Allagash White

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

big bottle. minimal nose. cloudy light golden pour. light frothy with hings of spice.

Been waiting to taste this high percentile witbier, this is one of my favorite styles. I love it when the label has the hypnotizing pour method and directions. Great appearance in a big clear glass. A little more hay colored than many witbiers. Aroma is a little sour in this short stubby twist off bottle. Initially the smell is a little musty.but once poured In the glass the aroma clears and is more volatile. Good creamy microbubble fizz. Flavor is thoroughly enjoyable. Very little if any bitterness in this brew. As you drink a mild impression marks it’s spot on the back of the throat that I hesitate to call bitter. Perhaps just a little malt bite, I don’t know. Good flavor for a witbier above 5% hides the alky well. Overall, just a plain good example of this enjoyable style, simply great. Certainly one of the better wheatbeers in my repertoire. Certainly as good as Pax and Ommegang. Not quite on par with East End wit and Hoegaarden. Better than sammy adams wit.

bottle. nice cloudy pale yellow appearance. just what you look for in a witbier. the head faded rather quickly but the clove and coriander aroma is there. quite a bit of carbonation but it doesn’t detract form the taste. the unique element that allagash has added is a mild bitter which i haven’t come across in the whites that i’ve tried. very nice. it gives it a crisp, refreshing edge that is sometimes lacking in this style. balances the sweet banana and spice well. definitely worth picking up.

Poured from bottle...very carbonated...nice white head...color is yellow cream, nice and hazy. Aroma is of lemon and citrus, very appealing. Very smooth drink. The carbonation is in the front of this one. Very drinkable and very tasty.

Hazy pale yellow pour with a huge bright white head. Nose is spicy and lemony. Flavor starts lightly sweet with some citrus and wheat followed by a light fruityness and finishing lightly dry and slightly tart. Light bodied and creamy with fizzy carbonation.

Orange, lemon and corriander. Dense mouthfeel. High carbonation is prickly, balancing the mouthfeel. Not as tart and refreshing as I expect from wheat. A little of that diaper flavor I get from corriander. Tasty, well done traditional white, but nothing that excites me. Good for refreshment on a hot day, or paired with the right meal, but not a standout beer.

12oz bottle, pours a cloudy straw yellow color, great big white head. i guess you can say this is a lot like all the other american belgian witbiers but as others have said this has a great smoothness to it, great mouthfeel, i’m a big fan of this style.

Its a pretty good beer. I saw the rating before drinking the beer and expected a little more. The last beer I had before this was Vuuve witbier and I liked that more. Its smoother than many whites and I would have no problem drinking a 6 of them tonight. A typical American Belgian White.