00cobraR (1096), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Feb 28, 2007 A 4 for Four. Very nice. Pours out a nice deep brown color with a large white head. Aroma is sweet, slightly malty, and very yeasty. Flavor just bursts in with a nice mellow sweetness with a nice balance of yeast and fruityness. Great brew, these guys never cease to amaze me. xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA Feb 27, 2007 Doughy and hoppy aroma with a very nice appearance. Sweet with an nice finish. Palate could have been fuller but overall I enjoyed this beer. beerist (14), Athens, Georgia, USA Feb 25, 2007 Pours a reddish/copper with a thinner than usual (for a quad) head. Not quite as pillowy as a St Bernardus, but the head that does remain lasts throughout. Aroma is yeasty, fruity, and slightly peppery with hints of cherries, raisins, and figs. Taste is dark, and fruity with hints of phenols and figs. There is also a fairly noticable peppery/warming alcohol finish. Overall, not the best quad ever, but pretty good. Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Feb 13, 2007 C&C 750. Pours into my Chimay glass a murky golden brown with almost no head. Nice, sweet, fruity nose, raisin, fig, brown sugar/light molasses, mildly boozy. Sweet, dried fruit flavors, raisin, fig, date, prune, some light brown sugar, sweet malt, an almost sherrylike tinge. Body is just slightly on the thin side for my taste - does not really match the rich flavors. Mild alcohol warming in the throat. It’s been awhie since I’ve had a nice quad, and Allagash does not disappoint. VikingHammer (362), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA Feb 13, 2007 Pours a Dark murky copper color with a big tan head. Aromas of apples, berries, and other dark fruits. Tastes of the same fruits. Very well balanced. Drank right after the Allagash Brewery tour. Great brewery!!!!! golubj (1275), Sunnyvale, California, USA Feb 6, 2007 Bottle. Aroma of yeast, malt, fruit, and alcohol. Probably in the top three for belgian style beers I have tasted. Tastes similar to the aroma, but an enjoyable sweetness to balance the alcohol. Very enjoyable. SledgeJr (2957), Omaha, Nebraska, USA Feb 3, 2007 Updated: Oct 17, 2009At the 2007 Big Beer, Belgians, & Barleywines Festival in Vail. Yummy! Pours a cloudy dark copper amber with an off white head. Orange coriander meaty aroma. Fruity sweetness to the flavor needs a bit more malt body to be a champion. I like the emerging spiciness to the finish. UPDATE: On tap at Downtown Johnny Brown’s. Pours dark amber to light brown with a mid-thick off white head. Cotton candy aroma. At warming, the huge fruitiness emerges. Plums and raisins galore! alexanderj (2213), Chino Hills, California, USA Feb 1, 2007 Pours a auburnish-copper; medium white head. Aroma is of yeast, malt, apples; sweet. Alcohol hint in the aroma. Flavor is very good and complex. Body is light, and despite alcohol is pretty easy to drink. Taste is of caramel, yeast, some fig/dark fruit; Alcohol and sweet finish. Light throat warming. Overall sweet flavor, and the alcohol is hidden. This was really good and exceeded my expectations.
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