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Allagash Curieux

Allagash Curieux

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

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5273.74/5.03.74/5.0Special11%92.1Trappist glass, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Allagash Curieux is a unique beer that was aged for 8 weeks in Jim Beam Bourbon Barrels. In July 2004 they brewed a batch of the Triple and placed it in Bourbon barrels from Kentucky.
December '04 bottles labeled as 11% ABV. Previous vintages at 9.5%.

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 kmweaver (2125), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20

Jan 27, 2007  
Brickskeller, Russian River / Allagash Lovefest. Hazy, medium golden appearance; white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Tart, sour-mash aroma; toasty vanilla and woodsy notes. Very alcoholic, sour-mash mouthfeel: overly whiskey-based, unbalanced; overburdened by the barrel aging. Finish is better-balanced: sour-mash, yeasty, and light citrus.

 mtdshn (163), Moline, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/102/510/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bomber, bottled 7/2005 and cellared since 10/2005. Poured a translucent honey orange with just a tiny bit of head. Aromas of whiskey, caramel, some heavy bread notes. Mouthfeel is heavy, with yeast and whiskey coming out in the forefront.


 vyvvy (1756), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Pours clear orange / amber with a patchy off-white head. The aroma is creamy with spice and a nice blend of tripel malt and bourbon barrel aging. There is also vanilla and significant oak from the barrel aging. Medium smooth body that is slick with mildly sharp carbonation. The flavor starts smooth with lots of vanilla, oak, some bourbon, phenolic spice and some lush tripel malt. The finish has more tripel malt, but the sweetness is offset by the dryness of oak, lots of spice and some abv, but it is mild tasting considering it is 11%. This is quite well done.


 Suds_McDuff (1021), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston,TX, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 28, 2008  
time for a party, a fresh bottle of barrel aged trippel, bought at the downtown specs ... . bottled on June 8th 2008 ... pours a gold colour, has a ring of small bubbles, average lacing ... is somewhat mead like i tell ya what ... is a tasty beverage, thank you..


 smith4498 (382), Miami, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/512/20
Sep 26, 2008  
January 2007 vintage. Pours hazy golden orange with minimal white head. The smell of boubon dominates. There is also a strong aroma of bready Belgian yeast. Flavors of bourbon, yeast, vanilla and oak. There is definately a tripel hinding somewhere underneath all that bourbon. Medium body with lively carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. It’s a good beer, but the bourbon is just too overpowering for my tastes.


 TeamTrappist (169), jericho, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/58/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Tap at Sunswick. Poured a dark amber. The nose was on the weak side, or was it the glass that i detected? Of course the bourbon was noticed, that’s what stood out. At first, I was not too impressed, all I tasted was the bourbon, and some wood notes. I found the mouthful fairly thin. Mind you, I really like the Allagash triple. The bourbon really dominates, and hides the flavors of the triple. It did start to grow on me. The finish had a bit of a bite to it.



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