Allagash Four

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

Bomber: Pours a darker red/bown combination with a small rapidly diminshing head. Aromas are sweet and spicy. Flavor is fruity at first, with some slight spice, and turns bitter as the hops present themselves more and more as the beer warms and gets neared the end of the bottle. Finishes warmingly strong.

Dark, dark brown pour with minimal head. Bold and alcoholic, also bitter and yeasty. Heavy, dark fruits round it out and give it typical Quad wine-ness. Solid for its type.

This reddish brown ale poured with a very sparse beige head, eliciting a spicy candy aroma. The flavor is fruity and pumpkin-like, with a somewhat bitter alcohol finish and a carbonated mouthfeel. The complex flavor and high alcohol content lends this brew excellent aging potential. I’ll try another bottle after 5 or so years in the cellar.

750 ml bottle from BevMo. Pours a hazy, dark mahogany color with a moderate beige head that diminished quickly to a ring of bubbles. Aroma is milder than expected, but still nice brown sugar, dark ripe fruits hints of citrus and clove. Flavor is very nice, rich and complex as expected, more brown sugar, molasses, dark spice bread, summer fruits, lemon, murky yeasty notes, floral hops and a pepper finish. Alcohol is well hidden. Body is smooth and full with a surprisingly active carbonation. Very good beer overall.

reddish brown color with a nicely compacted medium sized beige head, aroma of spice, fruit, sweetness, and alcohol, flavor was smooth, spicey, citrusy, sweet, carbonated, and you can taste the alcohol, but not overwhelmingly. another good allagash brew

This is a great belgian. Heavy fruit smells and flavors to the beer with just the right amount of spice that opens up more as the bottle is enjoyed. Fairly strong alcohol alcohol taste that works.

Poured brown from the bottle. First thing i noticed in the taste was the alchohol. It didn’t bother hiding that at all, had a pretty notable burn to it. It had a yeasty sweetness that faded quicky into a hoppy burn that just didnt sit well on the palate. I would not say this quad is one of a kind. Stick with the allagash triple if you want to get your money’s worth.

Nasty shit. But then again, I hate Belgian-style beer (except wits). Bitter and metallic and not the least bit sweet. Reddish color, with a thin, beige head. Utterly horrid. I’ve like nothing Allagash has produced.