Allagash Four

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

Bottle, 750 ml; eye: amber with burgundy reflections, nice beige head, clear, no effervescence; nose: malt (caramel), hops, pepper, alcohol, spices, citrus, sweet and syrupy (Cointreau); mouth : malt, pepper, caramel, Cointreau, finale in caramel with a hint of pepper, full body, sticky texture, good carbonation, mildly sweet and bitter FRANÇAIS Bouteille, 750 ml; oeil : ambrée avec des reflets bourgognes, belle mousse beige, claire, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt (caramel), houblon, poivre, alcool, épices, citron, liquoreux (Cointreau); bouche : malt, poivre, caramel, Cointreau, finale caramel avec une pointe de poivre, corsé, texture collante, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée et amère

Pours a slight hazy amber color. Medium white head. The smell is very sweet. I notice a bit of a fruit smell, berry like. I am picking up on a bit of chocolate banana as well. Smells a bit malty and creamy. Taste has a very nice balance to it. Very nice and just the right amount of sweetness from the malt to go with the hoppiness. You can taste a slight burn from the alcohol on this beer as well. I detect an over so sligh chocolate banana taste. This was a very good beer and my 100th rating.

750 mL bottle: Pours hazy amber with average head that dissapates quickly. Aroma wasn’t as strong as expected. Nice flavor but relatively light in comparison with other quads. Although I do think there is a nice balance. The alcohol is not too overwhelming and blends nicely wth the spicey finish. Mouthfeel isn’t as rich as some of the other quads but still a solid beer.

allagash #5 for me. Quaddy apples grain n raisins aroma. Opaque brown red, viscous like lugee of God, medium alcoholistic. Maltful masterful blend with coriander, red apples, and citrus. Extra robust palate.

Pours a deep brown color, with a thin head. Aroma is sugary sweet, malty and a little alcoholic. Complex, malty flavors show some fruits, full-on candi sugar sweetness and an excellent hop finish. Nicely balanced, a solid representation of the style.

Nice clear golden amber color. Thick, creamy tan head that disappears fairly rapidly but leaves behind some bubbles. Rich, sweet vinous aroma with the presence of green grapes, apples, dried fruits (dates, raisins, figs), dark brown sugar, caramel. Nice rich candy-like flavors: caramel, toffee, dark brown sugar. Yeast, sweet malts were also predominant flavors, with some light hoppiness present. A very smooth and creamy mouthfeel with a fairly dry finish. Pretty well-balanced overall. While it is unquestionably good, it does seem to lack the depth and complexity of the "heavyweights" of this style.

Robe brune légèrement voilée aux reflets rouges surmontée d’une mousse beige épaisse et persistente. Arômes de lavure, de pain et de caramel. Saveurs de caramel, de métal, d’alcool et de pain. À regoûter, la bouteille n’a probablement pas bien vieilli...

750 ml bottle, corked and caged. Deep ruddy tan colour, creamy off-white head that lasts practically forever. Aroma is oaky and vineous, honeyish malts, woody and oaky, light vanilla and a bit of tawny port aroma as well. Very rich and complex. Malts are light but fairly complex. Oaky and vanillaish notes with a light white grapiness. There is also a soft yeasty spiciness through the middle. Lightly Belgian character of the yeast plays off the softly peppery ethanol. Finish is oaky and vineous. This really drinks more like a full-bodied white wine than and other beer I’ve ever come across. Some lace clings to the glass all the way down. I spent a few hours with this bottle and it was great. As it warms, the yeasty complexity takes a front seat compared with the earlier emphasis on the barrel aging. A lovely minty character on the finish. Excellent.