Allagash Curieux

Bottle Feb 2006 - pours a clear honey orange with a puffy head that leaves a thin skim of foam. Classic Allagash lacing of course. Oak immediately hits me in the nose, followed by soft cherries, earthy yeasts, sweet hay and caramalized whiskey. First sip is softly carbed with equally soft notes of caramel and bourbon. Yeasty esthers rise through the heavy malts, adding a fruity depth. The 11% ABV is nowhere to be found. The caramel sweetness intensifies in the finish, leaving a great slickness behind. Fantastic.

750 ml bottle. Bottled June 2006. Hazy golden color with white head. Sweat aroma and taste. Buurbon taste with a dry after taste. If you like Jim Beam you will like this beer.

Bottle courtesy of Hopscotch from 2006 batch. Straw blonde pour w/ a small head. Initial mouthfeel is a little light and a tad bit watery, but the finish is spicy hot w/ alcohol and bourbon notes. Good, but would like a little more taste on the front of the tongue. Finish is huge, but mouthfeel is light.

#1900! - 750ml bottle bottled October 2005 - Pours amber blonde with a light white head that fades quick..Aromas of oak, bread, bourbon, and caramel. Flavor is oak, bourbon, bread, cherry, and smooth caramel and some vanilla. Palate is ever so smooth and silky soft. Not much carbonation. Easy drinking and no sign of that 11% alcohol. Nice brew!!!

Big Bottle from my secret santa. Thanks! Pours a beautiful blond with a half-inch white head and lacing. Aroma is very subtle- a little fruity, oaky, and light bourbon. Flavors are a bit more pronounced than the nose. Cherries, more bourbon, very sweet and smooth. A great adaptation of their excellent triple. Nummy Num delight.

bottle from Kingdom Liquors - bottled June 06 - sweet oaky bourbon, a little spicy, thin cloudy head - yes you can taste the bourbon on the finish - very nice

On tap. Poured a golden orange with white head and nice lacing. Aroma is strong of bourbon, oak, and malty sweetness. Flavor was of malts, oak, yeast and had a sweet, alcohol finish. Has a somewhat spicy finish. Very quality brew, glad I took the reccomendation.

Pours a pale orange-tinted gold, ample head and lacing. Nose of mild burbon, not that I’m particularly familiar with the stuff. Wow, definately unique. The blend between the malty sweetness and the woody burbon notes creates a unique flavor experience. There’s a slight lingering sweetness that imparts a maple/vanilla character. Not terribly complex overall though; a tad one-dimensional maybe. More/some Belgian character and less time in the barrel would be more to my liking. Still quite quaffable for 11% and gets points for uniqueness.