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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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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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 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
750 ml bottle shared by Tmoney99. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. The aromas bourbon, oak, spicy sweet malt. The flavor is much of the same bourbon, moderately sweet malt with a spicy edge, honey, and an overall smooth quality from the wood. This was an interesting beer. The 11% came out a bit as it warmed. Finish was dry.


 Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of superdave70 shared at hellbilly*s holiday tasting. Spicey bourbon aroma. Hazy gold body with white head. Spicey, clove and sweet bourbon flavor. Mabe little to much on the spice side for me. Thanks Dave.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Aromas of bourbon, tartness from the oak, somewhat spicy tripel-ish aroma. Light sweetness, hay. Golden orange pour, nice bubbles, and a nice head too. The flavor is pretty full of bourbon and booze up front, some oak notes subdue the underlying base of yeast, spice, and fruit. Some candy sweetness, and perhaps a little bread. Lots of noticable booze from the 11%. Carbonation is soft, the body is smooth, and oak dryness lingers.


 Taverner (827), San Ramon, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
750ml bottle. Pours an opaque honey-orange. Lots of foamy head. You can definitely taste the barrel aging here, not just in the bourbon but also in the tannins present in this one. Pretty sweet, but this sweetness is balanced by the tannins and bitter notes from the casking. Wow - after 1 hour after drinking this I am completely toasted. Wow. Just wow.


 foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 27, 2008  
750ml bottle. Pours golden orange with a nice foamy white head. Aroma of fruit and sweet malts. The sweetness continues on the tongue, along with bread, vanilla, wood, and a nice bourbon alcohol burn at the finish. Very good beer despite the high price. Thanks Dad!


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Sampled at the hellbilly holiday tasting. Golden brownish color pour with a nice foamy head that lasts a while. Aroma of sweet malt, bourbon, fruit and yeast. Lots of bourbon in the flavor, along with fruit, vanilla, yeast, and a bit of spice and alcohol. Smooth and slightly thick on the palate. Pretty good brew!


 Sparky27 (1567), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of superdave70 shared at hellbilly*s holiday tasting. Pours a hazy peach color with a white head. Nose is alcohol, light sour yeast and malty bourbon. Taste is sweet dark fruits, biscuits, vanilla and alcohol. Medium prickly mouth. Decent stuff. Thanks Dave!


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Expensive as hell ($18 for 750ml) but good. Golden color with moderate-to-high carbonation. Lemony and creamy with vanilla and some serious bourbon on the finish. Booooouuuurbon! (obscure reference to "My New Haircut: Senior Citizen Edition")



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