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Allagash Curieux

Allagash Curieux - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6563.76/5.03.75/5.0Special11%96.1Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Allagash Curieux is a unique beer that was aged for 8 weeks in Jim Beam Bourbon Barrels. In July 2004 they brewed a batch of the Triple and placed it in Bourbon barrels from Kentucky.
December '04 bottles labeled as 11% ABV. Previous vintages at 9.5%.
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 DalzAle (476), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Tinged gold pour into a sample glass. Funky yeast aroma hit me right away, but it enhanced the flavor which was had notes of oak and rum. Very good!


 MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Jan 10, 2009  
On tap at Three Floyds and served in a snifter. This beer poured a lightly hazed golden orange with a thin head of slowly fading off-white foam that left some even lines of lacing down the glass. The aroma was made up of candied oranges and pears, light clove and coriander, and also just a hint of bourbon. The flavor was bright and full of sugar-coated oranges, pears, honeycrisp apples...all tinged with a mellow bourbon note. Quite delicious! The mouthfeel was full-bodied and lush. Moderately carbonated. I love Allagash’s tripel, but the bourbon barrels add another layer of flavor to a great beer.


 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 10, 2009  
On draught at Birreria Paradiso. Cloudy straw colored, aroma of yeast and orange peel. Flavor of coriander and citrus. Malty finish well balanced with hops. Nice one.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Draught at The Reef. Opaque gold with a big white head. The aroma is sweet, floral, woody, very bourbon tinged and alcoholic. The flavor is mostly bourbon, which is nice, but covers the tripel up almost completely. Rich caramel and wood leading to a pretty dry, slightly alcoholic finish. Medium bodied and quite drinkable. Interesting and a great sipper, but the balance is squarely with the barrel influence.


joaj34 (3), USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 10, 2009  
There’s not much Allagash can’t do. The Bourbon hints spotty - strong here, missing there - but it makes each glass an adventure. It’s overall very good, but not GREAT.


 IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 9, 2009  
Poured a hazy effervescent amber with a tall fizzy/frothy white head. Aroma is sweet and spicy with notes of peach and pear, cinnamon, a bit of alcohol, some floral notes. Flavor is somewhat sweet with some notes of cinnamon and nutmeg spiciness and some apple and pear, a bit of bourbony oak, leading to a semi-dry finish. Well-made as usual for Allagash, but didn’t blow me away with originality.


 hellbilly (1496), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/517/20
Jan 8, 2009  
again, another surprise from superdave70... 2008 batch.

pours an orange shade of orange brown (yup, that’s what the notes say. i MAY have been a little bit d-runk at the time.) with a whitish head and slight spots of lacing. the aroma is intoxicating... lots of mellowed bourbon with notes of vanilla, orange, caramel, peppercorns, spicy wood and a touch of smoke. the flavor profile contains a tart sourish funky barrel note with a ton of vanilla, tannic woody notes, caramel, light yeast and a spicy finish. medium body with a smooth luscious mouth feel.

notes say "this is special. i want to pour this in a gigantic snifter and sit in the hot tub while it snows on top of me." 8/3/8/5/17/4.1


 Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Cloudy, even dirty, gold in color with a small noisy white head that remains as a thin layer of tiny white bubbles. The second pour out of the 750 brought a big thick head of 2 inches. Aroma of alcohol,, whiskey, and spice. Flavor is similar with some funkiness, clove, and honey. The bourbon was a bit overdone. Feel is very smooth. ABV is not exaggerated! This is a super beer on so many levels.



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