Allagash Four

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Sampled at Allagash after the tour. Hazy to unclear amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, dark overripe fruits, yeast and a few signs of alcohol. Complex flavor of roasted malt, overripe plums, figs, dates, caramel, yeast and hops. Finished sweet and full. Towards the end I had warming alcohol to finish the experience. Very good!

On tap at the Porter. Pours a dark red with a minimal head. The aroma is pleasant and complex. Notes of bread, cherries, nuts, dates and caramel. The flavor is a mixture of typical quadrupel nutty sweetness and a sour citrus flavor more akin to a witbier. It has a very light body for a quadrupel and finishes very smoothly. A strange and delicious beer.

tap at Barcade Allagash event - hazy, blood red pour. fresh caramel malts, fruity cherries and apples and a touch of tart arouma isn;t strong, but flavorfull candy and cherries. this one put me over for the night.

Bottle, batch # 19. Aroma is sweet and a little syrupie. Notes of citrus, darkfruit, honey, carmel, hops, and bread stand out. The palate is a little chewey. Flavor brings out an alcohol pressence and a bit of banana.

2007 bottle opened in 9/2010. Nose is not too strong, mild spice, mostly just caramel. Taste has serious depth, big caramel backbone, mellow yeast profile, perfect amount of residual sweetness, mildly fruity. dark fruits, virtually no alcohol heat. one of the better allagash beers ive had.

Poured into a couple of chalices it produced a good two fingers of a off white head that turned into a great lace. The body of the brew was amber/brown in color. The aromas of dark fruits and cherries along with some Belgian yeast filled my head. The flavor followed the nose, fruity and yeasty. I did detect a little alcohol warmth as well, but it did not detract anything from the flavor. It had a medium to full feel to its body, with good carbonation. For a quad I will say that it was tasty enough to grab a second glass. The flavor was more than enough to accompany a fine cigar for desert. I often grab this brew when I am in the mood for a fine American Quad. I believe this one is the finest brewed on this side of the pond

dark and beery with alcohol spice and dried fruits. candylike and thick with a complex hop charactr that is superior in my mind. carbonation gets thru to keep it beery. nice

Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, yeast, dark fruit, & caramel; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, caramel, dark fruit (notably plums), raisons, hops, and spice; Some alcohol at the finish; Nicely balanced and complex; Overall, a solid quad.