Allagash Hugh Malone

Hazy golden-amber with a fairly thick head. The aroma is rich with Belgian yeast - musty, footy, with fresh bread, herbal hops and dried fruit. Starts sweet, with almost candied herbs. From there a more bitter note emerges. Even to the finish it remains fairly sticky. While this does not entirely fit, it’s not too disjointed - I still like it but those hop flavours and especially aromas have my craving something drier.

Hazy melon color with fine, rich lattice work. Happy hoppy aroma with some light pineapple, orange peel, fir, lemon zest and Orval harmonics. I never want this nose to end. Low carbonation. Soft mouthfeel but sticky finish. Flavors are incongruous with aromas: are sweeter and maltier than the hoppy intro led me to believe. Complex, intriguing flavor profile. Starts pretty sweet and jammy with notes of nectarine, plum pudding, and caramel. Then it suddenly rises to a dry, rindy perch before settling back into a comfortable sweet cushion. Not disappointing by any means but would have really loved more lingering hops, a less sticky finish, and a dryer overall experience. Still, a good brew.

Pours amber with thick tan head. Aomra of yeast, spice, and mild hops. Taste is as expected from a Belgian IPA, light hoppiness mixed with bready yeast flavor. Medium body and dry finish. Not a big fan of this one.

Tap Capital Ale House Downtown 08/28/2008. Malty grainy nose. Slightly cloudy orange amber with small white head. Grainy pale malt flavor with some spicy hop notes and a touch of candy sugar. Belgian yeast spiciness. Grassy floral hops are assertive. Well carbonated medium body with somewhat dry fruity finish with a good deal of residual hop bitterness.

Pours amber, with a tan head. Aroma is spices, caramel, malt, and banana. Flavor is spices, hops, malt, sugar, and bananas. Nice, but I generally expect more form Allagash.

Now that we get Allagash in Georgia we’re even getting the special releases. Nice frothy head, fully dimished. Body was hazy, amber. Aroma: light bread, hay, and straw. LIght hoppiness, with herb and grass. Moderate yeast, aswell. Kind of smells like their Tripel. Also banana and apple. Very much like the tripel, but not as malty or yeasty. Ok, but not something I would buy again.

Bought from City Beer store in SF a month-ish back. pours a lovely golden amber with a big head of crisp white bubbles. Smells pretty much like i’d expect. Hoppy. And Belgian. Oddly enough, that’s how it tastes too. Belgian IPAs aren’t my favourite style but this is a tasty beer, probably not worth the $16.99 but I don’t regret it.

750ml. bottle. Poured a really nice gold/orange. nice fluffy white head. Real nice spicy aroma a little hoppiness in there as well. Nice hop bite to it, finishes really well.