Allagash White - Allagash Brewing Company

Todd

Massachusetts

4.63/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a cloudy dirty blonde beer with a great creamy foam white lace that eventually settles into a patchy laced head with sticky trails along its path of rest.

Smell is rather clean and soft with a yeasty edge, faint spice (corriander, white pepper), hint of grassy lemon and orange.

Very smooth and silky body and mouthfeel. A bit rough around the edges with musty yeast, grain notes, a sparking mineral/seltzer water fizz and flavour and orange peel/rind bitterness. Fruity apricot flavour works itself out and blends in with the malt sweetness, followed by a mixed bag of spices follows and really embeds its flavours deep into the palate where it stays to the end -- herbally, white pepper. Malts are semi-sweet and show off more in the body. Bitterness comes in the form of a lemony grass flavour, it's a bit sharp, tangy. Yeast and grain flavours in the finish.

A very traditional Belgian Style Wit beer. All the flavours and characteristics are pretty damn spot on for a US made brew. One of New England's greats ...

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2002 16:17:44 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 oz. short twist, gives directions on how to properly pour the beer on the label. No freshness date on the bottle but the case box had a bottled on date on top.

Appearance: Cloudy pale yellow in colour with a creamy big bubbled lace that shows no problem of retaining. A classic White Ale look.

Smell: An extravagant spicy mix and a touch of lemon hit the nose sharp. Coriander and orange peel are evident as well as an earthy yeast.

Taste: Crisp and a bit smooth with a moderate body and medium carbonation. Soft flavours of barley and wheat are cut by a flare of spiciness, coriander is a bit dominant. The orange peel is a touch bitter with a soft rind like flavour. A little touch of fruit (pear & plum), yeast and a dash of hop bitterness in the finish. The fermented wheat provides a lingering spiciness that fades slowly in the semi-dry finish.

Notes: This ale is fine just on its own though the spiciness can hold its own to anything on the bbq grill. A superb wit to be had.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2002 21:02:20 | More by Jason

birdsellam

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-19-2013 18:15:35 | More by birdsellam

LeahM

New York

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

05-19-2013 04:31:04 | More by LeahM

HedleyLamar

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

05-19-2013 00:32:23 | More by HedleyLamar

jakeox

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -16.1%

05-18-2013 23:59:07 | More by jakeox

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-18-2013 21:30:02 | More by jbarletto

ChefBenhase

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-18-2013 18:18:28 | More by ChefBenhase

bootdown21

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-18-2013 03:31:57 | More by bootdown21

Hana

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

05-17-2013 03:39:13 | More by Hana

grannaniwa

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-17-2013 03:34:04 | More by grannaniwa

tnbeatty

Vermont

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-17-2013 01:00:31 | More by tnbeatty

carlitosbronson1

California

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-16-2013 23:48:07 | More by carlitosbronson1

vancean2

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-16-2013 22:36:39 | More by vancean2

Zbeetleman

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

05-15-2013 05:15:43 | More by Zbeetleman

SlainteAlbanyNY

New York

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

05-14-2013 23:57:13 | More by SlainteAlbanyNY

kijo522

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

05-14-2013 21:17:37 | More by kijo522

Absolut

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-14-2013 18:04:26 | More by Absolut

geocool

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-13-2013 10:42:10 | More by geocool

FirstInHell

New York

3.5/5  rDev -16.1%

05-12-2013 18:24:13 | More by FirstInHell

zillo043068

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -16.1%

05-12-2013 17:53:22 | More by zillo043068

briiguy

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-12-2013 16:37:27 | More by briiguy

Sudcutter

Massachusetts

4.66/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

This is the lemonade of beer.
The appearance is very pale yellow.
The aroma is citric.
The taste is essentially lemonade with a splash of beer.
The mouthfeel is fairly carbonated but smooth, a little watery.
Overall, I thought this beer was the most refreshing I've had and is perfect for summer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2013 15:00:14 | More by Sudcutter

BMMillsy

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-12-2013 14:08:09 | More by BMMillsy

lionelzeus

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

05-12-2013 02:05:48 | More by lionelzeus