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Allagash Fluxus 2009

 (RETIRED)
Score
9792
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Saison
Portland, Maine USA
Serve in Tulip

bottled
available

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 128   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.64   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 249   ABV: 8.3%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This year it’s a Belgian-style saison ale brewed with sweet potato and black pepper.


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (23917) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 8, 2010
Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of fruits - especially peaches. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of fruits - especially peaches on a malty back ground, the finish is bitter though the peach note lingers.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 3, 2010
Bottle 75 cl. Pours a cloudy golden with a lazing white head. Fruity, yeasty and spicy aroma. Medium body, heavily carbonated, yeasty, fruity and spicy with a dry, bitter and astringent finish. 030110

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JAN 11, 2010
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight yeasty. Smooth malty and light phenolic as the initial impression. Dry yeasty and phenolic finish with a light caramelish malt impression.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 4, 2010
Bottle. Hazy golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of peaches, citrus and grass. Fruity flavour of peches, citrus, spices and hops. Hoppy and citric finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - FEB 20, 2010

Name: Fluxus
Date: January 11, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: hazy orange, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, candy sweetness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice spicyness, light peppery character
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - DEC 8, 2009
Draught at Ginger Man, NYC
Hazy blond color. The aroma is lightly spicy, and dirty water. Good body strength, strange sweetness, the malt flavor is a bit flowery; correctly bitter. Nothing special.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - JAN 3, 2010
Clear golden with a medium white head. Hoppy aroma with fruity and malty notes. Flavour was hoppy with pine, grapefruits and yeasty notes. Finished dry.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bu11zeye (10165) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - DEC 22, 2009
( 750ml bottle ) Pours a lightly hazy golden body with a medium white head. Aroma of black pepper, raw sweet potatoes, earth, and light horseblanket. Flavor of black pepper, Belgian yeast, grass, earth, and florals.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (9888) - Malmö, SWEDEN - JUL 13, 2010
Bottle. Rating #5200. Pours a pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma with some yeasty hints. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor with some weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty spicy finish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
argo0 (9222) - Washington DC, USA - JAN 18, 2010
75cl bottle. Large white head atop cloudy straw body. Aroma is medium sweet, pepper, straw, some sweet potato. Taste is medium sweet, sweet potato, straw, some pepper. Medium body, some effervescence, alcohol well-hidden.


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