Allagash Black

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Corked bottle.
Pours with a beautiful black yet with a mellow (too mellow) aroma of weak nuts and coffee malt. Flavor is a rush of raspberry chocolate syrup and coffee-soaked malt. Decent mouthfeel. Not bad, but just above average.

A thin, smooth, chocolatey stout with a touch of bitter. A lot of stouts are so gimmicky or overdo the coffee tones. This is palatable and decent. Another good brew from Allagash.

tap at draught house. black with a cream head. nose is yeast, roasted malts and chocolate. smooth palate, flavor is big with yeast, chocolate and a roasty finish.

(draught at draught house in Austin, tx) pours espresso brown with creamy head and great lacing. Nose of honey, brown malts, nice toastiness and crackers, pumpernickel bread. Good creamy finish with a medium thick body.

pours a deep, rich brown...almost black...with a huge, foamy mocha colored head. aroma has hints of creamy roastiness, dark chocolate, espresso, subtle dark fruit, and a bit of a metallic aroma. flavor has significant roastiness, subtle chocolate, and bitter hoppiness at the end that dries out the finish. mouthfeel is slightly silky/creamy but it finishes thin almost like a schwarzbier but with more lingering roasty/hoppiness. tasty but not what i expected...

On draught at South Park Tavern. Tulip glass. Poured dark dark brown almost black with a tiny tint of red at bottom and edges. Aroma of chocolate and oats. very very smooth taste in mouth. Milky smooth. Goes down a little bit more bitter then most stouts. Good foreign stout.

Bottle from Cavie. Black pour with good tan head. Taste is a little sour, coffee, dark chocolate. Smells about the same, but more up front with the chocolate.

750ml bottle. Pours a deep brown, almost black colored body with a reddish hue. Finger-width, creamy, tan head that dissipates slowly and leaves some pretty lacework. Aroma is a nice blend of dry roasts and coffees, bittersweet dark chocolates, and fruity yeast. Some deeper toffee malts, nuts, earthy pepper, and mint. Flavor is plentiful, but gentle. Roasts and a light coffee greet the tongue along with a fruity, slightly estery yeast. Richer than the aroma, toffee malts and chocolates offer a balancing sweetness. Smooth, nutty brown malts and pecans guide this into the finish where a soft, minty pepper leads to a medium, earthy bitterness and a dry, roasty, somewhat burnt finish. Aftertaste lingers for a lengthy duration after a light to medium body and a creamy carbonation. Overall, a very tasty Belgian styled stout. The Belgian yeast is well integrated and balanced with the rest of the big, but gentle flavors. Solid stuff.