Allagash Gargamel

Formerly brewed at Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle 375ml.

Unclear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, berries, sour berries, raspberry, tart, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic long duration,sour and dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100624]

Entered to celebrate my rating number 17,200. Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of brettanomyces, malt, wood, and oranges. The flavor is sweet and sour with notes of citrus fruits, brettanomyces, wood, fruits, malt, and caramel. Nice one. Thanks yespr for sharing.

Bottle 37,5 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a hazy amber with an off-white head. Very delicious Bretty and berry-like nose. Medium body, tart berry accents - blackcurrant - lots of dry Brett and a distinct sweet woodiness, a little lactic as well. Dry and slightly astringent finish. Yummy indeed. 240610

37.5 cL bottle, courtesy of kappldav123. Pours hazy orange with a small and off-white head. Aroma is wineous fruity, phenolic and wooden. Acidic, milky/lacto and winous berry fruity. Wooden and fruity finish. Lovely.

Bottle at yespr. Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized white head. Light acidic aroam of oak and vanilla with notes of berries. Light acidic flavour of berries, oak and vanilla. Tart finish.

Clear amber with a tiny white head. Sour aroma with sour berries, toasted malt, lacto and brett. Sour flavour with sour berries, lacto, toasted malt, brett and woody hints. Finished sour and dry. Refined and balanced.

(500ml bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a golden orange body with a small white head. Aroma of vinegar, earth, berries, subtle vinous, horseblanket, and cobwebs. Flavor of grass, funky, earth, and raspberries with a dry finish.

Bottle at Yespr - Thanks. Cloudy amber/brown - white head. Lacto, sourness, sweetness, wheaty, fruity, acid tartness, sharpness, woode, oakey, roasted notes, red berries, vanilla, bretty, tartness. Nice.