Allagash Grand Cru

12 oz bottle. This is the reason i dont like allagash’s 12 oz line-no batch number! I have no idea how old this beer is, but however old it is, it tasted wonderful. this beer poured bright orange with a small soapy white head. light sourness, big citric (lemon, tangerine) and some nice hops for a belgian beer. I like the american twist to this style here. nice ctirc flavors with some lingering light sourness. The only thing here is that the beer isnt overly complex, but a very delicate one for shure. The body is somewhat on the thin side, but was not legit to give a 2 score. Nice Belgian ale here.

Poured a hazy amber orange color with a solid finger of head. The nose was of orange peel and lemon zest with solid floral hops. Malts are mellow in the background. The taste started malty followed closely by spicey, citrus notes. Next alcohol warms and is imidiatly overcome by strong spicy hops. The finish was toasty and flavorful with a hint of fig. Nicely balanced and complex. Very delicious. Not as boozy as some Cru’s which makes it a pleasant session ale.

Pours a very hazy dark peach color with a small amount of fizzy white head and lots of carbonation bubbles on the sides. Aroma is very potent, fruity, light caramel, grapes, and light spices. Really smells like some type of champagne fruit drink. Flavor is rather sour appley, grapish, and just a dry tart finish. Overall, this was one of those beers that at first I didn’t find too great, but the more of it I drank, the more fascinated by it I became. At the end of the bottle I really really wished i had another.

Babblebelt tasting @ Logans- Batch 2- Pours a murky brown copper color, nice sized off white head. Aroma is musty, grape juice, caramel. Flavor is sweet, and malty, balanced well with dark malts and hops.

Bottle, batch #7. Pours a fairly clear orange-amber color. Big, dense head forms initially and fades down to a smallish head that last for quite some time. Fantastic lacing is left behind. Aroma is pleasantly floral and fruity, quite soft but noticeable. Medium bodied, smooth and almost creamy with pleasant medium carbonation level. Flavor runs sweetish without being annoying. Floral and fruity, I don’t get the smoke that is advertised. Damn nice beer.

cloudy amber w/ off white head. sweet fruity aroma w/ a hint of citrus. bitter sweet, full bodied.

Bottle - Batch #2: This one won’t win points for appearance, a murky brown with a beige halo (after a short, short, short lived head), but it pleases nonetheless. The aroma is dark candy, SWEET malt, dark brown sugar, toffee, pepper, sweet spice, and alcohol. Vinuous and hot in the mouth, the flavor has a hint of chocolate, a juicy light fruitiness, toffee, white peppers, licorice, alcohol, and warm spices. It has a surprizingly quick, dry finish. Very nice.

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On tap at the Map room. Peach, apple, caramel malt and some spices in the aroma. Golden copper with a thin white head. Sweet, slight hint of pepper and something else I couln’t figure out. Quick finish with some more of that frutiness that was in the aroma. Light body, dry finish.