Allagash Four

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Portland, Maine USA

2/6/05 750ml. Plaza liquor. Hazy amber/red with small tan head. Malty dried dark fruit aroma with some alcohol noted. Malty with harsh alcohol taste and slightly thin palate.

Ruby golden with ample head and good lacing on the glass. The aroma is interesting with touches of wheat, yeast, and sour apples scents coupled with quiet hops and subtle spice. The taste is a well balanced and yeasty venture, which is complimented by nice spice, fruit and hop flavors. A layered and complex, yet lighter brew provides a nice and balanced offering.

Oct. 2005 - Very underwhelming. Beer poured typical brownish belgian color with little head. The taste was just too darned sweet...like other fake tasting American belgian wannabes. No richness, little complexity.

Draft. Trappist-brown sugar coloring. Sour apple, citrusy, floral hints abundantly present, enticing even. Flavoring is more subtle than aroma suggests, with raisin and pinot noir notes shining through more prominently past the initial malty, sugary taste. High alcohol content not overly noticeable in taste, but pleasantly warms the roof and back of throat, numbing me midway through the sample. Not my favorite quadrupel by any stretch but solid.

Date: 08/20/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: amber with small floating particles, whispy beige head,
Aroma: hot sweet malt aroma with a nice fruity edge,
Flavor: light rich fruit malt flavor,
-------- /> Date: 03/08/2008
Mode: draft
Score: 3.0 to 3.3
Words: trappeze

Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, fine cream head, streaks of drippy lace,
Aroma: light sweet fruity aroma with a peach appricot character,
Flavor: rich fruity flavor, light earthy character adds a bit too much balance, touch of spicyness adds complexity,
-------- /> Date: 06/07/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store

great fruity character but still a bit too much bitterness that offers great balance but dries out the fruit too much,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Pours an opaque mahogany brown. Tan head that dissipates quickly. Nose is malt, sugars, dried apricots, and a little citrus(?) Malt and sugars make up the flavor. Not too complex, surprisingly for a quad, but a very, very, good, straight forward beer. I’ll have to see how it rounds out after 1,2,3 years.

Courtesy to SoLan (aka Reklaw) for sharing. Amber color. No head with white rim. Great lacing. Nose is caramel and oak. More oak and caramel, slight mint, vanilla, dark fruit, and door meat. Medium carbonation and big body are refreshingly balanced and well-rounded. Great beer.

allagash four deserves a four rating! Great beer dark brown color. great taste with a roasty caramel taste.