Thank You Allan
Maine Beer Company

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From:
Maine Beer Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 15.93%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 20, 2019
Added:
Jan 01, 2012
Wants:
  33
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by drabmuh:
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Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland

3.56/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared by Thorpe, Thanks! I love Maine brewing company but this wild saison is a little bit of a let down.

Beer is yellow and hazy with a big white head of small and medium bubbles, some lacing, moderate carbonation, nice retention, looks good.

The aroma is a saison yeast strain and Brett c, big Brett c aroma in here. Just about it, a little oaky fruitiness but that is from the Brett.

Beer is light in body a little dry on the finish, an OK beer but a little one dimensional to me. Brett bomb through and through. I don't think I'd have this again but there are so few bottles I doubt the occasion will ever come up.
Apr 09, 2012
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts

4.46/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16.9 oz cork and caged genie bottle, drank 10.20.19 out of a short stemmed wine glass in Scarborough, Maine. Bottle #20 out of 250, cellared properly.

Look - Removed the cork and got a nice pop. Poured a nice clear straw / gold color with a half inch of white head. Lively carbonation. No lacing but carbonation kept a thin island of head on the sides and in the center. Really nice looking beer and carb considering the age.

Smell - Fresh saison, a little peppery, a little Bretty.

Taste - Very much of a saison rather than a wild ale, the Brett didn't follow as closely as with the smell, but it was there. Very tasty, almost sweet, with a hint, just barely a hint of brett, but only if you try really hard to find it, considering this was billed as a wild ale.

Feel - It's that little bit of brett that accentuates the twang in the back of your mouth that gives the mouthfeel that extra oomph - definitely not into a tart or wild category, still in the saison category, but one that makes it stand out somewhat to be a great beer.

Overall - You don't often get the opportunity to drink a 7 year old beer of this nature from MBC. I traded for this a few years ago and have cellared it ever since. I'm really glad to have had the opportunity to try this one, and hope that MBC could develop some kind of wild beer program. This one was more of a delicate saison rather than a wild, but with a little more Brett character, there are all sorts of things that could happen to this.
Oct 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by HopsHopenstein from Connecticut

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by AdamP from Pennsylvania

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Jun 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by chippo33 from Vermont

Jul 24, 2013
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

3.88/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a translucent yellow-gold with a fluffy, bright white head the settles into a frothy slick. Nose expresses a faint lemony character, a hint of medicinal phenols and a suggestion of spice and funk. Taste consistent with nose with the addition of a light tartness, a little earthiness and a trace of Brett. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body, but closer to light, with a lively carbonation and a slightly dry finish. Overall, a very approachable sour, but not much character for an American Wild.
Jun 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by thesarahfuller from Massachusetts

May 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by rondufresne from Pennsylvania

Nov 22, 2012
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Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500ml bottle into a Duvel tulip. Shared with friends.

A: Gorgeous bottle, unlike any I've seen before. Clear gold body under a fine, persistent head of off-white froth. Good lace. All right.

S: Pure Brett funkiness: earthy, minty, grassy, and spicy. I'm a fan.

T: Follows the nose, with the addition of some stone fruit and faint tartness. Very dry finish with heavy, earthy minerality. Tasty.

M: Lively light-to-medium body. Nice.

O: A very enjoyable Brett beer, but I could have gone for more barrel presence and some actual sourness. Definitely not worth the $25 price tag, but a fun beer to try regardless.

Cheers!
Sep 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gambrinus1184 from Connecticut

Aug 21, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Aug 18, 2012
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Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine

3.32/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Drinkin' for the gorillas.

Bottle 105 of approximately 250, handwritten on the back label.

Had the same issue as ToasterChef when trying to take off the cage, thing broke apart when I was twisting it off, very odd, first time for everything. Beer has been in my fridge since the release date.

Pours a clear golden color with a thin white head, not much lacing on the glass, no floaties in the bottle on the first pour even though it's bottle conditioned.

Smell is surprisingly hoppy, even though it's been awhile since its release, also considering this is a "wild ale", picking up some sweet malt with a really subtle hint of oak, the sourness is very light on the nose and is really only found if looking for it, not much of a funk.

