Allagash Fluxus 2010 - Allagash Brewing Company

nickd717

California

4.18/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Draft review from Sept. 2010.

Pours darkest brown in color with a substantial tan head sitting on top, and good lacing.

The aroma is really excellent, rather intense yet balanced, with chocolate, roast, tobacco, sweet toffee, and floral hops.

The flavor has sweet toffee as well as chocolate malts, earthiness, roast, coffee, chocolate, a little rubberiness, and more hops than average for the style.

Smooth and full-bodied with soft carbonation. Not too syrupy as some imperial stouts can be.

A very solid beer overall. Hopefully I’ll get to try this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2011 15:36:55 | More by nickd717

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-21-2013 05:38:05 | More by Kelp

dar482

New York

4.26/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Somehow this was still on tap in April of 2013 in Brooklyn.

It comes in a black color with a beautiful mocha color head.

The aroma has huge black chocolate and roasted malt. It's sweet and inviting.

The taste has a bit less chocolate, but still good flavor. There is coffee, chocolate, brown sugar, and a slight alcohol aftertaste.

The finish has some molasses, but the finish isn't exactly quite there.

It's really quite good though for a chocolate stout. Reminds me a slight bit of Plead the Fifth.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2013 02:50:31 | More by dar482

nkeckhar

New York

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

02-27-2013 19:38:04 | More by nkeckhar

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

1.83/5  rDev -52.3%
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?

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 00:57:39 | More by ryan1788a5

bdub32689

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

10-30-2012 14:54:23 | More by bdub32689

wesley14

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

10-03-2012 02:24:42 | More by wesley14

polishkaz

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

10-03-2012 01:20:12 | More by polishkaz

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

07-13-2012 04:17:25 | More by TMoney2591

standardcherry

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -41.4%

05-18-2012 01:45:48 | More by standardcherry

russwbeck

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Amazingly found on-tap at Mount Snow in Vermont in 2012. I thought they served me the wrong beer at first. I was pretty happy about it when I found out what it was.

A: Black pour with more than a few fingers of mocha had. Retention is great, lasting well through the duration of the drink. Tons of lacing. 4.5

S: The aroma has a surprising amount of wheat. Dark fruits and chocolate provide the base, and roast lends a nice balance. The wheat is a bit strange. 3.5

T: The taste focuses more on the dark fruits, I'm assuming because of age. Like chocolate and roasted malt, the wheat is present again. Sort of a confusing brew. 3.5

MF: Medium body with a bit too much carbonation. Can't say this has a great drinkability. 3

O: Glad I tried it, but it wasn't great. If you have any of this left...drink it before it gets worse, or wait and see what happens. 3.5

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2012 23:03:23 | More by russwbeck

rab53

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-06-2012 03:14:10 | More by rab53

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.63/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from 5/2011 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a very dark red amber, appearing black. Thick, creamy two finger dark brown head with nice lacing. Aroma of dark malts, unusual estery component, coffee. Taste is dark malt with a strong sour component. Dry bitter chocolate, dark fruits, licorice and coffee. The nibs give a chocolate component to the finish that is nice. An uneven flavor that is complex, but too sour and not integrated. An interesting take on a stout, but not one I feel I need to revisit.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2012 03:20:17 | More by LiquidAmber

ScottyC54

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-17-2012 17:04:20 | More by ScottyC54

EasyReader

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

02-04-2012 15:40:22 | More by EasyReader

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -21.9%

01-13-2012 22:33:23 | More by djrn2

Ralphs66

New York

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

01-06-2012 13:21:02 | More by Ralphs66

ohtheguilt

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

01-04-2012 03:01:24 | More by ohtheguilt

noyellowfizzbeer

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

12-31-2011 17:51:08 | More by noyellowfizzbeer

billab914

Virginia

3.48/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle into my Stone IRS glass. It poured black in color with a thin tan head covering the top of the beer.

The aroma shows some of the chocolate coming out and mixing with some sweeter, malty flavors. I get some dark fruit flavors adding a little more crisp sweetness along with just a hint of a roasty flavor to it as well.

The taste shows a lot of chocolate to it throughout. I get more of a dark, bitter-sweet chocolate at first, while the finish shows more milk chocolate and sweeter dark fruits. A little bit of a roasty, bitter flavor is there lingering in the finish as well.

The mouthfeel is on the heavier side with carbonation being average for the style. Overall it was a pretty decent beer, but not an outstanding one in the style. The chocolate was nice, but it just didn't seem to have the depth or balance that the great ones of the style achieve. Enjoyable beer to sip on this evening though.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2011 01:38:55 | More by billab914

OBIrish24

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +4.2%

12-22-2011 17:16:09 | More by OBIrish24

trojankeg

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.2%

12-17-2011 04:03:36 | More by trojankeg

javincik

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.2%

12-13-2011 14:58:49 | More by javincik

jophish17

Georgia

4/5  rDev +4.2%

12-11-2011 06:34:34 | More by jophish17

daryk77

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +30.2%

12-05-2011 22:42:00 | More by daryk77