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Allagash Black 3.7 423

Allagash Black

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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4233.72/5.03.7/5.07.5%89.9Snifter, Tulip
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
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 shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 27, 2008  
750ml bottle. Fresh. Pour is black and oily. Aroma is roasty and mild, with a touch of chocolate. Flavor is really smooth and well-blended. I am surprised at how smooth the flavors and the body roll over my tongue. It is almost like an aged stout, but this might only have a couple months of age. Smooth and chocolaty with a nice roasty finish.


 jkwalking05 (1501), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Black in color with a medium sized beige head. Aroma is heavy in yeast with a slight roasty character. Taste is of coffee, yeast, and roasted malts with a slight chocolate flavor.


 TheEpeeist (1500), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 24, 2008  
25.4 oz bottle. Almost black with a whipped beige head. Nose of coffee beans, mineral water and a hint of musty chocolate. Body like cocoa with a buzz. Taste is watery coffee and yeast with bits of chocolate, smoke and raisin. Dry, tobacco finish.


 tomthompson89 (1494), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 20, 2009  
poured brown basically black beige foam nose is Belgian spices and funkyness, smell is booze some dark malts. flavor is roasty a little thin, some coffee and choc. good beer. very interesting.


 SamGamgee (1479), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Draught at The Big Hunt. Black with a medium beig head. Sweet and fruity aroma, with some caramelized and light licorice notes. Not very roasty on the whole. More Belgian than stout, but what would you expect from Allagash? Lots of fruit, with a good pear quality showing, and a light chocolate and molasses sweetness. The dark candi sugar is quite evident as well. Medium-full, silky mouthfeel. I really enjoyed this, but it really isn’t much of a stout, just a really dark belgian ale.


 GreatLibations (1470), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/520/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Pours dark w/ a full lasting head and superb lacing. Aromas of cocoa and dark fruit. Medium nectar w/ creamy, expansive residual effers. Beautifully balanced flavors of cocoa and darkfruit intermingle w/ a moderate roast component. A striking hop profile bitters this to a classic level. The finish lingers. One awesome brew!


 Borresteijn (1452), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 23, 2009  
RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Deep dark brown to black colour, big light beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and toffee. Flavour is sweet, roasted malts, coffee, yeast. Light bittersweet finish. Medium bodied.


 drowland (1447), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 2, 2009  
Poured on the warm side this beer is solid black with ruby on the edges and a thick and tight 3-finger khaki head. The aroma is sour Belgian funk on top of a layer of wonderful stout coffees, chocolates, and roasted malts. The flavor is sweet like brown sugar at first followed by a wallop of roasted malts (coffee, chocolate) which then displays Belgian funk but lingers with chocolate. Some alcohol comes through as well, but juuuuust barely. The mouthfeel is medium in body and carbonation.



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