Currant Affair
Allagash Brewing Company

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From:
Allagash Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 10.51%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
108
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 25, 2016
Added:
May 24, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  5
A dark sour, aged for 2 years in oak and an additional 2 years in stainless with 1.2 lbs of local currants per gallon. Currant Affair had a mixed fermentation with Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and a traditional ale yeast. Deep red with raisin, chocolate and sour cherries in the aroma, it’s tart and spicy with complex flavors of stone fruit and brown sugar. Look for this on draft at a specialty event near you.
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Ratings by dexterk1:
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Rated by dexterk1 from Illinois

4.27/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Feb 14, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by BeerDrinkingRhino from Pennsylvania

Dec 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by StoutSnob40 from California

Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by Newport_beerguy from Rhode Island

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by SocalKicks from California

Oct 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Sour cherries coupled with raisins mixed with a woody aroma. However, aroma from currants isn’t very noticeable.

A: Deep brown with a reddish hue, coupled with a light thin ring of head.

T: Initial currant berry flavor, gives way to sharp sourness, slight spice and some oak presence.

M: medium bodied with light carbonation. The beer shows some alcoholic warmth and finishes a little boozy.

O: Solid, but not as tasty as some of Allagash’s other offerings. The aroma lacked any noticeable currents and the sour flavors were a bit sharp.
Oct 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by PG2G from California

Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BeersAndBears from Georgia

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

1.94/5  rDev -52.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Dark sour. Smell is awful. Very medicinal. Spice and funk. Brett funk. Very medicinal. Cherry. Dark fruits. Just not enjoyable or drinking. I couldn't drink more than a few ounces. Where are the currants?
Jul 25, 2015
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

3.97/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Vermont Brewfest. Dark copper. Almost plummy. Aroma is of sweet currants. Very natural smelling. It doesn't smell all too sour. Then you take a sip and your tongue takes a violent pounding from the acidic sourness. The initial flavor is of currant, then a cataclysmic sourness sets in. So sour. Reminds me of the blue veins in Stilton; nearly medicinal. Puckering. I enjoyed the dichotomy of the nose and flavor. They barely get along. Allagash sours are always powerful. They have the demonic Brett strain. I enjoyed it just as much as many of their sour beers.
Jul 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.17 by JohnCassillo from California

Jun 30, 2015
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

3.66/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed this the day after the Allagash event at the Armsby Abbey. Reviewed from notes.

A - Poured into a standard tulip a clearish chestnut hue with a light thin head that fades to leave thin wisps.

S - Aromas of some faint generic sweetness. Not getting much currants at all really. I get some light funk, but it's all rather subtle.

T - Taste is a little bit of honey, light barrel, some faint alcohol, sweet funk, light cherry notes, vanilla. I get no currant on the taste.

M - Mouthfeel is on the boozier side, rather flemmy finish.

O - Overall this beer was surprisingly hot given it's ABV. The lack of currants and the rather unpleasant aftertaste/feel really hindered this one.

Serving Type: on tap
Jun 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by SkiBum22 from New York

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.38 by Lucoli from New York

Jun 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by ChrisMyhre from Massachusetts

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by ivyman from Massachusetts

Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by SebastianOwl from Massachusetts

Jun 10, 2015
Currant Affair from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 108 ratings