Allagash Four

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

Bottle. Burnt copper/ garnet color with an ivory head that seems to have the consistency of concrete. Fruity malt nose with some yeastiness. The sweetness seems to attack my palate right off. Slightly fruity with an almost BBQ flavor note to it. Definitely some dark fruits, oaky and even some grape notes. Cereal-like aftertaste. Alcohol is evident but not overwhelming.

750ml bottle from north belt west liqour. color is cloudy brwon with amber highlights. a short foamy tan head forms after the pour. aroma is yeasty with some light dried fruit apricot strong caramel and and toffeed nuts. alcohol can be detected but seem to be well contained. intensley creamy with flavors of tea, smoke, and caramel with a long palate that is sleek and sultry. high alcohol provides good backbone for such a sweet and layered treat. hops take over the finish in a most seductive fashion sliding in on the end and providing a nice tingle throughout the finish.

The beer pours deep amber. It has fruit notes on the nose and the mouthfeel offers the same fruit but with extra sweetness from the malt and hop additions. The spice finish drives long and show the ABV in a nice and balanced manner.

Not bad, but I hoped for a little more. Nose of yeast, apple/pear, and vague sweetness. I like someone else’s bubble gum description, and I’ll go with that. Round fruit flavors like in the great Belgians, ranging from apples to raisins. Fairly strong hop bite and some clove-like spice notes. So why is this beer significantly worse than the Rochefort 8 I had last night, despite the similarities? I guess you’ll have to ask Rochefort! I can’t really describe why in words.

Amber in color with light, tight brown head. Aroma is apple-pear, and lightly tart with a bit of caramel and some spice. Taste is standard quad, but somehow lighter than I expected, and I can almost feel the alcohol evaporate on my tongue. Spice abounds, and kicks to the finish along with the alcohol. $13/22oz

Bottle. Nose is intense fruit. Lots of peach, pear, apricot, cherry. Syrupy sweet. Foamy head, deep amber beer. Sweet, with a thick palate. Cherry heavy, caramel, strong alcohol presence, but contained. Nice all around.

Wow. Nose that went from alcohol to pure caramell candy. As the head dissipated, some fruit crept out. Taste was of some caramel, then bananas and apples and cloves. Buttery, literally buttery mouthfeel. Slick, buttery finish with apples. Maybe some brandy in there. Impressive. Dare I say best American Belgian style?

Medium brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma was a malty mix of sugar notes, spices and some alcohol. Flavor was initially sweet with almost a syrup quality, nice bread like notes started to balance out the sweetness, and the beer finished with a hoppy, peppery alcoholic bite. really good.