Allagash White - Allagash Brewing Company

Reino

Oregon

4.58/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Appearance- 12oz bottle (first time I've seen Allagash this size) poured into my Oregon Trail pint glass. I'm pretty surprised to find a twist off top. Pours out a cloudy gradient of brown, orange and straw-yellow from top to bottom. Thin yellow highlights come through around the bottom of the glass. The pour, swirl, pour method leaves me with two fingers of white fluffy head. The head settles fairly slowly and leaves some decent lacing. I drank a Mothership Wit before this, and White's body puts that beer to shame.

Smell- Fragrant orange and lemon zest dominate the nose with the wheat hiding in the background along with the coriander and pepper. The softness of the spice blends gorgeously well with the citrus resulting in a nice sugary presence in the nose. My only complaint would be the intensity of the aroma. Otherwise, well done.

Taste- Coriander and pepper at the front with soft wheat, followed by light citrus notes coming in towards the finish and riding out on the wheat. The citrus and coriander almost form a mango-ish flavor when combined. It has a great balance between sweet and spicy. As far as wits go, the balance that White has is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for, the bee's knees, if you will.

MF- Crisp without being too thin or overly carbonated. Dry finish that keeps you reaching for another sip, but not feeling puckered out.

Drinkability- Bud Light has nothing on Allagash White's drinkability. I'm not a huge fan of the style, but I enjoyed the hell out of this beer. I think I can safely say this is the best wit I've had to date. I'll have to revisit some others, but the aroma, balance, and feel are what other breweries should be aiming for. Allagash usually turns me off with their price tags, but if they put out more affordable 12oz bottles like this, I'd gladly make them a go to brewery of mine.

Serving type: bottle

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4.66/5  rDev +11.8%
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The appearance is very pale yellow.
The aroma is citric.
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Serving type: on-tap

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4/5  rDev -4.1%
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A: Pours a cloudy straw yellow with a thin white head that quickly dissipates.

S: Wheat and biscuit malt aroma.

T: Tart Belgian wheat biscuit and bread flavor.

M: Medium body and medium carbonation.

O: Decent wheat beer – no my favorite style but worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

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