Allagash Victoria Ale

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Portland, Maine USA

1st beer that I’ve written a writeup for even though I’ve tasted 100’s. Aroma-first thing is I can smell the sweetness. Reminds me of some the barleywines I’ve tasted. Appearance-Nice to look at any beer, but hoping my rating of appearance doesn’t affect the rating to much as I think nose and tastes are so much more important. No head on this beer. Poured straight out of the bottle. Cloudy, orange look. Taste- medium sweet. Palate - medium body, soft carbonation,finish pretty LONG. medium sweetness, medium sweetness,

Bottle at Spinnerstown. Sweet caramel/ grape aroma. Golden body with thin head. Nice carbonation. The flavor of chardonnay grapes and belgian yeast make this beer fry crisp and smooth. A tasty beer with the alcohol content well hidden.

bottle, light orange in color with good white frothy foam, aroma has a lot of belgian yeast and sugars, flavors of candied sugar, paper stock, mango, nice finish of rock candy and dusty

Aroma has citrus, malt and yeast, pale yellow, good sized white head. Flavour is a zesty citrus hit, fine malt and yeast. Medium bodied, very well balanced, delightful mouthfeel. Great!

On tap at Blind Lady. Pours a clear golden-amber with a white ring and a lot of lacing. Big sour aroma, with wine, wood, and malt. Taste is sweet and sour, of malt, grapes, and wood. Lingering sweet crispness that ends watery. Odd, but pretty good.

750 ml. bottle from Mac’s on West Peachtree. 2009 edition. I don’t know what bottle # it is, and quite frankly I don’t give a shit. A little on the expensive side, as are all Allagash brews, but they have all been relatively tasty. Light orange dark yellow appearance. Translucent brew. Has a nice head that sticks around for some time. Pretty nice looking brew. "Ale brewed with grapes", hell yes it was! Easy to tell that there are grapes here. Strong aroma of grapes and yeast. A very fruity aromatic aroma. Very fruity aroma that seems a bit misleading in the sense that I feel as though I am about to drink grape juice. Some sugar sweet aroma coming through as well. Wood-age this thing and it would be insane. Very smooth brew. Nice rich texture. The grape flavor dominates. Grapes come through more in the aroma than in the flavor. Yeast, grapes, and sugar are dominating the flavor, with a lingering grape flavor. Some slight bitterness towards the end, but it is VERY subtle to where can enjoy it mixing with the grape sweetness. Nice twist to a Belgian Strong. I can’t taste the alcohol whatsoever.

[2582-20091113] 1pt9.4floz bottle. Astringent straw hops aroma with flour pepper and mild mint. Slightly hazy, light brown yellow body with a medium-lasting foamy white head. Dry pineapple fruity hops flavour has more straw yeast. Medium body. Fruity yeast makes it a little "champagne"-like.
(From Binny’s, Chicago, IL; w/ Derek, DougShoemaker, jerc)

2009-11-13. Lightly hazy golden body with a modest foamy beige head. 3+ Aroma is lightly alcoholic, dry pale malt. Flavour is similar with light alcohol, dry pale malts. Mild fruitiness throughout that I might or might not identify as grapes had I not known. 7+ Smooth average plus palate is lightly carbonated. Enjoyable, but a touch simple. Bottle from Binny’s, Chicago.