Allagash Four

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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On tap at Lunar Brewing Co., and snifter served with a deep, clear & bright, orangy amber hue, a modest layer of off white/light cream toned head foam, and waves & streaks of lacing. The aroma was light yeast, mid-fruit, currant, light spice, and touches of tartness & sweetness. Warming alcohol was prevalent in the flavor almost immediately, then the aroma notes, with more pronounced tartness and candy sweetness, moderate to low hop bitterness, a little less than medium body, and closer to soft carbonation, which together prompted the perception of a little thinness in the texture. The finish was subtly bitter and dry, with the entire experience a rather flavorful one.

Draft at pony bar in an effort to dethrone the villain, hivemind. Pours an amber with white lacing. Aroma is muted for the most part. Mouthfeel is thick and syrupy with notes of booze, prune, sweet malts, barley, sugarcane, and spices.

Tap. Pours hazy amber with thin, fizzy white head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is caramel and biscuit malt, dark fruit, floral hops, and herbs. Flavor is malt forward with good supporting hops and fruit esters; dry, semi-sweet finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.

S: thin off-white head, small bubbles, some lacing, dark, hazy gold A: mild smell, strong alcohol, malty T: like a tripel, rich, balanced, masked strength, finishes short to medium and slightly sweet O: really solid, good, strong, well-rounded ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2012.04.04 - 750ml bottle in pint glass. Pours a mostly opaque medium copper orange. A foamy light ran multi-finger head subsides very slowly, leaving a full thick cap. You can hear it. Aroma is raisins and sugars, to my nose. Taste is a very smooth sweetness. Complex flavors, like raisins and more. There's a good bit going on. Alcohol is hidden very well. This is pretty tasty. This is my second tasting, I immediately bought a few bottles after the first taste.

Pours a copper brownish color with a small creamy head. Nose is sweet with dark fruit, peach and raisen. Taste is sweet with remnants of yeast, dark fruites, spices and caramel malts. Medium bodied.

Man, this was good. Dark pour, very sweet complex flavor; raisins, chocolate and yeast primarily.

Pours cloudy brown with a medium head. Caramel malt, apple, candy sugar, and a little sour funk in the aroma. Flavor starts sweet and finishes with fruit, carbonation, some spice, and a little hop bitterness. A nice special-occasion beer.

A: Chestnut red-brown body, thinish off-white head, spotty lacing. S: Port-like dark fruits (raisins and prunes), caramel, spicy yeast, and brown sugar. T: Lots of booze-soaked raisins, sugary-malts, spice, some vinous notes. M: Medium-full bodied, moderate carbonation, a bit flabby and some residual booze in the finish. O: A bid quad style beer that is lacking in the overall depth and refinement of the Pannepots, St Bernardus, Westvleteren and Rochefort.

bottle shared with dad. A: Spicy, ca ramel, bready. App: dark copper small white head. T/p. med to full body finish is sweet and medium long. O: nice love the subtle spicy bouquet no alcohol warmness at all.