Allagash Grand Cru

Batch 5. Poured a hazy bronish red with a thick big long lasting head. Aroma was sweet with caramel and light fruit. Flavor was malty and mildly sweet. Caramel, dark fruit and a spice at the end. Medium bodied.

Poured ruby brown with nice off white head...smell is of yeast, corriander, maybe some earth fruits...taste is lightly fruity with melons and maybe some cherry...nice mouthfeel, not overly carbonated...finish is a little dry and peppery...nice offering...

Grand Cru baby. Allagash is a great brewer. A great tasting Belgian from New England. Another success.

11.06.04 Immediately upon quaffing this brew I was slammed into a wintry setting, as frost grew over the landscape and I sat inside with friends in front of my lit fire with a chalice of this in my hand. Very tasty and nice spices.

Poured a murky amber with a small white head. Aroma is malty with only a hint of fruit and spice. Flavor is some malt, with traces of fruit and spice... much less prominent than in stronger belgians. Finish is hoppy and dry. Alcohol is well hidden. Very refreshing.

Bottle. Batch 8. Amber color with a big creamy off-white head. Slight malt and yeast aroma, but nothing really there. Spice dominates the flavor with some malt backing and some yeast. But this beer is dry - very dry - extremely dry. Low residual sugar. Probably the best thing I’ve had from Allagash so far, but to me that’s not saying much. Could use some time.

Milky amber brown w/thick off white erupting head. Black tea, blueberry, roasted malt and nutmeg on the nose. Heavey mouthfeel w/light sweet finish. Black tea, malt, carmel toffee and dates meld on the palate. Alcohol is well integrated. Not bad though lighter than I was expecting.

Looks like the inside of an erupting oceanic volcano when help up to the light. A feast for the eyes! The nose on the ale definately improved as the ale warmed which was expected but this dramatically improved. Red licorice was the most apparent scent in the nose. A suddle smokiness, leather, honey, rich malts, alcohol, light fruits, sour fruits and spices also came streaming through my nostrils. The aroma was descent but definately the low point in this one. Colossal flavor! Sour cherries, raspberries, caramel, cinnamon, ripe red apples, red licorice, yeast, wet blueberries dipped in sugar, plums, clove, and alcohol with a tart undertone that is hard to notice but apparent. Very smooth and heavy in the mouth. A nice hop bite on the back of the tongue with a lingering perfect plum finish. I feel like I am missing a lot of flavors here too. The flavors are so intricate and there are so many of them that it is hard to identify all of them. A very well put together beer. I hope to see this in the top 50 someday.