Allagash Brewing Company Reviews

fonefan	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell Sunday, May 5, 2024
Brugmansia	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell Sunday, May 5, 2024
ChicagoJ	3.5 Allagash Surf House 5/3/24 Chicago (Home) Can Notes: 12 oz canned 2/26/24 @ 14:20. Purchased 3/20 store temperature, refrigerated until opening this evening. Summer Lager, 5.5% ABV, brewed and canned by Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine. Summer Lager - Like a little home by the water, this lager is built for easygoing relaxation. Brewed to be super-crisp and drinkable, dry hopped for subtle tropical notes. Take a break with Surf House. Appearance: Crystal clear yellow straw pour, steady sustained champagne like carbonation, full bright white head leaves slight clumpy lacing and a creamy cover over the base after a few minutes. 4.25 Aroma: Cracker, grassy floral, strong and drawing me in. 4.0 Taste: Note as bold as the aroma strength. Still getting cracker light salt and lemon grass. 3.5 Mouthfeel: Light and easy, hops bringing in bitterness. Is a bit dull at this stage. Drinks lightly dry and bitter overall, at or even perhaps above the ABV, fizzy carbonation adds to the light to medium watery body. Light cracker finish. 3.5 Overall: Guessing this is a middle of the road attempt, and perhaps a fresher version or draft would be more to my liking. Seems like a down the middle attempt at bringing in a non craft drinker. OK, would try once more but likely this take will be the same. 3.5 Sunday, May 5, 2024
Arbitrage411	4.3 Allagash Curieux Cloudy yellow in a recommended Tulip. White tiny bubbles foamy head. Sweet malt nose. Serious depth of flavors, the texture sensation of remnant yeast, and a noticeable banana taste in mind. Effervescence similar to world class Belgian brews. Heady ABV warming takes you to “the zone”. Sticky lacing as the drink lowers in the glass. Top shelf creation. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! to quote a 60’s movie. Semi dry finish. Sunday, May 5, 2024
Beese	3.7 Allagash Hive 56 12oz can at Beer Merchants, Hackney Wick. Near black. Nice honey and Porter ish nose. Nice dark malt flavour. Prunes in the finish. Saturday, May 4, 2024
Beese	3.6 Allagash Stories Told 12oz bottle from Beer Merchants, Hackney Wick. Hazy brown. Nose of sour wood, cherries and redcurrants. Nicely tart and sour. Saturday, May 4, 2024
Beese	2.8 Allagash Hop Reach IPA 16oz can at Beer Merchants, Hackney Wick. Hazy yellow. Nose of citrus and straw. Light body. Zippy. Not bad, but tastes more like a 5% pale. Saturday, May 4, 2024
BillWyce	3.3 Allagash Beach Report Pours clear pale gold with a 2-finger white head. Mild aroma of grain with a touch of a citrus hop note. The body is light with a mild oily feel. Long, mild finish with a light, crisp dryness. Lemony flavor with a grain note mixed in. Maybe a touch of grass too. Wednesday, May 1, 2024
oh6gdx	3.9 Allagash Gatherwell Sample (thanks omhper!). Pitch black colour with a small brown head. Aroma is chocolate syrupy tones, some alcohol, mild liquorice tones. Flavour is chocolate, roasted tones, mild sweet floral tones, figs, nutty tones. Tuesday, April 30, 2024
putrik	4 Allagash Gatherwell Allt gott förpackat i en flaska. En belgisk karaktär blandas med en fyllig, fin stout. Det är en stor utmaning för bryggarn att få alla delar att samsas - eloge! Den rostade malten med choklad är där. Krämig, aningen gräddig kola utan belgisk sötma låter lyfta fram vanilj och mandel. Låt drycken sjunka ner så får du uppleva ångorna av lagringen på bourbon och en mild brittisk bitter. Monday, April 29, 2024
