Allagash Four

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Thanks to Travlr: Poured a copper color with a jello bubble thin head. Aroma is fermented fruit and malt. Taste is very malty with a mix of fruit and nice hops as well.

Batch 19. Great yeast aromas come first followed by dark fruit, slight chocolate and more alcohol as it warms. Taste adds to the chocolate impression plus candi sugar, light molasses and a good alcohol warmth. A very slight floral aroma and slight bitter finish become more evident as it warms further. Great beer.

Draft. Hazy brown body with an off-white head. Aroma and flavor of dark fruit, fig, sweet malt, Belgian yeast. Nice alcohol warmth and finishing bitterness. Also, a little spicy. Great brew.

Multi-hued golden orange color with a nice antique white head. Spicy apple and distinctive belgian yeast aroma. Silky texture, full body. Mild, velvety feel. Sudden bite. Rhubarb, fig and spicecake flavors. Fizzy finish.

On tap @ Rattle N Hum. Hazy brown with an off-white head. Strong fruity aroma with some hints of dark fruits, caramel, and spices. Medium to full body with a hint of an alcohol bite. Quite good.

750 ml bottle
Sitting for the cellar for far too long I finally got this out of the back of a fridge. An excellent beer it was a little too pricey to pick up again with so many other choices. Regardless I would not hesitate to drink more if somebody was to open a bottle at a tasting or elsewhere. Allagash has yet to make a beer that has really disappointed me.

Aroma / Appearance - The rosy bronze body was dim as it absorbed most of the ambient light. A mildly dirty white head coupled with a sheet of delicate film added more depth. The scent of white grape juice combined with vanilla, caramel, roses just past their prime, and a little bit of hoppiness were not as robust as I was expecting. Regardless it was still reasonably well balanced and inviting.

Flavor / Palate - Caramel, cherry cordial, and chocolate mousse give this a dessert like touch. A dry maple syrup wraps up the experience with a little ribbon. The alcoholic tone does eventually break through after a few sips. I can only guess there are more hops when this is fresh but in its current state the results are far from disappointing. I would probably choose other quads when shopping around but at $11.99 the price was not too bad.

A hazy brown beer with a huge beige head. Aroma is fruity and yeasty, notes of dark fruits, toffee and wood. Taste is malty and fruity, notes of caramel, sherry. Some is spiciness. Noticeable alcohol.

750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with a small tan head leaving a large amount of lacing on the glass. Aroma is alcohol, raisins, fig, caramel. Taste is sweet with raisins and caramel. Strong alcohol on the finish. Medium body. Light-medium carbonation.