Allagash Grand Cru

A hazy orange in color with a small white head.Aroma is of fruit, spice, malt and yeast. Very well balanced malty/breadiness with some touches of hops,some sweetness and a trace of alcohol.

Bottled and corked with a batch #6 label, it poured a very large head of foamy off-white colored long lasting bubbles that left behind a fair lacing. The body is softly carbonated and hazy brown in color. The aroma is a midly doughy one. I didn't get many of the aromatic notes that others had gotten from batch #5 and before. The mouth feel is smooth with a tingly caramel hop bite that lingers well into the finish of the beer. The flavor contained notes of caramel, sweet malt, licorice, very mild coriander and a mild vinuous alcohol note.

This stuff reminds me of going out to the mountains to enjoy the scenory. Whatever? Honestly it is probably the best beer I had in a while. It is a keeper.

I love this stuff. My dad just got me a case for Christmas. Be careful drinking it too quickly. You'll get a buzz. With its pleasant overall ability to please the palate, you will not be disappointed. Get some today!

Amber/copper color, creamy tan head. An array of spices meets the nose and stimulates the taste buds. An excellent Belgian ale and a commendable entry from Allagash.

Pours a cloudy-orange with an off-white frothy head. Smells very sweet. Aroma remind me a lot of a honeydew. That is a mighty smooth beer. Could actually use a little more roughness. Sweet honey-like taste. I need to get a 750 of this!

Batch #5, Sampled February 2004
A rich aroma of port, rum, and raisin escapes from my glass as pour this brilliantly clear, amber-copper beer. It is topped by a prodigious tan head that is fueled by a highly active carbonation (I am having difficulty getting to the beer in my tulip glass because of the carbonation) There are some soft spicy notes in the aroma, but it is dominated by the fruity, port, rum notes that where mentioned earlier. It smells quite sweet and reminds me of fresh grapes. The taste fulfills the promise that was given in the nose. The beer is sweet, fruity, and has a hint of spice notes. This is a light bodied brew. The alcohol is evident in the finish, though this is in no way distracting. The beer reminds me of fresh sweet succulent grapes. I am not sure why, but it does. This is pretty good, thoug my attraction to this beer dimineshes with time. At first it is awesome, but the taste fades with time a bit; the beer lack staying power.

Nice golden color with a small sweet taste to it. Very enjoyable and soothing, allagash makes great beer