Allagash Curieux

Bottle on the patio at Rupununi in Bar Harbor, ME. Pours cloudy gold with fluffy off-white head. Tons of fruit aroma with some spice. Flavor was banana and apple. Full bodied if not a bit syrupy. Finished dry. I didn’t get much from the barrel aging, for better or worse. For me, it was just a great beer as it was. Really enjoyed it.

This was good, and a pleasant twist since typically bourbon barrels are not applied to this style. I think tripels can often be good, but are also often quite similar. The barrel effect imparts pleasantly unusual flavors and shows that we can go beyond bourbon porters.

Pleasant crisp yeasty buttery notes in the aroma. Hazy yellow color with a thin white head. Flavor is spicy Belgian yeast. Smooth.

Julio’s Belgian Beer Festival. Sample. Sweet, strong and citrusy. A good tripel though too strong for my tastes both in alcohol flavor and effect.

On tap at flying saucer. Pours a cloudy orange golden with a medium frothty white head. The aroma is citrus and yeast. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet sugary yeast taste with a nice dry finish. A good tripel from allagash.

February 2007 22 oz corked bomber bottle. Pours cloudy peach-orange with a fizzy white head that dissipates to thin splotch. Tangy citrus and tart pear aroma with good banana notes as it warms as well as some woody, vanilla notes from the barrel aging. Tart and sour with prominent alcohol notes balanced somewhat by softer bourbon notes on the finish. Medium bodied, highly carbonated - very prickly. Not bad, but I find that the belgian tartness conflicts with the bourbon a bit.

(750ml bottle thanks to ballewblake, bottled June 08) Pours a dark yellow with good head and coats the glass nicely. Nose is oak, sour cherry, alcohol. Taste is oaky, slight bourbon on the finish, nice carbonation, and well balanced hops. Spicy/biscuit yeast profile and loving how it finishes. The regular tripel from these guys is better in my opinion though.