Allagash Curieux

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

On tap at Bilbo Baggins. This is a very drinkable Allagash beer balancingthe alcohol, fruit flavors like sour cherries and raisens and a nice finish.. ZGolden color with a nice warm finish.

Pale golden pour light white head .... aroma of oak and bourbon along with sweet fruity belgian yeast .... taste of bourbon, spicy/peppery and fruity belgian yeast a nice mix of flavors and a solid tripel with a light oak and vanilla flavor .... dry bitter finish ........ well done and balanced brew

Consider this the great catch-up. This rating from the previous time I was at Duckworth’s in Mooresville, a few weeks ago. This was a well-done beer but I’m still not sure I’m into the barrel-aged tripel thing. Lots of whisky present... would have preferred a more subtle integration. Good to try but I wouldn’t go pick this up.

Pours a hazy golden caramel color with a small head and very nice retention. Constant bubbles racing to the top. Wonderful smell. I’m getting your typical Belgian Tripel smell, but with a nice kick of liquor. The hit of liquor almost smells like vanilla. This is my first Barrel-Aged brew, so it really impresses me. Taste has a smooth Belgian start, that blends into a Bourbon finish. Not as dry a finish as I’m accustomed to by this style, this is almost creamy. Light body with a nice amount of carbonation that keeps the flavors fresh. This is a beer that the drinkability is interesting. I would love to drink this all the time, but I don’t see it as an everyday beer

Poured on tap into a footed allagash glass. Cloudy pale yellow-orange. Half inch of head that quickly dissipates. Light carbonation and minimal lacing. Interesting rich malt smell, similar to a lager. Also some orange citrus and a bit of coriander aroma. I can tease out some nice sweet oaky notes but not much else. Full bodied on the palate. Coats my mouth with a syrupy texture. Oaky vanilla, butterscotch, and orange peel. Not as heavy as the malty aroma suggests but still very big. Bitter, slightly hoppy gives it a cleaner impression overall, aiding drinkability. Only slightly less drinkable than other tripels. I usually don’t care for barrel aged ales because the oak can be overwhelming but I thought this one had nice balance. Not my favorite but a nice twist on the style.

Wow. What a beer! In a bad way. I had this one off tap. The pour was slightly hazy. The beer was bright yellow. And, the aroma has a slight hopiness and spice to it. And, then I tasted this beer. At first it is clean. And, then wam pow, wow! Fresh oak and bourbon all over the place! It is like a premixed boiler maker! No thank you! If I wanted overpowering bourbon, I would order it! Kudos for experimenting. But, this one is not for me!

hazy yellow color, no head, merest trace of lace. nose is airy belgian yeast and jim beam barrels. flavor is more promininently yeasty, fruity with bourbon barrel notes. medium bodied, creamy mouth feel, dry finish. interesting brew. sampled at FoBAB ’09.

Pours cloudy straw/yellow with an inch of white foam. Tastes like a batch of 100% bret fermented beer that I had recently. Smells like tart cherries and barn hay loft. Sticking my nose in I get a whiff of alcohol. Flavor is sweet hay, alcohol, tart funk, slight dough, slight hop bitterness. Cool, but nothing like the Odyssey.