 Elwood (654), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 31, 2009 Serving: 750 ml bottle.
Appearance: Deep orange color with hints of amber. Rocky, white head with great retention and lacing.
Aroma: Aggressive notes of perfume and soap with light notes of grain. Floral and light fruit notes (perhaps apricot) also emerged.
Taste: Yeasty, some soap and floral notes, a little candy sweetness, clove, and light apple cider notes. Complex and really quite good.
Palate: Medium, slightly prickly carbonation with a light mouthfeel. Medium, bitter finish.
Overall: A quality brew by Allagash that highlights the hops. That being said, it is a bit on the overpriced side.
Rebuy: It is worth trying once, but I don’t see any need to try it again.
boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 30, 2009 Updated: Aug 31, 2009Bottle poured at Saraveza... Came out a hazy orange with a thin white head. Floral aroma of hops and yeast. Dry, well carbonated palate that handled the biscuity character nicely. Well spiced with wheat malts, alcohol warmth and a hop bitterness and tanginess. Citrusy and floral all the way through.
00cobraR (1096), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Aug 4, 2009 I thought this beer tasted a damn sight better than it smelled. the aroma was fruity and weird. Flavor was dry and yeasty with a nice touch of sweetness to it. I thought this was a rather good beer except for the $20 price tag.
Tejas (693), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 31, 2009 Draught > Flying Saucer. Would not have guessed this was a Belgian except that it came from Allagash. Damn tasty. IPAish flavors. Great balance. Incredibly easy drinker. 8.5% packs a punch.
thirdeye11 (403), Texas, USA
Jul 26, 2009 (Draught) pours a nice orange with fluffy white head and great lacing. Nose has pine, grapefruit and pineapple. Taste has some characteristics of Belgian yeast, quite sweet and extremely well balanced for an IPA. The hops do not assault but have a nice bitterness to them. Mouthfeel is creamy and well carbonated, very appropriate. Doesn’t finish bitter which is the mark of a truly great IPA for me because it is there in the taste.
jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 10, 2009 Hazy dark gold with good, foamy off white head / Floral nose of sour malt and banana / Medium body, slightly sweet, creamy, with good sour malt and dry hop balance, and long finish / Flavors of sour malt, chrysanthemum, dry hops, banana, and grapefruit / Outstanding.
zapprentice (309), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Aroma of citrus fruit and floral hops. Citrus fruits in the flavor with a sweet malt and yeast finish. Hops very subtle. Enjoyable
LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 22, 2009 Draft at ACBF09. Pours gold with a small white head. Aroma of bready/yeasty malt with spices and sweet fruit. Flavor of sweet fruits initially with a yeasty finish. Pretty tasty although I don’t get the hops. Good BSA though.
8/4/8/4/14 (3.8/5)
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