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Allagash Odyssey

Allagash Odyssey - Belgian Strong Ale

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98
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Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3013.88/5.03.86/5.0Special10.4%95.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Late this year we plan to release a second beer in the Barrel Aged series... a dark, 10% wheat beer. We have been aging a portion of the beer in New American Medium Toast Oak, and a portion in Stainless steel. We will then blend the beers to taste, and bottle condition. The beer will have spent over 6 months aging in the oak and steel at the brewery!
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 TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 16, 2009  
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark nut brown color, small beige head. Licorice and tar in the nose as well as dark malts. Flavor has sweet caramel, some wood, licorice, vanilla and calvados. Liquerish palate. Some roasted notes in the aftertaste with sweetness.


 oh6gdx (8801), Vasa, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep amber colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, mild smoke, some wood as well as spices. Also some mild herbal and alcoholic notes. Flavour is liquorice, caramel, sugar, maplesyrup, smoke, some plum and mild spicy and alcohlic notes as well.


 thebeertourist (2751), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2009  
On tap at GBBF 09. Dark brown with almost no head. Intense rummy, woody, even somewhat herbal aroma. Complex blend of whisky, fruity, caramel and herbal flavours. A late night philosopher’s ale.


 Ughsmash (3981), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 20, 2009  
750mL bottle, dated February 2005. Poured a lovely shade of burnt garnet with a thick, easily-resuscitated cap of mid tan head.. surprisingly clear, but it was lovely. The aroma did anything but dissapoint.. rich vinous notes and aged molasses were accented by brown sugar, vanilla, and faint cocoa powder.. no oxidation evident, but it definitely became sweeter and deeper with age.. I lost about 8 minutes with my nose in the glass. The flavor opened with black pepper spicage and redder fruit skins, really mellowing out rather than becoming sharp.. brown sugar, aged caramel, and molasses were found on the core, laced with sweeter chocolates.. light peppery and oaky notes, dried cherries, and earth surrounded.. warm, but not hot on the finish with the same excellent malt bill. Heavily-bodied with a creamy feel on the middle and more spicy on the edges.. warm after-effects in the nose after the finish.. balance and aging were spot-on. This was just magnificent.


 MrChopin (621), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 19, 2009  
’07 bottle thanks to BanditBrewingCO (BA)
Beautiful dark purple, thin cream-colored head that is gone quickly. Nose of oak, nut, earth, and lots of sweet, deep berry, also some caramel and hints of the 10.4% abv. More fruit in the flavor, burnt toast, light vanilla and some oak, a little alcohol. Thin body, long fruity finish. Not incredibly complex, but nicely so and rather cohesive, and on top, pure enjoyment.


 IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle. Pour was deep copper with not a lot of head. Aroma was of toffee, dark fruits, sweet malt, and oak. Vanilla was a bit more prevalent in the flavors along with more toffee, malt, and toast. Very smooth brew with a great blend of both flavors and aromas. I’d love to have another one of these.


ManvsCity (88), Redmond, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Purchased from New Beer Distributers, NYC. Label says bottled September 2008. Very thin dirty white head with persistent lacing on the sides of the tulip glass. Clear reddish brown body. Very nice flavors of caramel, stone fruits, leather, oak. Almost perfect, but if Allagash were to do a Bourbon barrel version, it would be orgasmic.


 dkachur (2318), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 8, 2009  
750 mL bottle courtesy of cdumler. Thanks! Pours a hazy red color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted oak, vanilla, caramel, bread, toffee. Taste is stone fruits including peach and plum, berries, vanilla, toasted oak, caramel and toffee. Full bodied. No noticeable alcohol... a nice complex but smooth barrel aged beer.



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