 jbrus (4883), Delft, Netherlands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 20, 2009 Bottle@Home, shared with my 17y old son who loved it as well! Citrus, oak and leather aroma. Orange/amber colour, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, light bitter, bit citric, citrus, oak, leather, hint of licorice. Sticky and warming. Complex, well balanced, flavourful.
MrChopin (649), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 18, 2009 ’07 bottle thanks to BanditBrewingCO (BA)
Beautiful beer, glowing amber with legs galore, the foamy beige head lasting and lasting. Beautiful sour nose, reaching across the room with harmonious balance in fruit and brett: vinous berries, melon/kiwi, lemon, sweat, some minor lacto, and yeast. The flavor isn’t as sweet, showing yeast, more wine less fruit, slight sugar and caramel (into the finish). Dry body, the carbonation gets a little in the way, making it slightly fizzy like RR’s Temptation, yet the finish is longer and balanced. Incredible finesse in this one, a world class blend of flavors.
GG (1640), NorCal, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 7, 2009 I’ll be the first to admit, that I think Allagash is vastly overrated compared to the price cost per bottle. This bottle though is fanfreakin’tastic. Fantastic sour aroma with funky bretty goodness. Oaky, green apples, Zours, with a rich fruit cocktail aroma too. Flavor has a superb sweet/sour/acidic complexity with oak, tropical fruits, dust, nougat with a touch of rum raisins.
tupalev (2617), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 2006 Bottle shared with KW crew, thanks to my pillaging of Howgtown Harry’s Cellar. Dark orange, small white head. Great aroma - sour, malty, spicy. Great taste - m0re sourness and malt, nice soft body really accentuates the spices. Funky awesome stuff.
matt7215 (977), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 27, 2009 750 ml bottle shared by tupalev at a KW group tasting. pours golden with a small but steady head. aroma of pale malt and brett. funky, dust, brett goodness. the pale malt holds the brew together but the wild yeast are the main feature. scary easy to drink. i really liked this one. thx for sharing jeff!
JesseM (668), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 27, 2009 750mL bottle, KW tasting, thanks to tupalev/Jeff. 2006 vintage. Pours a straw gold with little head. The aroma is dominated by the brett, sweet & sour sauce, and vinegar. Nice! Flavour is your typical spritzy brett dominated Belgian ale, mild malt body in here to provide some sort of side-show. Not that this is a bad thing, but it seems very ’American’ to me, as in, a strong ale, mild malts with a lot of brett thrown in to be the main attraction, no real complexity to it. Not terribly distinct from other bretty US brews I’ve had. Still quite enjoyable, though I doubt if the abv is actually as high as they claim.
nimbleprop (922), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 19, 2009 Sampled at Max’s American Beer Fest. Pours a yellowish brown with a cloudy white head. Great complex aroma, sweet tarts, grass, candy and perfume. Great flavor of butterscotch, rum without being boozy, coconut, white grapes, pineapple. Slightly chalky but otherwise clean with a sweet finish. I thought this would be good but I didn’t realize how great this would really be. For those who think they don’t like beers with brett this would be a good introduction as it is very complex but also very well balanced.
nickd717 (1374), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 4, 2009 Tap at City Beer Store in SF. Attractive hazy golden-amber appearance with a foamy off-white head. Funk, malt, and fruits on the aroma. Flavor was pale malt, oak, funk, light fruits, green apple, and a Bretty sourness that is much less biting than more hardcore sours like some of the Russian River stuff. I like that - too sour is just not enjoyable sometimes. Smooth palate.
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