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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
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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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 JorisPPattyn (5163), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 21, 2006  
Red-foxy, hazy beer; fast gone off-white head. Wine-y, vinous, sweet&sour fruit aromas. Phenolic taste but with very restrained sourness. Some rosewater flavour trait gives sweetness. Fruity flavours, but with a "bathroom soap" streak. Burning MF, slight oiliness, good body. First impression is always aggressive at Allagash brews. This is no exception. It mellows down eventually, but I have a slight problem with this.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Apr 19, 2006  
Another delicious high grav brew from Allagash. This one pours hazy deep copper/ruby tinged with a fluffy, 3-finger white head. The aroma is very fruity, with a tropical skew, and a heavy caramel malt and hop presence, plus a cobwebby, candi sugary element. The palate is dense and bold, with the flavors being fruity up front (figs, plums, berries, cabernet, port) then yielding to a hoppy floral spicy candi sugary malt taste. Very complex, the alcohol does emerge a little as it warms, but that takes nothing away from this one. Another masterpiece from Allagash, a brewer that is quickly rising into my all time upper echelon.


 jimbowood (950), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 16, 2006  
Bottle pours deep brown. Licorice, fruit, and candy sugar with a mild alcohol aftertaste. Good, but not great.


gallaghermurph (29), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 1, 2006  
Pours a dark hazy nut brown amber with almost no head at all. No lacing and no head. Aroma is immediately fruit with apple. Taste is immediately sweet. Lots of sweet apples, figs, and plums, some dark fruits such as raisin, and smaller amounts of citrus, and a small amount of spicyness that comes thorugh stronger in the aftertaste. Intensly sweet. Light mouthfeel, maybe a little bit oily, with very small, gentle smooth carbonation. Almost too sweet. Would have been great after a huge meal and some sharp cheeses, but by itself I’d like a little more balance. Still a great beer.


 MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 30, 2006  
750ml - Aroma is sweet candi sugar, raisin, cherry, malt, and a bit of yeast. Pours transparent red-brown with cascading bubbles, small head, and great lacing. Flavor matches aroma and hides alcohol well. Palate is smooth and creamy. A great tasting quad.


kylelackner (13), USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 15, 2006  
A beer i thoroughly enjoy every time i crack one. Very malty and sweet, but much better balanced than other American quads i have tasted. It hides the alcohol well, though the thick pour, rich flavors, and dark color do hint at what’s in store. It has good favors found in Belgian classics, with some citrus and spice backing the malts. One of those beers that makes you wonder why you should go to a bar and buy $4 imports when you can spend $4 per person for a delicious glass of this.


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 13, 2006  
Bottle: Amber color, small head, but decent retention. Sweet aroma, touch of alcohol. Flavor has some dark fruits and some sweetness, a bit yeasty. It was enjoyable.


 Boutip (2346), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 13, 2006  
Bottle: Poured a clear amber color ale with a huge beige foamy head with excellent retention. Aroma of sweet malt, cookie dough with some alcohol hint is pretty interesting but I could have done without the alcohol hint. Taste is a bit sweeter then expected with lots of cookie dough and some dry raisins. I would have loved for this beer to have more attenuated sugars and a fruitier aroma à la Rocherfort 10 (I can’t really have an ABT without comparing it to the best). Body is above average but could have been more full and alcohol could be more hidden. Very interesting beer from Allagash but cannot honestly say that it compared to the world bests.



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