Allagash Four

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

Wow. Nose that went from alcohol to pure caramell candy. As the head dissipated, some fruit crept out. Taste was of some caramel, then bananas and apples and cloves. Buttery, literally buttery mouthfeel. Slick, buttery finish with apples. Maybe some brandy in there. Impressive. Dare I say best American Belgian style?

Medium brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma was a malty mix of sugar notes, spices and some alcohol. Flavor was initially sweet with almost a syrup quality, nice bread like notes started to balance out the sweetness, and the beer finished with a hoppy, peppery alcoholic bite. really good.

Bottle. Unclear medium red brown color with a average fizzy fair lacing mostly diminishing off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sugar, light hoppy and yeast, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, syrupy, carbonation is osft, finish feel is light alcoholic.

From the bottle pours brown with very little head. Very spicy flavor with hints of alcohol in the finish.

Pours a dark golden color with a white head. Has excellent lacing. Has hints of dark fruits, caramel, oak, and raisins. Brew gets better as it gets warmer. A lot of the flavor is masked when right out of the frig. The alcohol is masked well. Finshes medium bodied with a sweet spice flavor of caramel on the tongue.

Deep amber colour with a white head. Fruity and yeasty aromas. Medium bodied. Alcohol is hidden fairly well. A bit more hopped up than expected. Good beer but not world class.

bottle. small, khaki colored, fizzy head (fully diminishes). Cloudy. orange-black-reddish body. bananas, dark fruit, toffee, light bubble gum, and hop aromas are all present in this one-not as complex as expected. flavor is lightly bitter but mostly sweet. fizzy carbonation. nice light alcohol warming. Not the best quad but still very good.

Appearance: Pours a murky, reddish-amber body with a light tan-colored head. Smell: Sweet-smelling, malty aroma of toffee and light brown sugar with a full fruity plum and apricot bent to it. Some faint spicy hop notes can be detected beyond the haze of malt and fruit. Taste: FOUR is a substantially malty brew, with flavors of toasted toffee and caramel expanded upon with notes of cinnamon, grass, figs, and brandy. Semi-dry finish with some alcohol showing at the tail end. Even with the purported use of four varieties of hops, I didn’t really ascertain any bitterness (not that I mind). Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, with a slight stickiness to the texture. Mild carbonation. Some alcohol warmth throughout. Drinkability: At any rate, it’s another pleasant, likeable release from Allagash that should be drank accordingly.