Taste is really mild for what is supposed to be a sour farmhouse aged in oak, definitely good for breaking in a beginner but not for one looking for extreme flavors, drinks more like a pale ale aged in barrels with a minute funk presence, sourness is very low practically nil, finishes clean and dry with a good carbonation level, its actually a bit refreshing.

An interesting, if somewhat misleading, beer. Worth the price? Definitely not, but most of it is considered donation. Worth a try? Yes, if you can.
May 16, 2012
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Reviewed by jegross2 from Illinois

2.87/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Reviewing the Thank You Allan from Maine Beer Company.
Score: 69

Not bottle date, but a Google search indicates this beer was released March 1, 2012 and there are only 250 bottles. Served in a Russian River footed glass and enjoyed on 05/10/12.

Appearance: Pours a translucent apple juice color with a finger of fizzy white head that quickly and totally settles. No pop to the cork, which was disappointing after the shotgun rocket that was the cork to the Oude Gueze I had last weekend. No lacing or retention. There is no sediment in my glass, despite the bottle's warning about yeasty sediment in the bottle. 3.5/5

Smell: Sour apple, white grape, pear syrup and candied lemon. There is a hint of sweet rice vinegar and a little grapefruit too. No hops. Decent sour aroma without any funkiness. 3.75/5

Taste: What the eff? This is not a wild ale. There's a crisp bitter citrus sourness upfront, but that quickly subsides into a medley of bland lager flavors. There is a tin-y aftertaste with a residual stale apple juice linger. Cornmeal, bready malt, grain and apple cores. Bleh! This is not undrinkable, but why drink this? 2/5

Mouthfeel: Light bodied, medium-plus carbonation. Has a thin "lager juice" mouthfeel. Dry finish. A bit acidic. 3/5

Overall: I don't care what Maine Beer Company says; this is not a wild ale. This beer tastes like an American adjunct lager with a stale apple twist.

Recommendation: Avoid this beer. I truly appreciate the generous gesture from my friend in sending me this limited brew, but this beer is not good.

Pairings: Brats.

Cost: $25 for a 500 ml bottle.
May 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by EdyRuOk from Massachusetts

Apr 22, 2012
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Reviewed by yourefragile from District of Columbia

3.18/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by Thorpe.

Pours a hazy light yellow with a large bubbly white head. Intensely bretty nose with mild saison yeast. Very earthy flavor and dry, bready finish. Tons of brett throughout, not very enjoyable. Medium light body with soft carbonation. An average saison at best.
Apr 19, 2012
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Reviewed by jmarsh123 from Indiana

3.31/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Thank you to LostTraveler for the bottle

Pours clear gold with a 1.5 finger head with pretty good lacing and retention.

Strongest aromas are a Belgian yeast strain with brett and some phenols.

Starts off with a yeasty bready flavor. Some brett along with spicy Belgian yeast. Barely any oak detectable. Not sour at all. Brett stands out more once the beer warms a bit.

Fairly light with medium carbonation levels and a good creaminess.

Bland and slightly mediocre. The oak is barely present. Really two notes. Spicy Belgian Yeast and a bit of brett which was overpowering the warmer it got. Classified as a saison would score slightly higher, but nothing very "wild" about this one.
Apr 15, 2012
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.06/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Big thanks to Joppa for getting a bottle of this out my way. Served in a Maine Beer Co. wine glass.

Pours a clear light golden color with a nice white head and a few spots of lacing. The nose has some citrus and heavy Brett. Strong phenolics and a bit of earthiness. The flavor is similar Brett-heavy; a little too much so, in fact. Light-medium body with a slightly-off dryness and fairly heavy phenols. Perhaps a bit more time would have served this one well.
Apr 10, 2012
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

3.53/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared by Thorpe429. Thanks Mike.

The beer is hazy and straw yellow with a small white head. The aroma offers brett, oranges and assorted citrus. Brett heavy and a bit out of balance. The aftertaste offers a lingering tangy brett character. Fairly light, and pretty easy to drink. This was ok.
Apr 09, 2012
 
Rated: 1.75 by jmilo64 from Maine

Apr 02, 2012
Thank You Allan from Maine Beer Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 24 ratings