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Fluxus 2010
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 14.32%
- Reviews:
- 68
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 10, 2010
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 19
Weighing in at 10.3% ABV, it is one of the strongest beers that Allagash has ever brewed. This beer utilized a unique brewing process that used wort from a smaller brew, as the "water" for mashing the grain for this brew. Maine grown barley was used as the base for this grain bill that also included a blend of three roasted malts and oats. Fluxus was appropriately hopped with both US Saaz and Glacier hops. Just before knock out, fifty pounds of Taza roasted Cacao nibs were added to the whirlpool. The result is a thick, sticky stout with tons of both roasted and chocolate flavors, aromas of tobacco and cocoa, and a surprisingly sweet, creamy finish.
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Ratings by ShadesOfGray:
Reviewed by ShadesOfGray from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
4.18/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 750ml cork and caged bottle into my Portsmouth tulip/snifter glass. Cork popped! with great pressure! Good sign for sure! Pours a mostly black...with just a hint of light shining through in the pour. Glass fills completely black though. A massive 3 finger head rises...at first appearance of the head is fizzy, but after a few seconds it becomes incredibly creamy and slightly frothy. Leaves thick and sticky lacing; a great looking stout!
Aroma is decent, no over the top sweet notes. Mostly coffee, slight distant chocolates, and a mild hoppy sharpness. Booze isn't noticable in the nose.
Tasty! A very good coffee-like stout, obviously with the Cacao nibs adding a very nice characteristic and chocolate after-taste. Lot's of roasted coffee beans, some vanilla, and overall...a great malty undertone. A thick, full body...very nice carbonation for the style(not low at all, but not way too high to ruin the mouthfeel and body). Booze is very distant, but semi-noticable. As the beer warms up, the chocolate notes really become strong. Another tasty and successful beer from Allagash!
Aug 30, 2010Aroma is decent, no over the top sweet notes. Mostly coffee, slight distant chocolates, and a mild hoppy sharpness. Booze isn't noticable in the nose.
Tasty! A very good coffee-like stout, obviously with the Cacao nibs adding a very nice characteristic and chocolate after-taste. Lot's of roasted coffee beans, some vanilla, and overall...a great malty undertone. A thick, full body...very nice carbonation for the style(not low at all, but not way too high to ruin the mouthfeel and body). Booze is very distant, but semi-noticable. As the beer warms up, the chocolate notes really become strong. Another tasty and successful beer from Allagash!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Thanks, Praveen and Sigita.
Pouring black with a dense, dark brown head with good retention and nice lacing, this looks solid. The nose is wonderful. Tart, fruity, roasty, chocolate-y, mildly lactic, moderately funky, this is deep and complex. Earthy, mild mushroom, cherry pits, cacao nibs, a subtle creaminess are all present. The palate opens tart with a blend of lactic sourness, sour cherries and unsweetened dark chocolate. Very quickly, a creamy, coffee-like sweetness also appears, along with a moderate funk - earth, mushrooms, some Brett funk. The cocoa flavors are quite excellent, even though this beer is as old as it is - rich, layered and flavorful with a nice blend of roast, chocolate and fruitiness. Sour on the finish with the lactic bite pairing nicely with the cocoa and the cherry fruitiness. Very nice, even though I'm not sure this was supposed to be a wild beer.
Oct 23, 2016Pouring black with a dense, dark brown head with good retention and nice lacing, this looks solid. The nose is wonderful. Tart, fruity, roasty, chocolate-y, mildly lactic, moderately funky, this is deep and complex. Earthy, mild mushroom, cherry pits, cacao nibs, a subtle creaminess are all present. The palate opens tart with a blend of lactic sourness, sour cherries and unsweetened dark chocolate. Very quickly, a creamy, coffee-like sweetness also appears, along with a moderate funk - earth, mushrooms, some Brett funk. The cocoa flavors are quite excellent, even though this beer is as old as it is - rich, layered and flavorful with a nice blend of roast, chocolate and fruitiness. Sour on the finish with the lactic bite pairing nicely with the cocoa and the cherry fruitiness. Very nice, even though I'm not sure this was supposed to be a wild beer.
Reviewed by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts
1.93/5 rDev -49.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 1
1.93/5 rDev -49.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 1
750ml bottle poured into a New Belgium globe.
A; Pours jet black with a two finger tan head. The head settles a bit, but retains at a quarter of an inch. Small clumps of lacing remain.
S: Wet grain, an intense chocolate aroma, some roast and char. Subtle fruity scents of plum and tart cherry. Not a very complex nose; the chocolate seems to weigh it down.
T: Wet grain, lots of roast and char. Smoke. Milk chocolate builds a little. Huge wash of tart cherry crushes everything. There is something very wrong here. Finishes with chocolate and char.
M: Creamy and very smooth, medium body with a nice roundness. Very little in the way of carbonation.
O: This is a beer that I forgot about in my cellar for a long time. It was kept under proper cellar conditions for about two years. At 10.3%, it probably should have fared much better. Something is very wrong with this beer. Infection?
Jan 04, 2013A; Pours jet black with a two finger tan head. The head settles a bit, but retains at a quarter of an inch. Small clumps of lacing remain.
S: Wet grain, an intense chocolate aroma, some roast and char. Subtle fruity scents of plum and tart cherry. Not a very complex nose; the chocolate seems to weigh it down.
T: Wet grain, lots of roast and char. Smoke. Milk chocolate builds a little. Huge wash of tart cherry crushes everything. There is something very wrong here. Finishes with chocolate and char.
M: Creamy and very smooth, medium body with a nice roundness. Very little in the way of carbonation.
O: This is a beer that I forgot about in my cellar for a long time. It was kept under proper cellar conditions for about two years. At 10.3%, it probably should have fared much better. Something is very wrong with this beer. Infection?
Fluxus 2010 from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
112 ratings
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