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Allagash Grand Cru

Allagash Grand Cru - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6183.75/5.03.74/5.0Winter7.2%90.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 jdjuice (203), Japan
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/516/20
Dec 7, 2005  
Pours a golden brown with small but lasting head. Aroma is big almost like a red wine, fruity and slightly spicy. Flavor is sweet, like a normal belgian ale at first, but the flavor drops off quickly and leaves behind a kind of strange spiciness for the finish. I don’t think the spices used and the belgian style really go together. The beer was also a little on the watery side, not full tasting and seemed under-carbonated. A decent beer.


 brentfeesh (1030), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2005  
Enjoyed with friends on Thanksgiving (2005). Batch #10. Hazy amber with a frothy head. The aroma greats me with yeast and fruit (pear, cherry) and spices like nutmeg and allspice (maybe some cardamom). Spicy flavor with clove, coriander, cinnamon. Belgian yeast flavors (light) and a light sweetness. Adequate body (light-medium). I think this went the best with my turkey; though overall I was not that impressed with the brew. Good but nothing I’ll seek out again.


 ruggedman (613), Portland, Maine, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 22, 2005  
Aroma of sweet spices and fruits. Appears cloudy with a slightly off white fizzy head. Flavor typical of a belgian beer. Lots of spice present. Ok for a winter offering, but not as good as the english style winters.


clifford0163 (93), Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 18, 2005  
another good winter beer. it has a nice golden color to it. a nice sweet aroma as well as some type of spice. the aroma is the same as the flavorit it sweet and has a nice spice toit as well.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 14, 2005  
another winner from allagash. everything I try is great.. Had this at the Brewtopia beer fets in NYC - -it was excellent - at least thats what I wrote that day - It must be true.


 ratman197 (3141), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 13, 2005  
750ml bottle batch 10 poured a light copper with a long lasting white head. Aroma was sweet, spicy and fruity. Palate was light bodied and dry. Flavor was fruity and spicy with a dry sweet finish.


 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 7, 2005  
750 mL bottle, batch #8. Pours clear and clean copper with a tall fizzy and frothy "loud" head that stays mostly throughout with lined lacing. Cellared oak and yeast (dust) start with sweet ligthly roasted caramel malts following and wheat, fruit (banana, grape) and spice notes. Sweet medium acidic caramel malt flavor with yeast and fruits to finish. Medium bodied and fizzy palate that ends somewhat dry, very lively carbonation.


 ElPresidente1984 (173), Maine, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 6, 2005  
good beer, esspecialy in the colder months. good value to at 4.99 for a 750 ml bottle. 3 or 4 will get u fudged. one of my favorite maine beers



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