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Allagash Four

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5743.84/5.03.83/5.010%82.7Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
A unique new beer from Allagash, Allagash Four; a one-of-a-kind ale made from four malts, four varieties of hops, four natural sugars, and it's fermented – that's right – four times!
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 lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Style and Glass: ABT/Quadrupel; Trappist ABV, Volume & Calories:10 % in 25.4 fl oz. estimated at 400C Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ Aroma: Very nice, alcohol, rose, wine, grapes, spinach, cheese, wood. 10 out of 10. Visuals: Slight gush, great bottle design, haunting, ruby, increasingly hazy, no head, no lace. 5 out of 5. Taste: well balanced, high malt, candy, high hops, dry, high strength, high craft. 10 out of 10. Palate: high quality, smooth texture, long fruity finish. 5 out of 5. Overall: A religious experience, definitely a repeat, a favorite, medium value, high craft. 20 out of 20.


 TheEpeeist (1442), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 8, 2008  
25.4 oz bottle. Hazy peach brown with a wisp and a wet lacy edge. Nose is raisin, candi, wood and porcini. Smooth medium light with fine carb. Taste is brown sugar, cola and maple syrup. Clove with drying. Soft and tasty.


 taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 29, 2008  
From bottle. Pours caramel in color. Aromas include citrus, honey and spice. Hides the alcohol extremely well. Full mouthfeel with hops, dark fruit and candied fruit. Nicely done.


 malrubius (977), Valley Stream, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Batch #15 750 ml bottle split in Westmalle glass. Hazy reddish amber with lasting ring. Spicy caramel fruity yeasty aroma. Brown sugar maple syrup sweetness with overripe fruit and spicy sugary finish. Full body and medium low carbo. Well-disguised alcohol. A little too cloying for my taste. Not complex enough. Tastes and feels like it has been mishandled, not much pop to the cork.


 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Batch #15, nice carbonation release from cork and caged bottle. Light brown with reddish hints and a very thin off white head. Sharp belgian candi sugar, sweet aroma, cloves and slight bananas. Flavor of prunes a succinct tart finish grips the tongue and sits on the palate forever between sips. Potent and a classic quad.


 brigg (216), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 22, 2008  
(bottle) The body is cloudy, maybe opaque, dark amber. A small but lasting creamy head that clings to the glass. The aroma is big and strong: sweet, and very fruity (dark fruit and citrus), some floral notes, pine, honey, all on top of an alcohol aroma. The body seems very full at first, but this is partly due to the dense, creamy head; the body thins out somewhat, but overall: medium to full bodied. The flavor has lots of alcohol but somehow stays very smooth and easy to drink. It is sweet with malty roasted malty goodness up front and something more like honey on the back end. Mildly spicy, very fruity, earthy. I really liked this beer. There is a lot going on and it all comes together really well.


 hopdog (5548), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
750ml bottle. 2004 Vintage. Poured a deeper and slightly cloudy orangish color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, candi sugar, some dark fruitiness, roast, yeast, and chocolate. Tastes of plums, raisins, candi sugar, lighter yeast, and I’m getting dried out orange peels. Alcohol content well hidden.


 HopheadHans (755), Bay Area, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Tap at City Beer. probably the least favorite of all the Allagash’s I had togteher with the Black. Somehow I expected more. The flavor profile is a bit of a mess: You get some oak, some more cradboardy notes, some whisky and some butterscotch and too much alcohol burn. Hops is taking a backseat as do the Belgian yeasts. Could not warm up to that one.



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