Allagash Musette

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Thistle

Brown bottle, 1 pint 9,4 ounces, savoured on August 10 2010; eye: bronze with a copper hue, no effervescence, moka head that turns into a tiny sheet, light lacing; nose: lots of malt, fig, scotch, woody; mouth: lots of malt, fig, woody, scotch, finale in malt with presence of alcohol, medium body, below-average carbonation, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, savourée le 10 août 2010; œil : bronze avec une teinte cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse moka qui se transforme en une mince couverture, légère dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, figue, scotch, boisé; bouche : beaucoup de malt, figue, boisé, scotch, finale en malt avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, très légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

pours rich amber with medium white head. aroma is caramel malts, sweet sugars, oak, vanilla and alcohol. drinks with a nice alcohol bite followed by a rich malty sweetness, some vanilla, oak, and a touch of fresh bread. alcohol on the finish but not overbearing.

25.4 oz bottled on 3/08 12/27/09 (Binny’s Naperville)-Snifter @ 52° Pours a clear amberish brown with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, Belgian yeast, slight vanilla, and wood. Taste is of the same with the malt and sweetness coming through followed by some oak. This full bodied brew is banced very well and the oak and alcohol are not too prominent. A great Scotch Ale and another great brew form Allagash.

Bottle. 25.4 oz. Pours slighlt murky amber with a tall, milky white head. Aroma of apples, grapes, figs, barley, roasted malts, and hints of hops and vanilla. Fully, thick body with a similar mouthfeel; yet this brew has some bite. Finish is moderate, but heabilu warming and hearty. Excellent scotch ale.

From the Bottle at Dr Bill’s Tasting Falling Rock Tap House, Denver 09/10/2008 Some sherry aroma. Mid brown coloured smooth on the palate and strong in alcohol with a slightly bitter malt finish.

Bottle. Pours hazy copper coloured with a small off white head. Aromas of dried fruit, wood, caramel and syrup. Sweet and fruity flavour with notes of orange fruit, dried fruit, sugar, spice and wood. A little too sweet.

In short: A kick-ass big extra-caramelized woody beer that goes beyond the standard scotch ale style.
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed 2 years after bottling date.
The look: Partly cloudy orange-copper body topped by a persistent small beige head
In long: A big full body with flavours loads of caramel. Notes of maple. Distant orange peels. Strong oak presence that resembles woody hops but obviously coming from the oak barrel aging. I found the wood/oak particularly well integrated and it really dried out the beer. Alcohol is very well hidden. Very yeasty and with a lively Belgian-like lively carbonation. I never cared that much for it before but I fell in love with this bottle. It was either a superior batch or had the perfect aging on it. A very original take on the style. There are obvious scotch ale elements in here but also many things I’m not used to find in scotch ales, a style I usually don’t care much for. But I could love a romantic comedy, if it was a love story between two lesbian vampires with lots of blood and explicit sexuality.

750ml Bottle, cork shot off as I undid the cage. Bottled March 2008. Deep red pour with thin, off white head. Aroma of pecans, caramel, maple syrup, some clove. Flavor is mostly maple syrup, nuts, and caramel, some fruits, with most of the oak character and some smoke in the back of the throat. A tiny bit of hops and alcohol in the finish. Pretty solid, tasty ale.