 ucusty (1921), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 9, 2009 Hazy gold pour with a thick off white head. Citrus and yeasty aroma. Spicy flavor with notable hints of vanilla, citrus and floral notes. Dry finish
ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 Draught at Sunset Grill, December 2008. Honey-colored golden body has a gentle haze to it and a medium white head is produced. Very little of the hops mentioned in the nose. You’d think you’d be able to get a good whiff of cascade and/or amarillo, but it’s very minimal. Maybe a bit of tangerine and green grass mixed in to the yeastiness, from the amarillo. Light pepper and more soft fruits round out the finish. Light bodied, probably in part due to the honey and sugar added, with pils malt honey-vanilla and the typical Allagash house yeast mustiness. A little chewy/doughy on the end with some sweet sponge cake-like notes. No flaws or anything, certainly, and not every beer has to be something crazy, but you wonder what was the inspiration or goal for this one? None of the delectable hops of the best European saisons, nor nearly enough maltiness of the best Belgian Strong Goldens, nor enough malt/yeast snappiness for a Belgian blonde.
JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 1, 2009 Tap at Blind Tiger. Pale blonde/straw colour. Aroma is lightly sweet with a floral Belgian malt base. Lots of sweet bubble gum esters, a light citrusy fruitiness and a touch of tropical character as well. Soft and balanced brew with a very lean, stripped down body. A bit of white pepper and spice over a soft apricoty body. Lightly zesty with a soft orange citrus as well. It’s very good, but I don’t think it is all that distinctive.
kkearn (1014), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Draft, at Tria 12/18/08. Pours orange gold, capped with a moderate sized off-white head. Sweet aroma, with wheat, apricot, spice, and yeast. Flavor begins with wheat, sugar, and yeast, which is joined by tropical fruit, earth, honey and mild hops. Finishes with wheat and mild hops. Not bad, but Allagash usually does better.
mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2008 Draft @ BTAH. Hazy golden in color with a nice white head. Yeasty fruity hoppy aroma. Grassy, earthy apricot notes. Malty fruity sweet flavor. Peach and apricot honey notes. Nice crisp hop bitterness. Sweet tasting. Dry finish. Medium bodied. Very drinkable.
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 Draught @ BTAH. Pours a hazy gold, white head. Nose stays underneath; some yeast, bit of apricot, a bit grassy. Taste is sweet up front, more apricot, but balanced from the beginning by the yeast and a fresh grassy hoppiness that carries just a hint of barnyard funk with it, coupled with a dry, light malt sweetness. Finish is interesting, bit yeasty and rich, with some sweet fruity esters, and a a lingering grassy bitterness that takes a bit to emerge after every sip. I even got a hint of white grapes later in the glass. Ever changing. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a sparkling carbonation. Aspects of a nice, crisp blonde and a saison, all with a bit more oomf. Fantastic.
puzzl (2660), New York, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 Tap at Barcade. Calm, hoppy, meaty aroma. Kind of trashy and sausagey. Not particularly enticing. Soup, rocky, muddy yeast flavor, a hint of safe and savory spices, a little bit of esters, easy drinking but overall very disappointing. With two brewers of the caliber of Struise and Allagash Id expect more, but then again very few collaboration beers turn out any good.
notalush (2699), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 Tap at Barcade - I didnt really like this beer at first, but I think that is just because I was expecting something out there and different from Allagash - after I got over that, I thought it was a pretty subtle and enjoyable beer - it is a bit sweet at first - the honey and cane sugar are evident - some bready and grainy notes through the middle, and the wheat is fairly noticeable - I guessed a higher percentage of the malt bill - it gets more dry near the end though, and actually winds up with some crisp hop bitterness, some rustic, flinty character, and saison-ish lean malt character - I would have liked less sweetness at the start, and a little more complexity, but this was a decent beer.
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