Allagash Black

Bottled. Reddish brown coloured. Light brown head. Aroma of roast, burnt sugar, roast, yeast and light coffee. Flavour is roasty, spiced, has cocoa, yeast and light fruits. Medium bodied. Dry. Has a roasty bitterness in the end with a light sour note.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of SoLan. Clear reddish brown with an off-white, lacing head. Aroma of roasted malt and a little yeast. Medium body, hard roasted malts and vanilla and a little yeast. Some malt bitterness. 130909

75 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to deep black with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malt, light breadish and vague spiced. Mild ashtrayish and with a lingering dark chocolate malt flavoured. Smooth malty and chocolate flavoured finish.

Decent, nothing to crazy, no real strong taste and it has no lingering tastes worth mentioning.

Bottle. Pours a dark black hazy color with minimal brownish head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malts, and a hint of coffee. Wonderful start with a stout mouthfeel that leads to a Belgium finish - perfection! Flavors of chocolate, malts, and hints of bananas. I will definitely purchase this beer going forward!

From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 11/10/2008 Fruit and some roast aromas. Tan head. Dark coloured and rich on the palate with a bitter lasting malt finish.

Tap. Pours black with brown head. Aroma was lacking. Flavor had some malt and chocolate, but not intense. Having it on tap was probably what kept out the yeast flavor which I love. Kind of one dimensional but solid.

Again, Allagash is still finding nice ways to twist classics. The belgian yeast for this take on stout works perfectly, as does the champagne style bottle conditioning. Nicely balanced stout with exceptionally smooth mouth and plenty of complexity. Stood up well to an intense chocolate dessert.