 TomDecapolis (3130), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 2, 2007 Tasting at Capones. Pours a brownish amber with an average light tan head that left light lacing. Aroma of vanilla, dark fruits, cinnamon, oak, molasses and some alcohol. Flavor of oak, roasted/toasty malts, dark fruits, candi sugar and some spices.
redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
Jan 22, 2007 Oaky, chocolate aroma. Oaky, sweet, tangy, tanins, vanilla, chocolate, with a hint of whiskey, burnt coffee, with hints of smoke. Having said all that....wow. So good!
mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
Jan 21, 2007 I always thought Curieux was my favorite Allagash brew...i might be reconsidering. This one wowed me. Pours a very dark brown with a light tan head. Very stable. Smells od dark fruit with a hint of sourness that goes perfect in my opinion. I definitely got a little whiskey in the taste along with the sweet malts, fruits, etc. Alcohol is definitely prevalant but not overnearing and you get a little roastedmalts and nuts in the finish. Beautifully done.
ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Jan 15, 2007 Clear amber body with no head. The aroma is vanilla, toffee, vinous and tobacco. The flavor is cherry, golden raisins, toffee, oak and worcestershire sauce. Medium body with soft carbonation and a warm finish.
weeare138 (933), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 15, 2007 Appears a dark, mahogany brown with a 2 finger, off white head that slowly fades out and sticks to the glass.
Smell is of raisins, brown sugar, plums, caramel, vanilla, cocoa, oak, dough, tobacco, caramelized apples.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas. The balance seemed to be slightly skewed towards the oakiness and leaning away from the Belgian goodness but overall, it’s enjoyable and very well done.
Mouthfeel is smooth, creamy, sugary, medium bodied with mild carbonation and a semi-dry finish. Some may think it’s a bit "thin" but it’s the dryness from the oak tannins that gives them this initial reaction.
The abv is evident after a few sips and it makes you wonder whether or not the beer was soaked in used bourbon barrels. The barrels were newly toasted American oak so the caramelized bourbony flavors are all derived from the beer combined with the oak. Nice.
pineypower (1077), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
Jan 14, 2007 Bottle 2005. Hated to drink it, but the chances of finding it again are slim. Pours out a slightly reddish brown with a one finger white head. Aroma is of candi sugar, spice, oak and a few earthy notes. Taste is complex with candi sugar, oak ,whiskey and some slight vanilla and alcohol on the finish. Another great beer from this brewery.
punkrkr27 (608), Berkley, Michigan, USA
Jan 12, 2007 2005 bottle. Ruby-brown pour with lots of sediment. Smells of oak, whiskey, touch of citrus and brown sugar and lots of alcohol. Tastes of soy sauce, whiskey, vanilla, spices, prunes and tons of alcohol. Medium body with a strong alcohol burn. Good beer but too much whiskey and alcohol presence made it a bit tough for me to enjoy.
irishsnake (353), Oakland, California, USA
Jan 11, 2007 beer decants a very pretty, deep ruby-red/brown, with a small-ish but finely bubbled tan head that retains and laces well. big aromatic notes of dark fruit - plums/prunes, some figs, along with a less definable, creamy sweetness. odd sugar note. both alcohol and oak notes are suprisingly subdued. flavor is quite sweet up front, and quickly followed up with a shot of alcoholic warmth, and a pleasant astringency derived from the oak. sweetness is still a pretty tough nut to crack - eventually it becomes somewhat cloying. still quite good overall - holds its size well.
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