Allagash Bruin

Formerly brewed at Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Thanks to Boto I got to try this beer at the CT River Brewers Fest. I would have over looked it since the tap handle was labeled as the Double. It pours with a deep amber brown body topped by a thin white head with little lacing. The malty aroma is slightly sweet with a touch of sourness and some yeasty notes. The Flavor is slightly sweet and malty with sour notes and a touch of yeastiness. Medium to full bodied and very smooth with a touch of warmth.

Draught: I was suprised to see this at the CTriver Brewers Fest. They had a tap handle of "Double", but when I talked to the Allagash rep he told me that it was one of the last kegs of the Olde Bruin. There was a semi-sweet aroma to it. The beer poured a copper color, without a lot of head. The initial taste was a bit sweet, but turned sour in the aftertaste. It had a bit of a fruity flavor to it. Not much in the wa of hops in the taste or aroma. I am going against most of the previous ratings, but this is a style that is sometimes mis-understood. This was a very good beer!

Draft at the Grey Lodge in Phila. I think this is listed in the wrong catergory. Good brown. No sourness that I cold pick up. Nothing wrong with it. Just boring.

I had this beer on draft at a local bar. Beer was described as a "Belgian brown ale". I found the aroma yeasty (banana), beer poured with a foamy head, and adequate taste (for a brown ale). A light Belgian beer (aren't bruins usally low alcohol?) that would make a fine session beer.

This was aight it didn't really do all that much for me but it was drinkable. Was light brown and the aroma was definatley a little yeasty and had a hint of fruity spice flavor.

Had this on draught at a beer fest--Looked like a beer I wanted to drink. Nice brown, wee through color. Not much on aroma and not much on flavor. There was a tinge of the typical Belgian yeastiness, but not enough of it.

I did not find this on the brewer's website, though I did find it on tap at a local bar. This is a Belgian brown ale. Sour, thin and unrewarding, I was none too pleased with this one. The first real failure I've seen from Allagash.