 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 16, 2008 750 ml bottle picked out by The Beer Wench. March 2008 vintage. Pours a cloudy yellow. Medium sized, bubbly white head. Good amount of lacing around the glass. Big aroma of bourbon, citrus, and some spices. Medium sized body, a bit sticky. Flavor is initially sweet. As the beer warms a bit, the bourbon flavors are really accentuated. Vanilla and some banana notes are also present. Finish is very dry with noticable warming alcohol.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
May 13, 2008 5/2/08 notes: on tap, Eli Cannon’s. Pours a deep golden color with a small head. As I have found with other Allagash offerings, flavors tend to be subtle and mellow. Amazing how they were able to accomplish this at 11%! Curvieux has a nice smooth flavor of spices, fruit and sugar. It was certainly tasty, but did not contain the distinctiveness of say, Duvel, Unibroue’s strong offerings, or even Ommegang’s bold blend of spices. A little lost in the middle, there are better offerings out there.
Gypsy19 (602), California, USA
May 10, 2008 I was expecting something a little more complex actually. Pours a greenish-orange with a thick 3/4 inch head. The booze is very apparent here and overpowers the rest of the brew. This is strong but suprisingly boring. Not worth the $15.99 I paid for it at Beverages And More!.
Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
May 7, 2008 Bottle. Not to fond of this one. Cloudy dark golden pour with lots of carbonation. Weak bourbon flavor, wood, and citrus. The flavors clashed a lot.
KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
May 4, 2008 Hazy golden with large white head. Sweet fruity aroma with notes of wood, bourbon an yeast. Sweet flavor with woody, bourbon and yeasty notes. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.
mmather (113), Colorado, USA
May 2, 2008 at the 2007 Boulder, CO Strong Ale Fest. nice spiciness from the base tripel blends well with the flavors from the bourbon barrel without overpowering the base beer. A great, very balanced beer.
tagz (334), USA
May 1, 2008 draft. pours hazy light gold. musty yeast aroma. flavor brings a tart citrus edge, classic musty belgain yeast, a slight alcohol bite and a dry finish. i really loved the palate. not thick and cloying as some tripels come, which lets the yeast stand out. very nice. i only had a sample but i’ll have to grab myself a bottle soon.
MrRain (415), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
Apr 29, 2008 750ml bottle poured into a Trappist glass. AC pours similiar to the color of grapefruit juice but with a touch of pink and it is hazy. The head is small, fine and settles quickly. The aroma is a mix of citrus and peach juice. When you get closer to the beer there is a moderate, well-blended aroma of bourbon. The bourbon makes a light to moderate presense in the taste. It is just enough to make this a very unique tripel. The citrus acid flavors don’t mix with the bourbon as well as I’d like. I think that idea -almost- works but misses by an RCH. The alcohol presense was moderate adding to the feel of the general heaviness of the beer. I know the Allagash Odyssey is a completely different beer but it is the best of the four set series. This one disappointed me a tad.
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