4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pretty good brew. Poured with a small to medium light tan head that mostly settles out and a bit of lace. Color is a lovely, clear mahoganey. Aroma is really nice with some slightly smokey, roasty malt, burnt wood, dark ripe fruit and a bit of toffee. Flavor is like that, but lots of the smoke disappears leaving only a bare hint; sweetness comes out more but all is well balanced. Body is just right, mouth filling and cut well by carboantion. Finish is like flavor, fairly long and with an oakey lingering sweetness along with some alcohol. Again a tad sweet for me to drink more than this botte. But it is a pretty pow beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared by levifunk - Dark and murky brown with a light brown head. Leather and tobacco on the nose, with lots of dark malt. Lots of lightly smoked malt with vinous notes, tobacco, dark fruit--lots going on here. Smooth in the mouth and lightly carbonated, this feels pretty good in the mouth. Really nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours reddish brown with white head. Nose is alcohol, Belgian yeast and fermenting dark fruits. Taste is aged cherry, oak, little booze and Belgian yeasts.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle Pours out a dark brown with some red highlights topped with a sandy head. Aroma was of sweet malts, caramel, wood, and some bread. Taste was much as the aroma with a good about of the barrel showing threw. Plenty of the sweetness and spice to help push the wood back.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Downtown Johnny Browns into tulip. Pours a dark brown almost black with small tan head. Aroma of toasted malts and lots of wood character. Mouthfeel is thick with moderate carbonation. Taste is very similar in aroma, very roasty flavors and hints of dark fruits and wood. Excellent brew.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Pours a cola brown with a thin ring of head.
Aroma: Super faint banana, really not much nose on this pour.
Taste: Sweet, spicy roasty wheat, banana, slight earthy wood note finishing with some hop spice.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied modest carbonation.
Overall: The beer is balanced, but really underwhelming for such a fancy expensive beer. There are plenty of other Allagash beers I would pluck off the shelf before this one.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 28, 2011 Wow, this blew me away! Brown with tan head- filtered (-1 on appearance). Aroma and flavor reveal a nice smokiness probably from the aging process. This couples with a beautiful combination of toast, roast, and bread crust, as well as darker fruit flavors (dates, raisins). Incredibly tasty. Complex and intense yet drinkable to the highest degree!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 22, 2011 Brown mahogany pour light tan head ....decent lacing .... sweet malty aroma ... taste of sweet caramel and roasted malt, chocolate and oaky very smooth dark fruits .... mellow and absolutely no trace of the abv ..... very sessionable and enjoyable brew
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