 illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Jan 26, 2008 2007 bottle poured into the trusty Duvel tulip. A nice goldenrod body fills the glass, topped by a slightly fizzy white head of one finger. Due to the champagne-like carbonation of this beer, the head dissipates quickly to a thin halo and doesn’t leave much lacing.
My nose catches a big shot of vinous champagne aroma. White grapes, brett, funky apple.
A round sourness is the result of the brettanomyces here. Spicy, lemony, a bit oaky, citrus zest. Very complex and very delicious.
The champagney carbonation really works nicely here. The body is light but not flimsy. Very crisp and clean finish.
Drinking a 750 of this beer is no problem. The alcohol is hidden well and the flavor is just succulent.
Incredible beer, hats off to Allagash. This is their Temptation.
jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Jan 26, 2008 2006 Bottle:
Deep ruby coloured body with a perfect amber tint and a very nice white head that fades fast, but shows nicely. Aroma of very strong citrus, oak, vanilla, pine and some mild malt. Medium-bodied; Strong potent acidic flavours up front with citrus and vinegar noticeable then showing some mild yeast and malt tastes. Aftertaste shows a great complex finish - nothing horrible at all, just interesting mixes of citrus, yeast and alcohol! Overall, definitely worth trying, a good complex belgie from Maine...you can’t top that combination! I sampled this 750 mL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virignia about a year ago.
mabel (2530), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 21, 2008 [1042-20080112] 1pt9.4floz (c/o Radek Kliber, w/ him, garthicus, HogTownHarry, jerc, mds; Vintage 2007). Tangy yeast aroma has a hint of citrus. Hazy, orange brown body with a quick foamy white head. Tangy citrus tropical fruit and pineapple continues in the flavour. Medium body is a little watery. Quite nice.
HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jan 18, 2008 Bottle (750ml). Shared with garthicus, jerc, mabel, Radek Kliber and mds - courtesy of Radek. Poured hazy orange with a huge gushing off-white head, looks good. Nice oak and fuit acidic/tart impact on the nose, with sweet spice and insistent but gentle alcohol. Very tasty - mild sweet vanilla oak behind tart fruit and solid malt body, spicy, blended and lightly boozy - I really dug it. Fairly thick-bodied, well-behaved acidity, mild carbonation considering the gusher, nice light dry alcoholic/spicy linger to it. One of the more easy-drinking corked & caged Allagash 750s - nice.
Radek Kliber (3912), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
Jan 17, 2008 Corked 750ml bottle
Appearance: Gusher with good dose of lively carbonation .Hazed amber with medium white top ,
Nose : Tart, citric with sour cherry with hit of raspberry coated in smooth alcohol.7+
Flavor/Palate : Full bodied ,sweet fruity charter with drying alcohol coming along. Hint of mango and soft hop touch. Sweeter in the midlle, sour edges, medium dry ending alcohol hinted. Sublime oak feel. Interlude is fitting name for this ale.f-7+
aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jan 13, 2008 The color was a hazy, amber/orange. The head was creamy. white, and thin. The aroma was sour, citrisy, and light fruit. The flavor was sour, alcohol, sweet, and aged fruit. The palate was carbonated. The finish was tart and long-lasting.
garthicus (1215), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 13, 2008 2007 bottle. Cloudy orange, almost shining. A pepper-malt aroma and a toffee-pepper flavour with salt and yeast in there too, a sour finish tops this smashing beer off.
Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
Jan 3, 2008 ’05 bottle from artuaory consumed July ’06. Brilliant copper color, decent tan head. Aroma is very geueze like up front. Tons of apple and white/muscat grapes. Nice tart/sour combo going on. Flavor on par up front, but starts to dry out from tons of woodiness. as it warms the woodiness becomes more mellow or my palate has adjusted. Either way still a tasty brew.
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