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Allagash Grand Cru

Allagash Grand Cru - Belgian Strong Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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6043.76/5.03.75/5.0Winter7.2%89.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Allagash Grand Cru is deep golden in color, and has a firm yet refined malty palate. Taste and aroma have suggestions of smoke and licorice, with subtle hints of fruit and spice. An excellent beer to enjoy during the cooler seasons.
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 nearbeer (1695), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 21, 2009  
750 ml, batch 19. Amber with a lasting inch of meringue. Spicy clean aroma of earthy apple, with a twist of lemon juice and nutmeg. Front flavors are similar with some coriander and cinnamon notes. Finish is spicy toasted walnut and bitterish peat and oak. Medium body is creamy smooth, drinkable, and crisply dry on the finish.


daleharshman (75), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/103/517/20
Jun 14, 2009  
750mL bottle corked and caged from Holiday Wine Cellar (Escondido, CA). Batch #15 -- from my research, it appears that this is around 2.5 years old. Pours a deep orange-amber. One finger of white frothy head with amazing staying power. Really, I’m still waiting for it to dissipate and it’s just not happening. Fragrant aroma of flowers, jasmine, tropical fruit, and banana. Flavor is really complex and difficult to describe but there is a nice mellow fruitiness and a hint of spice Nicely hopped with a bit of lingering bitterness in the finish. Overall, there is an excellent balance between the sweet and the bitter. Near the bottom of the glass now, and still the foamy head is holding up! A very good beer -- I think the aging did it well.


BongoJay (4), Mohnton, Pennsylvania, USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Aroma: not excessively aromatic, belgian yeast nose with carnal note. Appearance: deep red to brown, has a full bodies appearance Flavor: prominent carmal flavor, bread notes Palate: full bodied, thick, rich, porter like. Overall Imprssions: Prominent carmal flavor! Smooth, rich and tasty.


 JohnnyJ (1061), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Dark orange/brown color, off-white head. Sweet malt, yeast, fruit, spice, caramel, and bread. Decent beer, but nothing amazing.


 zach8270 (1821), Henrietta, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 7, 2009  
(bottle - 12 oz) Cloudy orange color with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet and spicy with a good amount of yeast, candy, licorice, and a light hint of clove. Flavor is sweet and spicy at the beginning with a smooth and creamy body. The yeast is very apparent in the middle and mixes with the spices. Finishes dry and spicy with a mild bitterness. Alcohol is very warming.


 SDalkoholic (1162), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle from Bevmo: Poured a gloomy and semi hazed orange hue color with a perfect topping of head. Nose is all yeast in respect to a true Belgian fashion. The flavor is creamy and sweet with a rich base of quality malts while there is a spicy blend of Belgian yeast that dominates over all else. This is a prime example of how a grand cru should be.


 NomDeBeer (327), Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 2, 2009  
Pours a hazy gold with lots of sediment. Perfect white head but no lacing. Aroma is faint - cereal malt, bread and yeast. Taste is the same plus an unexpected smokiness that adds a nice twist. Decently hopped too. This is very smooth and drinkable. Exceptionally well-balanced. Could drink this all day.


 BigBeer45 (588), Troy, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
May 16, 2009    Updated: May 17, 2009
Large bottle, Batch 19, gave a generous pop when opened, this ale has a hazy amber-light brown and peach skin (orange-red-dark yellow?) pour with a white and some slightly off-white fluffy head of bubbles that was easily two to three fingers high, there is medium or a bit more effervescence in the glass, the effervescence appeared to increase as the ale sat in the glass, leaves some lacing on the glass, aromas of spicy yeast, a mixture of light and dark fruits (apples-raisins), fruity esters, bread, some floral notes and sweetness on the nose, flavor of light and dark fruits (raisins), toasted malt, caramel and bread in the background with gentle spices, bruised apples (a good thing), a touch of alcohol warmth (I thought this was a little surprising for a 7.2% drink), a touch of sugar, brown sugar and fruit sweetness, some citrus on the palate to, finishes with some bitterness and lingering malt flavor on the tongue, and there is some pepper at the finish while esters and spices linger after the finish, mouth feel is medium or maybe a touch less along with a being smooth and creamy on the palate, very nice Belgian Strong Ale.



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