Allagash Grand Cru

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Bott. Golden brown with dead-head. Wow, it’s got coriander sweet spice aroma...what a surprise. The taste is a little more interesting, rooty, earthy, vege-fruits with plenty of coariander and a modest amount of sugar sweetness. Pleasant enough.

Bottle (Batch 12): Dull caramel, large off-white head, foamy, good lacing, light to moderate carbonation.   Semi-sweet yeasy/bready nose, slightly floral, very light spices/herbs.   Dull yeasty flavor, muted spices, herbs, and flora.   Not what I would have expected out of a Grand Cru.   Moderate to full body.   Lingering herbs and breadiness.   Good, but not what I remembered from years ago.   Thanks John for the bottles!

Bottled 750. Batch 8. pours a lighter mahogany color with a white head. Yeast and spice in the nose with notes of chamomile and fennel. Flavor is more chamomile and maybe a bit of lavender along with fennel and bread. Slightly sweet. Some astringency.

Orange hazy beer. White head that doesn’t linger long. Bubblegums, coriander and lavender in the nose. Slight green edge. Similar to cilantro or flat leaf parsley but too sweet to classify it as such. The aroma reminds me of what De Dolle’s house yeast smells like or maybe even a pale shadow of Rochefort 8. Lighter malts keep the sweetness much more caramelly though. On the tongue this beer shines. Coriander bitterness. Sweet citrus edge, acrid hop bitterness. Very belgian on the uptake. Incredibly like de Dolle. however the lavender crashes in nicely. Saazy bitterness on the back edge. Good beer

12 oz bottle. Short lasting fizzy head. Tawny brown color. Mild bread and fruit. Apricot? Bit of honey, cinnamon. Tastes like a belgian Schlitz, but not bad. (though its probably been 30 years since my last Schlitz) Limes, Lipton tea, apple; almost no sweet. Carb is there but sort of flat. Dry finish with a little bitter and a little pucker. Medium to light body. Finally get a big hit of spice and sweet with dregs sipped from the bottle. BTW - just found out a friend has a bottle of Westie 12 on hold for me. the grail already?! guess i should make it my 10th.

Draught. Clear dark golden color with bubbly white head. Spicy apple and grape candy aroma with similar flavors. There are also yeast and alcohol undertones. Sweetness throughout that lingers on the lips. Very tasty.

Bottle from jjpm74. Very pretty honey colored body with a lasting foamy head. Rich spicy nose with some slight fruit. Taste-good sweetness, stale hops, earthy, candi sugar, great all around hop presence. Best way to describe this is sweet and dusty.

Definitly liking this beer. Has that great belgian flavor while not being too overwhelming. I have a problem with insanely strong belgians sometimes because the insane sweetness wears out my taste buds. But anyway, this beer really works well. It is certainly a very drinkable belgian. I have had Four before, so I had high hopes for this and i certainly enjoy it.