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Allagash Four

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98
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5743.84/5.03.83/5.010%82.7Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
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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 1FastSTi (2557), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/514/20
Mar 18, 2005  
Appearance: cloudy copper color. white head. good lacing. good carbonation. Aroma: Cork smelled like a good wine. Raisins, brown sugar, turbinado sugar, yeasty barnyard, apple, very strong aroma. Flavor: earthy, raisin, apple, malty, very Belgian. Palate: dry to light sweetness. Thanks Chuck!


 MIBRomeo (1965), Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/516/20
Mar 18, 2005  
thick white head laces well, carb bubbles a kind of cloudy copper color. sweet smell reminiscent of a belgian sweet floral malts and a bit of hints of alcohol and a light bitterness not like hops. a good body highly carbonated feel, and a bit of creaminess... almost a 4 but not quite. Tastes of sweet floral, brown raw sugar, big raisesn, something a little spicy but very mild almost a hint of apple and alochol. Overall very good.


 heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 13, 2005  
Brilliantly clear ans stylishly ruby. Aroma is full of flowery hops, yeasty spice and a touch of peppery alcohol. Body is medium to light, flavor quite straightforward. A dash of sweetness up front, which the alcohol dries out rather quickly. Apples, but shifing to a yeasty spice with a hint of flowery hops, some considerable alcohol flavor as well, slick. I’m left wanting a bit more malt. Perhaps I’m missing the point, but in a big strong dark belgian, I want luxurious mmaltiness and complexity, and these are the things in which this guy is a bit lacking. Perhaps somewhat a victim of expectations...


 Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 7, 2005  
Pours ruby red with no noticeable head. Complex with a fruity taste and strong noticeable alcohol aftertaste. Decent, but overkill to my taste buds.


 Dorwart (1812), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 2, 2005  
Thin dense head of fine bubbles. Reduces to a nice wisp of foam. Head refoms nicely upon swirling. Great aroma with raisins, brown sugar and some spices. Color is a murky orange mahagony. Flavor is very smooth and a little sweet. Some yeast, sugars, spices and malts. Little bit of roastyness also. Nice alcohol warming as it goes down. Finish is yeasty and spicey with a bit of hops and a bit of dark fruit. A pretty damn good quad. Not as complex as the trapists but still quite good for an American brewery.


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/58/104/519/20
Feb 24, 2005  
Pours amber red with a thin head. Subtle aroma of raisins, and slight malt. Flavor quite complex. Smooth and creamy at first, then the hot alcohol creeps in, and finally ends with a bitter kick. In the mouth I also detected a bit smoke, raisins, and alcohol. Superb.


 mdi (573), Nebraska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2005  
75cl bottle, no dating anywhere I could see, I know I bought it back in June ’04...Lighter in color than I expected, quite carbonated, and a very thick tan head sat on top...it clung to the glass as I sipped leaving some nice lace...Everything about this beer is mellow...subtle...udnerstated....slight fruity/malty aroma, give way to a slightly more pronounced raisiny flavor. I found it extremely drinkable, but not luscious or ponderous. a bit sticky in the end. A well-done mellow beer.


 bombshelter (349), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Feb 8, 2005    Updated: Mar 23, 2005
bottle from dean & deluca in dc. aroma is yeasty, with indication of the high alcohol content as the beer warms. very little indication of hops. head leaves zero lacing, and color is a slightly cloudy dark amber. flavor is a complex malty offering, but the alcohol flavar is not masked nearly well enough. re-tasted on tap at the reef. Alcohol not as noticable, but malty sweetness (though excellent complex flavor) sticks around too long.



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