Allagash Dubbel Reserve

750 ml bottle batch # 50, Dark hazy brown hue, with a thick beige tan-colored foamy head, with caramelized malt, roasted malt, sweet malt, yeasty, dark fruits like plums, even hint fo buckwheat, chocolatey note follows through on a medium-bodied palate with, brown sugar, molasses, nutmeg, toasted malt, yeasty, chocolate, caramelized malt, grainny accent in a mellow sweet mild hoppy finish.

Bottle, batch 39. Pours a deep ruby color, fairly transparent, with a copious tan head that left gorgeous lacing. Chocolatey, fruity aroma, tons of cherries and figs. Explosive at first, a wonderful bouquet of aromas. First sip and there are some sweet malts to greet you, chocolatey, a bit smoky, very persistent. Kind of nutty after that, which lasts as well as the malts do, wonderful retention in the flavors. Very dry in the mouth at the finish, super smooth and rich in the mouth. A fine American example of the Belgian style, I’ve got a bottle of the Tripel waiting for me and I’m very much looking forward to it now.

Chocolate licoricey. Much better than the White Ale. Elixer for the soul on a summer afternoon. Bottle, happy deli, NYC.

Very mellow taste, little head on the beer however, but this is a tasty beer. My bottle says 7.0%, like the reserve, so I’m confused...

This was a nice, flavorful dubbel, but much like the allagash speciale reserve, nothing jumped out at you to tell you it’s anything extra special. It is very drinkable though.

Reddish brown in color, small head. Aroma is yeasty and fruity. As it warmed it became a lot more nutty in both aroma and flavor. Dark malts come out as well. Coffee, chocolate and roast.

hazy brwon, off white head. aroma of raisin, earth, caramel. cocoa, yeast and plum. flavour is complex with earthy bitterness. finishes, yeasty, spicy and chocolatey. nice
Earlier Rating: 8/19/2003 Total Score: 3.7
slightly hazy dark brown. nice nose of yeast, caramel, malt and cotton candy. deep dar fruity flavours with sweet malt and a spicy and mildly roasty finsih.

Bottle courtesy of Pailhead. Pours medium brown with little head. Fruity yeasty aroma, with some sweetness that reminds me of a doppel. Flavor has a strange funk to it. Sort of acedic and sour, huge turn off.