Four
Allagash Brewing Company

FourFour
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From:
Allagash Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
10%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 9.56%
Reviews:
467
Ratings:
998
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 21, 2020
Added:
Mar 26, 2004
Wants:
  126
Gots:
  143
We brew this beer with four malts, four sugars, four hop varieties and we ferment it four times, using four different yeast strains. The complexity of the brewing process is matched by the complexity of this unique beer. Flavors of raisin, candied fruit and plum express themselves throughout.
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Ratings by Kraken:
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Reviewed by Kraken from Maryland

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a corked and caged 750ml bottle into an oversized wine glass. No born on date, label indicates that it was from batch 15. Vigorous pour yields a thin wispy ring of a light tan head. Very nice lace. Color is dark brown and cloudy.

Smell- The nose on the beast is as complex as non-linear calculus. Caramel malts, dark fruits, Raisins, dried plums, sour apple, dates, and coco.

Taste Very Smooth, coco, bitter chocolate. Some dark fruits but not as much as the nose would indicate. Very dry, roasted notes as if from a porter. Underlying sweetness, tasty.

Mouthfeel- Mildly carbonated, tart creamy.

Drinkability- At 10% and a bit high in cost prohibit drinkability.
Oct 11, 2008
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had this on draft.
A: pours blood amber body with small white head with pretty nice retention and lacing
S: sweet, earthy, fig smelling beer; some grape notes; snow cone like?
T: sweet, plum taste; some strawberry/cherry notes; some raspberry aftertaste, with sweet alcohol notes
M: medium bodied; a little thin, but smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty solid drinking quad; decent drinking beer overall
Nov 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by Sir_Goatman from Oregon

Jul 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.85 by andypeters1971 from Georgia

Mar 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by alexsergio from New York

Oct 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

Aug 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by mmorris15 from Maine

Jun 17, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The smell has the raisin, Belgian yeast, light sugars and light banana all combined very nicely. The appearance has a small white head that lasts about a minute. The taste is extremely sweet, ranging close to a malt bomb. The palate is heavy and a bit sharp here and there. Medium bodied with a decent sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt as projected. Overall, pretty good Belgian Quad worthy of coming back to.
Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Lance_Hathorn from Alabama

Dec 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by augustwest from Georgia

Nov 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by Mike_B from Maine

Aug 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 20, 2016
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Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts

4.09/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This interesting quad is fermented 4 times with 4 malts, 4 yeasts, and 4 hops. It pours an opaque orange / amber color with a medium creamy white head with high retention. The smell is very pleasant and has elements of mainly banana bread and spices. The flavor is delicious as well and fairly complex. The flavor consists of banana, yeast, coriander and other typical Belgian spices, raisin, burnt sugar, and a subtle flavor of alcohol as well. The alcohol is not very noticeable considering that this is a potent 10% beer. The finish is extraordinarily refreshing and creamy. The body is on the high end of medium, but lighter than the average quad. This beer is really quite excellent, but it is not entirely true to the style. It is lighter bodied and has a lower alcohol content than most quads, really closer to most triples that I have tried. It is also not quite as complex as I would expect from all those ingredients, but what is there is perfectly done.
Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

May 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by parris from Massachusetts

Mar 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by DaPan from Canada (ON)

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by cubbyZilla from New York

Mar 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by pathman from Ohio

Mar 07, 2016
Four from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 998 ratings