RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Allagash Black

Allagash Black - Foreign Stout

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Foreign Stout

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4083.71/5.03.7/5.07.5%90.7Snifter, Tulip
View Statistics  P 

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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 jazz88 (2235), San Francisco, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/517/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Bottle. Thanks to Thaddeus. A dark black color with a big foamy tan head. Tangy with a nice light carbonated feel. Chocolate and candy sugars join in for a smooth finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 14, 2008  
@Ginger Man-on tap-pours a rich retaining light tan head and dark brown color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-licorice/chocolate/anise, roasty. Taste is dark malt-coffee/licorice/chocolate/anise, roasty, some astringency. Not my style.


 19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Roasty stout with the usual Allagashy yeastiness. Smooth as silk, with almost an oatmeal feel to it. Airy head of light tan. Sure it’s smooth, but there’s still a bit of prickly carbonation that tickles as it goes down. Yeasty. Tasty.


 dyetube (397), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2008  
DFW Tasting 6/8/08 Thanks to Bu11zeye for sharing! I like the irish stouts so this one was not as good as those, but it was good. The aroma and flavor were the same, light chocolate and coffee with a lot more emphasis on the coffee.


 travita (1861), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Dark brown to black and clearish with an off white head. Smell is belgian, but malty, roasty, and yeast at the same time. Taste is the same as the smell. Decent.


 Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Strong tan head of fine bubbles. Reducs to a thick sticky sheet of lacing and a rocky topped head. Roasdted grains, chocolate, crusty bread and some oatmeal. Color is a very dark brownish black. Good helping of roasted grains again, dark chocolate, a hint of raisin and some late smoke. Decent biterness with a light hops presence. Finishes creamy and a bit astringent. Very easy drinking. A damn good brew from Allagash.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 9, 2008  
On tap at Belmont Station in Portland. Pours very dark brown with a soft khaki head. Earthy roasted malt nose, bakers chocolate and a soft oak and clove note. More of a stout then well anything Belgian style, although the palate was lighter, almost airy which i’ll admit doesn’t fit the stout characteristics well for me. It was a good brew, but when I get roastiness I like a little more body behind it, maybe it helps keep the flavor around for me or something. This felt like more of a quick roasty tease then the higher carbonated and dried out palate flushes that away.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Bottle at stout tasting at bdigi66. Poured a small tan head that was mostly lasting, opaque, no visible carbonation, and very little lacing. The aroma consisted of roasted malts, some hops, sugary, some coffee, and a hint of chocolate. The flavor was malt, sugar, chocolate, some coffee, thin, and watery. Smooth, watery and thin mouthfeel and light-medium bodied. Quaffable, but somewhat on the thin side; however, tasty nonetheless. Worthy of a try if it comes your way.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Foreign Stouts

Pelican Tsunami Stout (3.88)

Elysian Dragonstooth Stout (3.81)

Lion Stout (3.81)

De Dolle Extra Export Stout (3.77)

Nils Oscar Imperial Stout (3.76)

Alchemist Knuckle Dragger (3.75)

Pizza Port Barrel Aged Stunna Shade Stout (3.74)

Grumpy Troll Bourbon Barrel Aged Spetsnaz Export Stout (3.72)

Nynäshamns Sotholmen Extra Stout (3.7)

Aldergrove Empirical Staught (3.7)

Allagash Black (3.7)

Allagash Bourbon Black (3.66)

Snake River Zonker Stout (3.66)

Guinness Special Export (Belgian version) (3.65)

Grumpy Troll Spetsnaz Export Stout (3.62)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC