Allagash Black

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

On tap at River Street Ale House in Pittston and listed on menu as Allagash Brun (retired beer). Nice initial sweetness somewhat supported by its yeasty character and bitter quotient but quite flavorful in the end. I wasn’t screaming for a repeat but it was pleasant to drink nevertheless. I didn’t really detect too many chocolate or coffee tones but am biased by what I drank before this one.

Tap. Pours black with a smallish head. Aromas of some bread, coffee and some cloves. Flavors of dough, yeast and coffee and dark fruit, in additopn there is some smokiness. Reminds me a bit of a milk stout. I think the body is too thin though, this flaw makes an otherwise outstanding beer only good.

750ml bottle via Mys Wap 3.0 (thanks to whoever sent!). Nose is sweet with belgian yeast. Taste starts with the sweet candy, cloves, bananas, then some roastiness. Body is light, carbonation is light/medium. The candy and burnt grains do not blend real well, leaving this a nice attempt but in the end a beer that seems confused and unsure of itself.

Bottle. Pours black with a thick chocolate colored head. Aroma was thick, roasted malt, and tobacco. Taste was sweet, roasted malt, tobacco flavored smokiness with a tinge of a copperiness. Thick and hardy on the palate. An excellent brew.

750ml bottle poured into a Sam Adams specialty glass. AB pours dark brown... just shy of black actually. The tan head is large and fluffy. The initial aroma is very metallic but the beer is colder than it should be. I’ll let it warm up first. Even after warming there is a very large metallic aroma that drowns everything else out. This stout is carbonated a tad higher than I expected but it doesn’t detriment to taste or palate. Allagash has created a stout that reminds me a great deal of Lion Stout (Sri Lanka) but a tad sweeter. As they claim there is a hint of roasted coffee and malt. The oats smooth the body out nicely. It’s a tad sweet for my taste but I’m willing to overlook that in light of the exceptional balance, complexity and uniqueness. The finish is oily and lingers long after the beer is finished to ensure you don’t experience post-stout-depression.

A very very well crafted stout. Pours dark back with a pretty thick head that slowly bubbles away. Taste is very smooth with a very earthy taste. Well balanced and worth the price. Another classic from Allagash.

Mild woody cocoa aroma , lightly tart. Very smooth and soft on the palate. Mellow roasted flavor with sharp Belgian yeast character in the background. Lingering sweet dark candi flavor. Little hop character and low bitterness. Very well balanced and a pleasure to drink.

Dark brown with a big tan head. Good retention. Nice aroma of chocolate and toffee. Anise, chocolate, coffee, roastiness, and yeast. Aftertaste of dark chocolate that is somewhat sour. Some dark fruit shows up late. Feels thin at times and rich and creamy at others. A unique stout and a delight to sample.