Allagash Black

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

On tap at Ebenezer’s. I’ll start off by saying that this is sort of an odd beer, especially to be produced in America. Roasty and toasty throughout, but I really didn’t get too much in the way of chocolatey stoutiness nor Belgiany fruitiness. It’s not necessarily a problem that this beer doesn’t seem to fall into any category, but I didn’t find it to really create a nice niche for itself either. Mouthfeel also not strong in either the way of stout-solid or Belgian-silky. Again, overall I found it to be odd. (Not that I didn’t enjoy it...) Further commentary posted 7/28/08...from bottle, rather heavy mouthfeel, nothing particularly interesting in the flavor, odd mesh of the bitterness and sweetness, no need to return.

not so impressed here. nose lacks much, some coffee. notes of roasted barley, cocoa, malt. palate is biting at the end and relatively flat. on tap @ the map room

Dark black body with a medium creamy tan had. Sweet chocolate, light roast, hints of molassas, and a touch of caramel in the aroma. Sweet light cocoa flavor, more roast, a touch of belgian sugar. Medium full mouthfeel and moderate carbonation and a very smooth sweet finish.

750ml bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Lots of chocolate, toffee, caramel and dark fruit on the nose. The flavor is lightly sweet with roast, milk chocolate, molasses, prunes and ash. Medium/full body is soft with light carbonation.

750, corked and baled. Pours more like "Allagash Dark Mahogany": clear dark brown with ruby highlights and a super-lacy beige head. Aroma of coffee, molasses, nuts, smoke and fruit. Creamy medium body and moderate carbonation. Lots going on in the taste, which starts moderately sweet with chocolate, coffee, bread, toast, licorice, smoke, raisins, pine and leather all contributing their parts to the whole. A little ash on the exit that I could do without, but this is pretty darn tasty!

from Holiday. Dark brown with a tam head. Roasty chocolate and Belgian yeast aroma. Milk chocolate, orange, and roasty taste.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, mabel, jerc & mds - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Dark ruby-brown with a small off white head. Aroma of charred malt, cocoa, dark roast, and a bit of smoke. Burny! Soft mouthfeel. Very nice flavour - sweet start, roasty, a bit of smoke, and a dry nutshell bitterness to finish. Just lovely.

really nice black pour with a coffee head. Great robust roasty aroma with notes of coffee, chocolate, and some yeast. Flavour is quite roasty, but super smooth. A slight lacticness in theaftertatse, but its welcome cause it cuts the bitterness. Great brew.