Allagash White

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Portland, Maine USA

Bottle. Poured a cloudy grapefruit-like color with a small head. Aroma had a lemon scent. It tasted tart/sour with a slight lemon flavor with a crisp, bitter finish. It was moderately carbonated. The mouthfeel was light. Pretty good beer, not great.

12 oz. bottle in tumbler. Right upon twisting the cap, there’s a smell of cheap lager. I finally catch a little coriander as it settles. Pours slightly cloudy, but clears as it warms up a little. Could this be more an interpretation of a Blue Moon? Well, taste brings in some nice sharpness from spices and a little more hop than the style should need. While I’m not the biggest fan of wheat esters, I actually missed them from this beer. But... swirling the last bit in the bottle and pouring the yeast gave me a familiar cloudy body and a light custard head, however brief. More of the usual wit flavor was there. Yeah, that’s it. The yeast must have settled more than usual and needed to be stirred in better. Carry on.

THOUGHTS: I think it’s the first time I’ver tried a small bottel of Allagash. I was a little nervous but the quality was still there. Very refreshing, but not the best wit. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a pale yellow that was very cloudy and almost white. The whitest, wit I think I’ve ever had. It had a small, white head that mostly diminished except for a thin sheet and left fair lacing. The aroma was lemon, light to moderate yeast and wheat. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and moderately acidic, while the finish was moderately sweet and lightly acidic and sour with an average duration. The flavor was mostly lemon, wheat and yeast. The light to medium body was slightly dry with fizzy carbonation and a light to moderately astringent and dry finish.

pours a hazy shade of gold with light head and little spotty lacing! Slight banana aroma. citrus and coriander but not overwhelming.

Bottle: Pours a cloudy honeyish golden with a white creamy head. Simple aroma. Mainly damp, papery wheat malt; lacking citrus & spices. The flavor is simplistic as well, having a banana sweetness and plenty of yeast character. Has a mild papery finish. There isn’t enough citrus or spices in this example of a Witbier. I expected more from this brewer for this style.

Cloudy yellow pour with a billowing white head and nice lacing. Lemon, banana and yeast in the aroma. Mouthfeel is good, lots of carbonation. Taste reveals some citrus, more lemon. Somewhat tart middle. Yeast lingers into the finish. Finish is a bit sour. Overall, very good.

Pours a cloudy pale yellow color with a bit of yeast on the bottom of the bottle. Small head... I think this beer may be a bit stale because there is a skunky nose and the taste is a bit marijuana like. Anywho... there is a nice wheat like taste to it but there is not much to this beer style. Just ok.

Draught at Sheffields, Chicago
Muddy light blond color. Light aroma, some wheat, spices, citrus fruits. Simple flavor; poor, with a hint of citrus fruits. Useless to me.