Allagash Musette

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

Date: 07/24/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark amber, thin fine grey head, light tart woody aroma with lemon character, big creamy body, nice complex malt flavor, lots of wood character lending nice bitterness, good spicy edge, dark malts lead a good depth of character, upon warming some nice funk comes out of the aroma and some sweetness in the flavor,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

bottle. cool label. chestnut pour with foamy off white head. mild but full aroma. cider, oak barrel, herbal, mild baked bread, malty well balanced aroma. light body. not watery. apple, steady malt backing. cinammon, nutmeg throughout. oak and mild bourbon. nothing over the top. well balanced and enjoyable brew. Makes me want to sit by the river and watch the sun go down.

Clear and radiant mahogany body with a small beige head that leaves some specks of lace. Aroma of caramel, wood, tropical fruit and whiskey. Taste mirrors the aroma with some hops, bubblegum, and tropical fruit added to the equation. Finishes a bit boozy. Not my favorite Allagash.

Hazy dark amber of color with an off white head. An aroma of spice and caramel. A flavor of oak, spice and dry dusty notes.

Bottle, from Ølkonsortiet, Aalborg. Pours a bubbly deep amber with a beautiful creamy yellowish head. It leaves lots of lacing. Aroma has bread, barn, caramel. There are distant spices as weel, ginger and vanilla. Quite high carbonation. Flavour is nice, woody and very spicy. Nutmeg, vanilla, ginger. Begins sweet, but as it settles, it gains it’s oakyness and a general dryness. Wonderful brew!

Brought a bottle to Fralo’s in Leon Springs. Hazy dark brown with whitish head. Oak, vanilla, caramel and some roasted malts. Toffee malts and spices (allspice, nutmeg)....with carbonation that dances on the tongue. Drying finish...with a bit of an ashen taste.

Flaske. Meget speciel oplevelse. Til at begynde med er der et bestemt krydderi der både rammer duft og smag, men jeg kan ikke komme på det. Smagen er ellers præcis som man forventer det, med en tand mere humle end en belgisk brygger ville have brugt. Men rigtig dejlig øl at fejre ens nye lejlighed på.

750 ml bottle. Hazy brown with a fizzy white head. Wheat and caramel aroma with oaky notes. Sweet alcoholic and butter scotch taste with vanilla, bourbon, and oak tastes and dry finish.