Allagash Tripel Reserve

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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75cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a cloudy brownish-yellow with white one-finger head. Aroma is citrus and juniper predominately with notes of wheat, bread and yeast. Flavor is slightly bitter with hints of caramel and honey. Subtle sweetness here, but the finish is somewhat quick and bland. Not the best tripel we have experienced, but a worthy drinker.

Pours hazy golden with nice white head. Spicy taste and aroma (pepper). Slight brett (?). Full bodied beer. Some warming alcohol. Robe dorée sombre. Beau collet blanc. Goût et arôme épicés (poivre). Un peu de brett (?). Ronde en bouche. Présence d’alcool ressentie.

Bottle 750 ml. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is peppery (green pepper) with notes of green apple, mango and slight brettanomyce. Taste is peppery and malty with a bunch of other spices and a slight bitter end. Body is medium to full with a pleasant warming alcohol. Very good, complex and well balanced tripel.

From notes. Pours a cloudy golden colour with slight white head. Aroma is yeasty with noticeable banana and clove. Flavor follows the aroma; yeasty and citrusy hops orange peel and lemon zest. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPad

12oz bottle poured into a trappist glass with a golden yellow and a medium white slowly dissipating head. Aroma of sweet spicy fruity notes, some ripe apple, Belgian yeast, light biscuit malt and sweet alcohol esters fill the senses. Taste is Belgian yeast, light biscuit malt, light banana, spicy fruity notes, with some spicy hops bitterness. palate is a medium body, crisp with very nice carbonation. Finishes with some sweet spicy fruity notes, Belgian yeast, with some nice spicy hops for balance, ending is a slightly dry finish with a bit of lingering nutty notes. Overall a very good,well balanced, flavorful and tasty brew, an all around solid tripel.

As i pour this beer i notice its cloudy/hazy golden yellow color. I smell this brew and smell the yeast not so much the passion fruit or the herbal notes or honey as the label sugests. However the taste is not only smooth and sweet, i guess one can say a fruity taste with a medium body. A taste of alcohol on the mid/back of your tounge leaving an aftertaste of honey. Over all not a bad brew worth a buy and rebuy.

Draft.Yellow cloudy gold with nice lace. Aromas of light wheat spice yeast pleasant bread grain citrus. Med light body showcasing spice clove phenols light pleasant, light malt. Citrus. Med-light carbonation. Flavours linger through a complex finish.

Pours honey golden with a tower frothy head. Aroma suggests tropical fruits and honey, with a hint of grainns and yeast. The hop taste is a bit overstated for a tripel. Beneath that, a balance mix of light pilsner malts, soft tropical fruity esters, and a touch of light medicinal esters, like from clover honey fermentation, balance everything out nicely. Palate feel is pretty dry and heavily carbonated with a hoppy finish accompanied by some malty sweetness. A nice American take on a classic style.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy yellow-gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is of yeast, floral/herbal notes, and spice. Taste is initially yeasty with some veiled coriander, clove, and pepper followed by a crescendo of spice, which mellows out after a climax. The remainder of the beer brings out veiled notes of honey and toffee toward the finish, which is subtle and lasting. Very smooth and balanced. A great tripel.

On tap at The Great Lost Bear in Portland, ME. Pours a clear, golden colored body with a finger-width, frothy, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is slightly yeasty spiced up front with some tropical fruits, apple, and citrus making up a moderate fruitiness. A light caramel and toffee sweetness with some Belgian yeast banana esters. Flavor is similar. Belgian yeast with some nice esters giving off a light banana, clove, and coriander spice. A nice, slightly bready caramel and toffee maltiness with some tropical fruits, citrus, and apples in the middle before the yeast gets peppery towards the end and this finishes mostly dry with a light bitterness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium body and a soft, moderate carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid tripel. Sweet and spicy with some pleasant yeast esters and a solid malt and fruit balance. Good beer.

Draft at Moriartys. Hazy golden pour with some white foam. Thick loose honey mouthfeel. Banana. Sugar cane rum. Pineapple. Clove. Orange rind. Like a hoppy sweet tripel. Light citric flavors with a fair amount of sweetness but enough bitterness for balance.