Allagash Curieux

On tap and in bottle. Takes belgian tripel style to the next level. In addition to the excellent taste of a tripel, the barrel-aging process is apparent with strong undertones of wood, smoke, and bourbon. A bit on the dry side, and the high alcohol is apparent in a satisfying way. A prime example of why Allagash is such an amazing brewery because on top of doing amazing recreations of classic belgian styles, they add experimental methods like this to add flavors never experienced before, that always result in an amazing beer.

June 2006 bottling, 398 cases bottled. Clear dark yellow with a frothy white head, good retention with nice lacing. Huge bourbon oak nose with a hint of spicy hops. Smooth and full bodied. Big boozy taste of whiskey, oak, and pale cracker malts up front, with dusty malts and a lightly sweet and spicy hop and bourbon essence to round up the drinking experience. This is one barrel aged brew that worked. Savored on Feb 23 2007....most excellent

Beer poured out a deep golden almost orange color with a light head. Nice yeasty aroma with a hint of wood and earthiness. Very sweet taste with some oak in the end. Sticky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Left a bit of a film in my mouth. Good beer. But would not go out of my way for it.

Feb. 2007 - Beer poured trippel-looking color, next to no head, but a little bit of lacing. Almost non-existant aroma. Flavor was sweet malts, bananas and lot of oak and bourbon. Tastes like a good barrel-aged trippel without hops. Almost perfect amount of carbonation and thickness. It gets knocked down because the aroma and appearance were not impressive. It also loses a point in overall, because while a good beer, the $14.94 pricetag is just ridiculous.

Pours yellow/orange with a small lasting head. Fruity/yeast aroma. Sour taste with a dry finish. Didn’t get much bourbon. I enjoyed this beer a bit more the second time around 670 and picked up some clove, spice, and a nice oakey aftertaste. I’m increasing my first rating of 3.7.

Pours a gold orange that is a bit darker and clouded of course. The flavor is presented with an almost milky mouthfeel that is thick and wooded. Smooth and almost a bit spicy, but subdued in nature. Supremely crafted and masterfully aged. This is a definite pleasure to drink.

750mL bottle. 04 Vintage. Light golden orange color with a small fizzy white head. Alcohol, vanilla, bourbon, and some estery spiciness in the aroma. Appley alefruit, muted fruitiness. Tinges of oaky bourbon manifest. Spicy finish with higher alcohol notes, lingering warmth. Mouthfeel is a heavy medium, rather hot and somewhat dry.

’05 vintage as part of the blind "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel" tasting. Clear light amber color with small off-white head. Aged alc aroma with champagne like alc as well, white wine, green grape, slight spice. Medium to light body and burn. Like drinking a white wine/champagne.