Allagash Four

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Batch 15. Pours with a large, off-white creamy head with great lacing. Very murky to opaque, pretty amber brown body. Aroma of raspberry, dark fruits, plums, a bit of toffee, a touch of burnt malt, oak and caramel. Taste is of raisins, raspberries, a bit of soggy malt, alcohol, caramel, brandy and butterscotch. Creamy with light bubbles. Tasted young, but I think I am going to try to age a bottle for 5 years or so.

Dark amber. Sweet nose. Raisins and alcohol. Taste is hot. Tons of alcohol. Some dark fruit flavors. Could use some age.

750 cork and cage. pours deep copper brown with off white head. aroma is spicy with some malt sweetness. mouthful is dominated with spice but a big metallic taste comes through kinda ruining the whole experience...

A very strong hop flavor is present that makes this quadrupel a lot more bitter, unfortunately, than most other quads. It could’ve used a little more of the sweet toffee and maple flavors usually present in a good quad. Nevertheless, it is still pretty good overall, just different from what one initially expects.

On tap at the sunswick.Poured a medium brown, Nose is malty and yeasty. Flavor is similar with some sweetness, and a fairly strong hint of alcohol. Finish is sweet and malty.

What a super brew. Stood up well to the turkey this year. Smooth balance of brown sugar and hops, no indication of the high alcohol content--just real fine full-bodied flavors. Tan head atop a deep amber brew. A fine ale.

This has an interesting sour aroma. Great color and head. This has a good flavor-sweet, caramel. This is smooth and doesn’t seem strong. Great.

Aroma of chocolate and alcohol. Medium brown pour with an off white head. Some sweet notes, like caramel and toffee. Slight hop bitterness with a very sweet body. Alcohol very present. Some raisins in the taste as well. For 10% it goes down easily.