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Allagash Black

Allagash Black

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94
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A Foreign Stout brewed by
Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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2913.72/5.03.71/5.07.5%84Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Allagash Black, our new Belgian style stout, is brewed with German 2 row barley, Torrified wheat and oats, balanced by a large addition of Belgian dark candi to give the Black a full and silky mouthfeel. Roasted malts give this stout its classic chocolate, toast and malty taste, and contribute to chocolate notes and a hint of roasted coffee in the aroma. The Black is fermented with a Belgian yeast strain and refermented in the bottle with the methode champenoise to make this beer truly unique. Availability: 750 ml bottles, 5.17 gal kegs ABV: 7.5% Original Gravity: 1.072 Recommended Serving Temperature: 55°F Recommended Cellaring Temperature: 55°F

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 PilsnerPeter (1631), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20

Feb 1, 2008  
Bottle thanks to Dickinsonbeer: Dark brown pour with tan head. Nice roasty aroma with a surprisingly yeasty character, along with coffee and roast. Creamy texture with a hint of sweetness from the chocolate and a nice balance from the coffee like resins. A decent, balanced Foreign Stout.

 frankenkitty (1833), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 4, 2008  
A soft yet sudsy mocha head fades rather quickly over a deep brown body bronzed with garnet highlights. Sweet grape/taffy aroma with chocolate malt and light roastiness beneath. Full and fluffy in the mouth. Flavor is chocolaty with moderately cloying sugars. Mild coffee roasts make attempts at bittering, but the sweetness is quite dominating. Some vinous notes in the finish. Drinking this was comparable to craving some high quality chocolate and biting into some cheapo off-brand. Drinkable, but I winced a lot. ~~~~~750 ml of unknown origin, consumed December 2008.


 JB175 (1420), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Darker brown pour with a medium head. Aroma is a bit grainy with some light chocolate and dark bread. Flavor is mostly a brown ale thats light on the nuttiness and a tad heavier on the chocolate. Not bad, but pretty weak for Allagash.


 rcasta (339), El Salvador
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/512/20
Nov 27, 2008  
es una belga y no es tipo. nos la tomamos en el blackout segun hawener en la casa del gordo. no se que quiere decir eso


 ghawener (729), San Salvador, El Salvador
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 26, 2008  
Thanks to rcasta. Bottle: Drank during blackout, don´t have any great memories, just avg.


 gsmitty80 (550), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/105/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
This is a hard hitting stout. Very heavy on the chocolate and coffee malts but they are washed out by the high alchol content and smokiness. This is a great stout but nothing that screams unique or origional.



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