Allagash Musette

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

Serve in Thistle

Bottle. Small head with a sort life span. Brown color. Notes of brown sugar and wood along with some vanilla. Nice warming alcohol taste at the end.

Bottle @ Copenhagen Øl Festival. Small beige fizzy head that mostly diminished. Cloudy brown color. Spar lacing. Very sweet notes of caramel, brown sugar and some wood, spice, vanilla and bourbon. Medium to full bodied with a soft carbonation and an alcoholic texture. Flavor was moderated sweet with some warming bitter notes. Somewhat bitter finish.

Ølfestival 2007. Bottled. Pours a murky light brown with a small off-white head. Rather sweet with heavy molasses aromas. Has a light hopsnotes and a not-so-good bitterness. Fulll bodied and quite creamy. Soft carbonation. Dry finish.

750ml bottle. Bottled May 2006. Aroma: Very fruity aroma. Plums, caramel apple, raisins. Rich maltiness with strong caramel notes. Belgian yeast, vanilla, spice. A light sourness that seems to tie in with the fruit and lend a bit of a cidery note. Appearance: Dark amber in color and lightly hazed. Light khaki head was full and frothy with decent retention. Not much lacing. Flavor: Similar to the aroma. Lots of caramel and malt with some bready and yeasty notes. Apple, pear, raisins, plum, grape. Oak is pretty subtle but comes out with some vanilla and light nuttiness. Sweet finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Medium alcohol warming on tongue. Overall: Really enjoyed all the fruit aroma/flavor in this beer. Solid from first to last.

Explodes out of bottle - pour slowly for a two-finger creamy head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Cloudy amber color. Raisin/caramel nose. Strong carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Flavor is raisiny with some caramel, finish is sour raisins. High ABV is hidden. Bottled Aug 2006. Pricey - $16.00 for a 750ml bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.

Ruddy brown color, thin head. Aromas of apples and pears are very evident, slight hints of ginger even peak through. Toasty and malty, with a nice oaky finish, definite Belgian charecter coming through. A bit thin, which is a tad surprising. Alcohol is warming on the finish.

Aroma of caramel, fruit, and apple. Pour is a brown amber with caramel colored head. Flavors of fruit, toffee, caramel, and a hint of oak. Actually it’s pretty bland and watery with alcohol coming through.

A real rich, caramel tasting Scotch ale. slightly toasty real hints of fruits. mouth feel feel slightly dull, yet the taste makes up more than anything