Allagash Grand Cru

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

330 mL into Orval trappist. Pours a bright, cloudy orange with a thin white head that thins out to almost nothing leaving modest lacing. Aromas of yeast, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, orange peel- very musty. Taste is dry and tart with a metallic tinge. Very herbal. Aftertaste is dry and metallic. Sort of a disappointment.

On tap. Hazy gold body with a creamy white head. Aroma was fruity esters, notably apple, spicy, and alcohol. Flavor is fruity apple, lemon, citric esters, yeasty, and pleasant sweet dry finish. Found it to be much like a sparkling white wine. Good but Allagash has better.

Pours a hazy amber with a rapidly dissipating beige head. Sweet candiy nose. Drier in the mouth than I expected. Hints of dark fruit and candy are complimented well by a nice bitterness. Long slightly sweet finish.

Draft at Tabla. A reddish brown w/medium head. Smel is sweet. Some fruit spice and caramel - a very good beer.

2007 version. Coppery amber color with a slight head. Smells very sweet with a tad bit of tartness. Some yeast up front, but not overpowering, followed by some pepper spice and a thin hop finish.

Pours hazy chestnut with a thin tan head. The nose was solid with dried fruit, spice and caramel. The flavor was the same but a bit bland. Definitely not the best Allagash has to offer, so should not be their Grand Cru.

Hazy amber, citrus, spice, yeasty, caramel, malty, licorice, fruity, dry finish.

On cask. Increadibly smooth, satisfying, drinkable. Rare stronger beer that I could drink in high quantities.