicinal, herbal, mineral, sour berries, mint, alcohol, broth, spice

Complexities reach heights rarely seen, epic proportions of flavors unfold with each sip taken. Perhaps this bottle is about to reach its prime and that timeline could be pretty board though I am glad i popped this one open now. Only a handful of brewers really have a handle or should I say they know how to tame the beast ... Allagash is one of those breweries.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2011 03:35:16 | More by Jason

jophish17

Georgia

4/5  rDev -7%

12-11-2011 06:35:39 | More by jophish17

Pamola

Vermont

5/5  rDev +16.3%

11-22-2011 16:31:53 | More by Pamola

HopStoopid120

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +16.3%

11-21-2011 01:25:38 | More by HopStoopid120

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -12.8%

11-15-2011 18:40:11 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

imperialking

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +10.5%

11-15-2011 03:24:20 | More by imperialking

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +10.5%

11-15-2011 00:44:55 | More by JAHMUR

mlazzaro

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

375ml corked and wired bottle. Pours a rusty rose color with white head. Really clear, and well carbonated. CO2 really pushes out the aromatics. Smells very nice. Sour brett. character, but distinctly citrus fruit in aroma. I'm noticing some oak as well. Initial flavors of raspberries, really dark in flavor. Unique caramel malt character in the middle of the sip. Followed by pleasant satisfying sourness. Notible earthiness to the flavor as well. Not a scorching Ph.- really approachable sour beer I would say. I was really surprised to read 9.2% on the bottle, not what I would have guessed, quite smooth and balanced. Glad to have tried it.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 03:31:50 | More by mlazzaro