Allagash Tripel Reserve

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Tripel
Portland, Maine USA

A wonderful abbey tripel style ale, that I poured from a large bottle (marked "Batch #90") into a trappist glass. It had a cloudy gold-amber color with a medium-sized foamy white head with average retention. There was a strong yeast aroma, with alot of sweet caramel malt, and floral and fruity tones, with noticeable banana. A background to the aroma of some earthy and herbal hops for balance. The taste was sweet, with a slight wheatyness, and a touch of sourness underneath. Surprisingly, there was practically no bitterness in this beer, and even the alcohol finish was sweet. The body was somewhat thin, with low carbonation and light fizzyness, and a sweet wetness throughout, yielding to a slightly dry and warm alcoholic ending. A great tripel ale, and a reasonable price, but packs a punch when taken at once.

this beer poured a beautiful deep gold with an orange hue into a Trappist glass, with a big rocky head. aroma was full of fruity esters of banana and bubble gum, also a slight bit of honey and some spice in the background. Flavor was subtle and complex, with the highlight being a note that on the back of the tongue resembled toast with honey. flavor also had a light spiciness, and a bready yeastiness. palate was medium but full with a medium amount of carbonation. definitely one of my favorite if not my current favorite triple.

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a white head. Aroma of fruits, spices and citrus. Flavour of fruits, citrus and spices with notes of dried fruits.

Bottle. White creamy and very high and long lasting white head. Haz yellow body. "Muddy wateres" aroma. I guess its barley ´malt with a good deal of alcohold. Not very good though. Pretty sweet and fruity flavor for a tripel. Barley malt flavor with a fair amount of hops. Falvor much better than indicated by the muddy aroma. Feels quite linght in flavor in spite of 9% alcohol which is hiddenb i´n a peasant manner. Far overpricen in Denmark though.

Bottle. A hazy golden beer with a white head. The aroma is yeasty with malt and spices. The taste is sweet malty with spices and grass notes. Medium body with a sweet alcoholic finish.

Beautiful deep golden body with a beautiful white head; Beautifully elegant nose, very Belgium tripel like, deep and balanced; Huge soft textured body with a big soft carbonation, balanced; Long finish with lots of aroma that lasts very long. Great and very well made beer.

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Clear yellow / amber color with a average fizzy fair lacing mostly diminshing white head. Aroma is moderate yeasty, fruit, herbal / spices. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2007. Clear yellow - white head. A fulbodied tripel with all the right romas and tastes. Fruity, hoppy, citrus, flowery, licorice, yeasty, wheat, light sweetness. Dry finish. Medium/high carbonated.