BlackHaddock	3.4 Allagash North Sky US Pint can from KWM Wines, drank at home during a mini-tasting with myself on 26th April 2024. Almost black in colour, beige head. Malty front with a sweet leaning, some chocolate notes within. Not too sure where the 'Belgian-inspired' silkiness went too? Saturday, April 27, 2024
evergreen0199	3.5 Allagash North Sky 1 pint can from RAD beer in Shropshire. A very dark brown coloured pour with a healthy beige head which doesn’t hang about very long. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, chocolate, caramel and some dark fruit in there. Decent enough stout. Friday, April 26, 2024
AndySnow	3.4 Allagash Snow Report How: Can. Where: Systembolaget. Appearance: Golden colour with a white head. Aroma: Malt, fruit, grain, hops, spices. Body: Medium body and carbonation. Flavour: Malt, fruit, grain, hops, spices. Saturday, April 20, 2024
egajdzis	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell Black color with a small tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Roasted malts, cocoa, vanilla bean, wood, bourbon, and light booze in the finish. Friday, April 19, 2024
LoFi	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell Bottle, SB. Black with a light brown head, some visible carbonation. Aroma is really nice, fudge, chocolate syrup, bourbon, a hint of Christmas spices. Taste: coffee, milk chocolate, sweet licorice, red berries, fudge, bourbon, peach candy. Thursday, April 18, 2024
bhensonb	3.9 Allagash North Sky Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark brown with a large foamy tan head. Aroma of dark malt with some chocolate and arguably yeast. Med body. Smooth and silky it is. Flavor is dark malt, chocolate, and discernible yeast/spice. Good flavor. Thursday, April 18, 2024
drfabulous	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell 12 ounce bottle from Blue Door in Hendersonville. Dark pour. Not a heavy body. Bourbon in taste. Some stickiness. Thursday, April 18, 2024
explosivedog	3.6 Allagash Curieux On tap. Pours gold. Honey, grain, biscuit, vanilla, booze. Medium body. Pretty decent. Saturday, April 13, 2024
omhper	3.7 Allagash Gatherwell --Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Aroma of coffee, toffee and mild bourbon. Mid sweet with full bofy and rounded, somewaht spritzy mouthfeel. Belgo stout style marzipan and pricklyness. Tobacco and licorice on coffee and caramel. Finishes off with mild oak, long bitterness and evident peppery heat. Saturday, April 13, 2024
ianwelby	3.8 Allagash Curieux Clear gold with a thick white head. Smells sweet and bready. Flavour is sweet and bready, with a good whack of bourbon both sweet and warming, a little citrus through it. Warm, sweet, a little spicy. Very tasty stuff. Saturday, April 13, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4.5 Allagash Tripel Reserve Saturday, April 13, 2024
gripweed57	3.7 Allagash Surf House 12 ounce can. Straw gold color. Pillowy white head. Nice lacing. Bready malt aroma has minerally notes. Slightly tart, lemony flavor upfront. Notes of mineral and herb. Some light pine in finish. Saturday, April 13, 2024
explosivedog	3.4 Allagash Hop Reach IPA Can. Pours lightly hazed gold. Peach, orange, lemon, grain. Medium body. Solid. Saturday, April 13, 2024
gyllenbock	3.7 Allagash Gatherwell Bottle from Systembolaget beställningssortiment. Black with a small tan head. Mild roasted malt, dried fruit, some coffee and mild bourbon. Warming notes in the finish. Friday, April 12, 2024
fillepolo	3.9 Allagash Gatherwell Flaska från Systembolaget. Svart öl med beiget skum, lite för högt och bubbligt skum vilket drog ner utseendet. Trevlig öl med fina toner av choklad, vanilj, bourbon och trä. Torr och något tunn avslutning, god men ingen super BA Imp stout. Friday, April 12, 2024
