Allagash House Beer - Allagash Brewing Company

dasenebler

Maine

3.4/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Allagash House Beer
1/26/13
12oz, no date/code.

Cloudy, glowing orange. Fluffy white head retains at a finger. (3.5)

Aroma is yeasty, earthy and a touch spicy. More hops would be nice, seeing as the yeast character is not particularly pleasing. (3)

Dry and pretty bitter. Spicy, peppery and decidedly phenolic. Basically follows the aroma with a touch more complexity. Bread, hay, straw, wood, leaf. Slightest bit of lemon. Clean, no esters. Rindy bitterness really builds up on the palate. Medium carb, semi-watery feel, refreshing. (3.5, 3.5)

A decent Belgian pale. I like the dryness, but I really think it could use some more fruit character and hops. I don't think the Allagash White yeast strain carries over particularly well to this style, though it's still a nice beer. (3.5)

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 23:04:05 | More by dasenebler

doremite

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

06-19-2013 19:44:44 | More by doremite

freebirdbm14

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

06-11-2013 18:15:32 | More by freebirdbm14

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.96/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured on-tap at the brewery tasting room. The beer is a bright, yellow-gold coloring with a filmy, sparse, surface coating of off-white head. Nose of citrus hops, with a subtle Belgian yeast funk and spice. Flavors are light, with a bready backbone holding a bitter, resiny hops overlay. Citrus highlights throughout, with a toasty character throughout. The aftertaste is slightly spiced and citrusy, with a clean, slightly dry finish. Very solid, very drinkable brew.

Serving type: on-tap

06-10-2013 19:52:15 | More by GarthDanielson

JRed

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

06-08-2013 21:51:12 | More by JRed

jjcote

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

06-04-2013 02:58:23 | More by jjcote

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4/5  rDev 0%

06-03-2013 18:23:58 | More by JAHMUR

Massbmx

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-25-2013 20:11:56 | More by Massbmx

MasterSki

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to Sean for sharing this one. Served in a tasting snifter at Northdown pre-Cubs vs. Cards.

A - White foam settles to wisps, a thin collar, and minimal lacing. Lightly hazed orange body.

S - Orange citrus, stone fruits, some earthy and slightly musty yeast character. Bready and mildly sugar malts come out as the beer warms up. The yeast character is complex and seems far more 'authentic' that most American Belgians.

T - Very light in taste, with a bit of estery Belgian yeast, bright orange, and some bready and lightly sweet malts.

M - Light in body, with mild, lower carbonation. Pretty clean on the palate and perhaps a touch too watery, even at 4.5%.

D - A very easy-drinking Belgian table beer that is one of the most convincing American examples I've tried. I could imagine drinking numerous glasses of this at a beer garden somewhere.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 20:04:25 | More by MasterSki

pperez38

California

4/5  rDev 0%

05-02-2013 10:36:54 | More by pperez38

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-02-2013 00:14:06 | More by kbuzz

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.69/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle shared by mixylplik3, thanks for the opportunity Matt!
Pours a lightly hazy medium golden color with a huge beige head that persists forever. Aromas of citrus clove and pepper with a hint of honey like sweet maltiness. The flavor is a sweet malty concoction with a fair amount of clove and pepper with bits of orange and light tart citrus rounding it out. Medium body with a spirited level of carbonation and a sweet light phenolic mouthfeel. Nice beer, not really my favorite style, but better than some others I've tried.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 00:37:38 | More by johnnnniee

AdamP

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-28-2013 00:59:22 | More by AdamP

drabmuh

Maryland

4/5  rDev 0%

04-23-2013 02:12:36 | More by drabmuh

eawolff99

Colorado

4/5  rDev 0%

04-21-2013 23:16:16 | More by eawolff99

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev 0%

04-17-2013 18:14:04 | More by Jason1337

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.01/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12. oz bottle was poured into a snifter.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that reduced to a thin later. It is s pale orange color with clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass. Nice lacing on the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Slightly sweet and bready malts, tangerine, and spice.

Taste: Hops are a bit more noticeable in the taste. Tart lemon flavor and lingering bitterness like the style traditionally should be.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied, medium carbonation, a little chewy, and tingly bitterness.

Overall: I scored this bottle from a friend when I was up in Maine a few weeks ago. Never seen it before and only sold through the brewery store from what I was told. Cool stuff.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 06:40:27 | More by Flounder57

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev 0%

03-28-2013 03:50:38 | More by t0rin0

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-13-2013 23:37:39 | More by Thorpe429

rudzud

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Thank to Tim for sharing. Poured into a Kate the Great tulip, reviewed from notes.

A - Poured a straw hue with a light fizzy head that fades relatively quickly.

S - Light funk and just a flash of rubbery yeast. Good grassy, floral hops and light lemons.

T - Hoppy quafable beer here. Faint bready yeasty malts with european grassy floral hops. Light bitterness.

M - Drinkable, lightly carbed. Stuff goes down incredibly easy.

O - Overall this was a very tasty beer. super drinkable, crisp, definitely lives up to its name of being a house beer/table beer. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 17:05:22 | More by rudzud

Hopstout

Minnesota

4/5  rDev 0%

02-10-2013 20:38:45 | More by Hopstout

Hanzo

Virginia

4/5  rDev 0%

01-20-2013 21:35:52 | More by Hanzo

ThePorterSorter

New York

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Thanks fuj for this comped bottle
The beer pours a hazy golden yellow with a thin halo of a white head (no lacing). The nose is very bready with a potent punch of yeast and grain. There is an underlying sweetness reminiscent of buckwheat honey and white rice with butter. The taste is quite bready as well with a sweet, honey-like richness. Its flavor lingers and is quite distinct, but I can see it pairing easily with a myriad of dinner spreads. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, sweet, bready, and finishes softly bitter and semi-dry. This beer is exactly what I envision in a house beer and gives stillwater's table beer a run for its money.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 02:20:22 | More by ThePorterSorter

juliusseizure

New York

4/5  rDev 0%

01-14-2013 04:18:19 | More by juliusseizure

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

01-06-2013 14:37:09 | More by acurtis