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Allagash Black

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95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4153.72/5.03.7/5.07.5%90.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Allagash Black, our new Belgian style stout, is brewed with German 2 row barley, Torrified wheat and oats, balanced by a large addition of Belgian dark candi to give the Black a full and silky mouthfeel. Roasted malts give this stout its classic chocolate, toast and malty taste, and contribute to chocolate notes and a hint of roasted coffee in the aroma. The Black is fermented with a Belgian yeast strain and refermented in the bottle with the methode champenoise to make this beer truly unique. Availability: 750 ml bottles, 5.17 gal kegs ABV: 7.5% Original Gravity: 1.072 Recommended Serving Temperature: 55°F Recommended Cellaring Temperature: 55°F
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 beerbill (1943), Laurel, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 9, 2008  
From a growler filled at Bellport Beer and Cold Soda. Pours black with a moderate, dense, light brown head that lasted through three-quarters of the glass and left a light coating with each sip. Very pleasant aroma of chocolate, lightly roasted malt, and a few notes of coffee. There is quite a bit of chocolate in the flavor, along with some lightly roasted malt. After several seconds, a very nice hazelnut flavor emerges. Only slightly bitter at the finish. Very rich, silky mouthfeel. Delicious!


 thewolf (5727), Kolding, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle. [thank you, myrup]
Pours deep redish black with a big, frothy/bubbly beige-brown head. Aroma is nice, lots of cocoa, light yeast, good sweet chocolate. Low carbonation, nice light creaminess. Flavour is very nice, sweet chocolate, lightly vinious and a good yeast presence. Finish is dry and cocoa-based. Really good.


 Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08 Mild aroma of coco on the nose. Black body with tan head. Seemed like this had a cola carbination to the flavor. Sweet chocolate there also. Not a very good read on this beer for me, but a decent brew.


 Bradrcr (779), Renton, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Jul 7, 2008  
7/5/08 at the Seattle International Beerfest. Aroma is mostly true stout, with cream, sweet roast and only the lightest of fruity esters. Appearance is very dark brown with a well maintained cream colored head. Flavor is roast malt forward with moderate bittering, mostly from toast. There’s good creamy sweetness throughout. Mouthfeel is full bodied with a moderate carb texture. Overall, not as Belgian as expected, but that certainly doesn’t hurt this well made stout.


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Sampled at Bockyhorsey’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Dark brown pour with a ring of foamy tan head. Aroma of roasted coffee and malt, with some chocolate and caramel sweetness. Flavor is all of that, with a sour fruitiness hiding in the background. A little lighter than I was expecting in the flavor and on the palate, but really a great brew.


 Sparky27 (1585), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle tasted at the 7/5/08 Bock Bash locals tasting. Pours a clear dark brown with bubbly tan head. Nose is coffee, cocoa and bakers chocolate. Taste is coffee, mild chocolate, some hops and a bit of funky sourness in the finish. Light to medium mouth feel.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1070), New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Jul 6, 2008  
malt berry fuit alcohol chocolate and nuts wow a magnanimous brew that is creamy to its beige head. touch of vanilla licorice and hop a wonderful aroma....i ask how good can a brew get? strong flavorful and with a great palate and fantastic balance and it doesnt bowl you over. had it colder than 55 but it was still great. alcohol that most old or even strong ale’s wish they could copy.


 BuckeyeBoy (1654), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Bottle Pours out a almost black topped with a tan head. Aroma of sweet chocolate and nuts. Tast more of the chocolate. I also picked up a lot of nut tast along with some roasted malts.



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