lohavanijaya	4 Allagash Tripel Reserve Thursday, April 11, 2024
ClarkVV	3.8 Allagash Surf House 335mL canned 3/6/24, drunk 4/9/24. Clear blonde-brass. Sizable white head, modest retention. Bit of yellow fruit, biscuity malts. It's clean. Light pine and citrus, bit of yeast on the finish but not very classic, crisp, mineralesque lager. Fuller body, strong but tight carbonation with excellent malt adding bread dough and honey. Pepper, light pine, yellow fruit and lingering bitterness. Not very summery. It's robustly malty and bitter. But props for that, I guess. Clean. Tuesday, April 9, 2024
italianjohn	3.7 Allagash Gatherwell Black pour with a thin, light tan head and spots of lacing ….. aroma of cocoa, roasted malts, caramel malts, dark fruits, light vanilla, oak, bourbon spices and earthy ….. taste is of roasted malts, dry cocoa, caramel malts, dark fruits, light vanilla, bourbon, tobacco, dry oak and some light bitterness on the back end …. Finish is roasted with dry cocoa and dark fruits … rich and medium to full bodied …. Abv is hidden well …. Very solid old school Impy Stout Sunday, April 7, 2024
Desverger	3.9 Allagash Gatherwell Shared at Palace Hall, Malmö March 2024 tasting (23/03/2024) - roasted dark sweet malty with notes of cocoa, some toffee and caramel sticky sweet malts, bourbon soaked wooden accents chiming in, full bodied, bourbon washed lingering malty into the close. Good no nonsense impy. Sunday, April 7, 2024
ianwelby	3.8 Allagash Gatherwell Opaque stout, medium light tan head. Aroma is full of boozy warmth, with caramel,.malt and dried fruit. Flavour has the sweet bourbon too, but it's enhancing things not overpowering them. Caramel, fruit fruit, sweet malt. It's big and boozy and warming, with the barrel really coming through in the finish. Lovely stuff. Saturday, April 6, 2024
ianwelby	3.5 Allagash White Clear golden beer, thin white head. Light bready aroma. Flavour has banana, bread, a little citrus zest, a little peppery spice. Lives up to its rep as a bit of a classic wheat beer. Friday, April 5, 2024
6bottlepack	4.1 Allagash Tripel Reserve Bottle from Hops and Crafts Exeter. Pours slightly hazy gold with a white head. Aroma of fresh bread , candy sugar, coriander, citrus , some banana,pear & pepper. Taste of more of the same with a little lemon. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel and good carbonation. The finish is dry and bittersweet with more bread, candy sugar , spicy pepper, clove , coriander and citrus. Decent! Thursday, April 4, 2024
imdownthepub	3.7 Allagash Tripel Reserve Bottled, 355ml aged 3yrs from A Hoppy Place, Windsor, Berks. Hazy yellow gold with white head. There is a pleasant Belgian type yeasty character to this initially, bubblegum and pear drops with a hint of banana. There is a herbal note that develops through the beer with hints of clove and cinnamon. Very pleasant. Wednesday, April 3, 2024
ResinousTeam67	2.5 Allagash Saison Monday, April 1, 2024
jorher	3.6 Allagash Gatherwell Monday, April 1, 2024
rejtable	4 Allagash / Crowns & Hops Cur-8 Tap at brewery. Pours murky orange some head and lacing. Notes are grapefruit, some pear, grassy. Sunday, March 31, 2024
rejtable	3.7 Allagash Hop Reach IPA Tap at brewery. Pours murky yellow lots of head and lacing. Grassy, some dank notes, grapefruit. Sunday, March 31, 2024
