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Allagash Curieux

Allagash Curieux

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An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Allagash Brewing Company

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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5063.75/5.03.75/5.0Special11%93.2 Trappist 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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 A_R (286), Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Jan 31, 2008  
I was not impressed with this beer. It was my first beer from Allagash. It was an adequate abbey tripple, but nothing special. Dang, I wish I had picked something different for number 200.

djones (59), Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Hazy yellowish orange color with a white head. Soft sweet fruity flavor, yeasty with a touch of sourness and bourbon flavors. Nice long finish. Very well done.


 dchmela (658), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Draft at Redlight. Pours a hazy orange with a thin white head. Aroma had a nice malt to it along some some nuts and bourbon. Smooth malty body with a nice belgian sweetness and whiskey like bite that balance well. Very tasty.


 jvmiller (268), Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Aroma is bready/yeasty with fruity tones, slight bourbon-musky smell. Smooth syrupy body but lots of carbonation. Very strange to me. Bourbon is wonderfully balanced, not overpowering. Blends well with the belgian sweetness.


 Beerlando (1187), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Draft at Redlight Redlight. Pours a very hazy, brazen orange color with a small, foamy, off-white head. Soapy flares of lacing sloppily run down the glass. The aroma shows notes of banana nut bread, caramel, Kentucky bourbon, honey, fruity esters, and doughy yeast. The flavor is somewhat of a conundrum. Just the concept of a Belgian tripel aged in bourbon barrels is foreign to me, but this works exceptionally well. The bready yeast and sweet fruity notes work surprisingly well with the malty, sour mash bourbon. Nutty and fruity up front, with a lightly sour, pungent finish. Medium-full and smooth bodied, there is a bit of stickiness and alcoholic heat, but that can be forgiven. This is an excellent slow sipper, and a successfully daring take on a typically boring style.


 PhillyBeer2112 (1835), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 31, 2008    Updated: Aug 1, 2008
Draft @ Redlight. Bourbon/vanilla comes through straight on in the nose. Hazy yellow gold color. Woody aromas as well. Flavor is doughy sweet with touches of wood, bourbon and peachy fruit.




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