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RATINGS: 622   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
tool2scream (134) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 13, 2011
Pretty boring stout. It was thin, didn’t have much flavor, and was pretty much nothing but roasty malt flavors, and that is really it. Same on the nose. Not exciting by any measure.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BrewBoxer (774) - Brooklyn, USA - SEP 12, 2011
Draft. Deep black, turns to brown. Taste us sweet, nutty and thin bodied. Not what I expected from a stout by them, but abv is non present. Very nice to drink

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
daleharshman (664) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 7, 2011
750 ml bottle (Batch 18) purchased almost 15 months ago at Mesa Liquor in San Diego ($10.99). Pours dark brown with some reddish hints and two fingers of tan head. Aroma of dusty roasty graininess, toasted dark nutty artisanal bread, milk chocolate, and a hint of warm alcohol. Flavor of semi-roasty malts, mild dark chocolate, and light low-grade coffee with hints of salty dried meat and stewed dark fruits. Finishes dry and with some semi-bitter coffee notes. Very smooth mouthfeel...the Belgian yeast and carbonation give it an interesting character. (573, 604)

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
dbarnold (574) - Bethesda, Maryland, USA - SEP 1, 2011
I recall having this before at the Big Hunt on tap and loving it....this particular rating is for a bottle I’ve aged for about 18 months....Pours a strangely translucent black with a slight off-white head. Aroma is roasty coffee. I guess I don’t know exactly what a foreign stout is supposed to be but I like my stouts with more body. It’s tasty but really really thin for a stout.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
stangger (460) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 31, 2011
Brown to black pour, creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet belgian candy, roasted malts, coffee. Taste is sweet candy, dark malts, chocolate, coffee. Some alcohol taste is present. Aftertaste primarily coffee. Nice combination.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
decaturstevo (3387) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - AUG 26, 2011
Brown/red pour with tan head and lace. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and a hinto abv. Sweet chocolate notes, with light coffee, a nice warmth, and a decent malt bitter. Medium bodied with a tad fizzy carbonation for me. still a nice beer.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
annunz123 (212) - Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - AUG 26, 2011
Pours dark brown (shocking) with a large tan head. Big malty aroma with some coffee, chocolate and bread. More of the same in the flavor, and really, really smooth for 7.5% alcohol. Another great beer from a great brewery.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
abcfan (361) - New Jersey, USA - AUG 21, 2011
Pours black with a foamy tan head. Very big chocolate and dark fruit aroma, taste follows with some candi yeast notes. Very smooth on palate. Dry coffee finish. Would drink again.


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