Allagash Black

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Foreign Stout
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle. Pours a dark brown and settles in the glass as a very dark to black. Big foamy tan / chocolate head. Aroma is toasty and chocolate. Taste is the same, with a little sweetness and yeast. Very smooth mouthfeel, but not overly syrupy or dense. Very nice brew.

Bottle. Poured into a tulip glass. Pours almost opaque black with a chocolate head. The aroma is sweet and smokey with a touch of fruit. Flavor is malty, but not sweet. It is a little hoppy and fruity.

750mL bottle. Dark brown pour with a thick tan foamy head. Aroma of yeast, bread and sweet chocolate. Great taste of roasted malt, brown sugar, Belgian yeast and faint dark fruit. Slight warming finish. Fantastic brew!

tap at Barcade Allagash event - inky black pour, arouma is brown sugar, molasses roasty dark chocolate. vineous and smooth. mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. light tingly. finishes oaky

Appearance - body is a solid midnight black, dense foamy beige head stays. Aroma - nose is roasty and creamy, dark vinous fruits, burnt caramel, bitter chocolate, vanilla, notes of yeast, some candy hops. Palate/Flavour - body has big presence, a medium-light foamy/creamy mouthfeel, roasty flavours, fruit, bitter chocolate, coffee, some candy, a long lasting toasty chocolate/dark fruit finish.

Appearance: deep, dark brown; nearly black, in fact, but at first pour there are some lighter brown notes; head is big, thick, foamy and lasting. Aroma: bittersweet dark chocolate, some coffee. Taste: surprisingly light, with a subtle sweetness to balance the bitterness of the chocolate and coffee; a definite whisper of unsweetened black licorice. Finish: smooth and slightly sweet, with a balancing dryness that scrapes the tongue clean for the next sip. Notes: Very enjoyable. Unexpectedly light-bodied and carbonated in the mouth for how flavorful it was, and yet it was also somehow velvety-smooth. Not as aggressively dry and bitter as, say, a Great Divide Yeti (which I LOVE), which makes this a little more accessible for stout novices. I’ve yet to try an Allagash that sucked. This has to be one of our top American brewers.

Won $50 in poker immediately after consuming. Connection? I think so. Probably started drinking too cold; the flavor and notes opened up as it reached the recommended temperature.

Mmmm. Black, opaque pour with great head (retention). Full-bodied, sweet and malty liquor with just enough bitterness to balance the big flavors of chocolate and roasted malt. Intense, round taste with a medium finish.