6bottlepack	4.1 Allagash White Can from Hops and Crafts Exeter . Pours hazy light opaque orange with a white head . Aroma of candied orange peel, banana, clove ,booze soaked fresh bread . Taste of more orange, banana, coriander, fresh bread and clove . Lightish bodied with a smooth creamy mouthfeel and good carbonation. The finish is dry and sweet with bitterness coming through and more orange peel, coriander, banana, fresh bread and clove . Very drinkable! Saturday, March 30, 2024
Ron	3.5 Allagash North Sky Can JB brought to Disc golf. Poured dark brown with a slightly creamy body. Aroma of yeast with nice chocolate notes & coffee. Flavor of roasted sweet malt, yeast, chocolate and coffee. Dry finish; Saturday, March 30, 2024
hoppybrewster	4.4 Allagash Coolship Red AP: Cloudy bright red, flat pinkish layer of foam on the swirl. AR: Funky, vinous, sour, raspberries, oak and apricot. FL: Raspberries, red currants, oaky red wine, tart and dry finish. MF: Gassy and lively CO2, light body, crisp and tart feel. Friday, March 29, 2024
EdKing	4.2 Allagash White This one hits all the top notes for a wheater. Very pale cloudy amber, large white fluffy foam head. Nose is wheaty, creamy, clove, lemony, orange peel, fragrant spice. Taste is bitter, lemony, coriander, orange peel. One of the best Belgian wheaters out there. Friday, March 29, 2024
Beese	3.2 Allagash North Sky Pint can at The Hope, Carshalton. Nice rounded nose of roasted malt, coffee and dark sugars. Caramel flavour. Medium body. Thursday, March 28, 2024
moleha4	3 Allagash Hop Reach IPA Can, 16 fl oz from House of Trembling Madness. Appearance is hazy pale gold. White head, about 0,75 cms when poured which dissipates fairly swiftly. Mouthfeel is medium. Aroma of mixed hops, not especially forceful. Taste is relatively weal hops, and a cereal background. Thursday, March 28, 2024
Garrold	3.5 Allagash Hop Reach IPA Can. Beer Stop Dronfield. 1.5? Silly twat. Hazed pale gold. Slim messy white foam stays the course. Bit of leggy action. Nose has melon skin. Tinned pineapple. Bit of pine. Taste is moderately bitter and pithy. Some cereal sweetness. Could be cleaner overall. Moderate bitterness to finish. Decent enough. Monday, March 25, 2024
jgb9348	2.9 Allagash / Crowns & Hops Cur-8 s: lager yeast biscuits grain a: crisp golden body ugly white head t: grassy fresh citrus minerals p: crisp floral hay o: grassy easy-drinking drying 16 ounce can Whole Foods: New York (Bryant Park, 42nd St), New York 23-March-2024 US$3,99 Canned: 28-December-2203 sampled: 23-March-2024 Saturday, March 23, 2024
LilBeerDoctor	3.7 Allagash / Montclair Verb Can. Pours a clear orange with a thick white head. Aroma of light spices, anise, citrus, lemon, floral hops, bready malt, flowers, light fruits. Flavor of earthy hops, bready malt, lemon, citrus, light fruits, light spices, Belgian yeast. Light, floral, fruity, pleasant. 7/4/8/4/14 (3.7/5) Thursday, March 21, 2024
solidfunk	3.8 Allagash / Crowns & Hops Cur-8 Very pleasant. Belgian light ale notes here, with some of that pilsner crispness in the end. A pretty good balance between the two beers. Hazy golden pour with decent head. Light florals, and coriander. Bourbon is faint. A little orange peel. Light sweet finish with some crisp hops. Can. Wednesday, March 13, 2024
ben4321	3.5 Allagash Curieux Draft, flight pour, at The Bar on 22, 3/12/24. (4) Shocked I've never rated this. Clear good, white head. Bourbon, bread, grains, and spice. Banana / clove notes. Very boozy. Okay. Tuesday, March 12, 2024
acicco	4 Allagash Heart of Hearts Sunday, March 10, 2024
drpimento	3.2 Allagash Once Upon an Orchard - Honeyberries Aromas are a nice blend of something like cherries and grapes, yeast, vinegar. Flavors lose a lot of that becoming mostly tart with a bit of yeast and a hint of some fruit in back. Saturday, March 9, 2024