Curieux
Allagash Brewing Company

 

Incredibly sweet, almost sickeningly sweet, but pretty complex. Every swig I'm wrestling with its flavor and sorting through its spicy/oaky/honey/slightly fruity elements. A little "big" to drink regularly, but its snobby, "classy" aesthetic isn't necessary. Sell this in tallboy cans, you cowards!

A: Tiny Bubbles and a thin head. Golden yellow and hazy.

S: When aerated sweet vanilla and oak with some coconut. I can smell the alcohol.

T: Bourbony, bitter hoppy, vanilla

M: Light and gentle carbonation

O: Honestly Bourbon is not for me, I don't know why I picked this beer, For lovers of Bourbon I'm sure you'll like it,

 

12oz bottle
thanks to Ken for the bottle!
L: sightly hazed golden body; foamy creamy white head
S: doughy grain, floral noble hops, spicy yeast, mild oaky bourbon
T: dough, pale malt, oak, bourbon, vanilla, light caramel, honey, spicy Belgian yeast, grassy/spicy/floral noble hops
F: super smooth, medium body, alcohol is warming, pleasant carbonation, balanced & dry finish
O: I wasn’t wowed by this the first time I had it, but it truly lives up to its reputation

From a can purchased at the brewery. First time and wow. So good!!! Flowery but not perfumy. Light and bright on the palette, like other Allegash beers. Complex, nuanced, a real journey. Not overly boozy in spite of the high ABV. Not an everyday beer. A special event.

 

 

 

Very deceptive, very tasty...

When I see a brew is barrel-aged, at 10.5%, and it has a taste that hints of the booze - I found it very deceptive, in a good way. The booze that I expected to taste and even smell - was basically non-existent. I find this to be well made for that fact alone. A tasty treat indeed that I would be glad to try once again.

Poured from a can into a tulip glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden color with a small white foam. The head has a fantastic level of retention, fading slowly over time and leaving tons of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is big and bold with lots of candied sugar and biscuit malt. Mixed with these aromas comes a nice doughy smell mixed with lots of coriander and clove, along with a bit of nutmeg. At the same time notes of yeast and some peach and lychee are there as well. For a bourbon barrel aged brew, the bourbon smell is light, but adds a nice accent, mixing with the rest to produce a rather inviting smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a nice crisp cracker and biscuit malt flavor mixed with some sweet grape, peach, and apricot flavors as well as flavors of candied sugar and yeast cake. Along with these flavors comes a decent showing of coriander and clove, with some lighter notes of white pepper and grain. As the taste advances the sweeter flavors get stronger, with some bubblegum and cane sugar joining in. At the same time a bit of grass and hay join in, and with a touch of bourbon coming on at the end, one is left with a nice, sweet, crisp, and flavorful triple like flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light for a 10.5 % abv brew, with a carbonation level that is high and effervescent. For the style and the taste, the feel is great and makes for a very pleasant sipper.
Overall – While not very heavy on the bourbon at all, the brew is rather flavorful and tasty. A very nice, slightly sweeter sipper, and one certainly worth a try.

 

Interesting idea to barrel age a tripel, and the barrel notes are quite nice. However, I find the overall flavor profile lacks many of the qualities I'm looking for from a solid Belgian tripel in addition to being a bit too boozy for the style.

Pours a gorgeous slightly unfiltered golden color with a creamy white head that yields to the body of the beer fairly quickly. Beautiful tripel. The nose is crammed full of oak notes, with caramel and vanilla in plentiful amounts and a bit of bourbon and pear. I am literally drooling.

That oak flavor is forward and melds well with the caramel and vanilla to provide a smooth foundation for the bourbon to provide a modest amount of booziness, but it’s the pear at the back of the palate that is knocking my beer nerd socks off. So many flavors and so well balanced.

The mouthfeel is substantial and fairly crisp, making for an oxymoron of a beer - a crushable 10.2% ABV beer. This is exceptionally well crafted and a world class tripel that I am so glad I finally had the opportunity to enjoy.

 

lovely beer, citrusy spicey taste. scotch and lemon peel. very fresh for a tripel

Looks like a lager, but don't be fooled! The nose has a noted alcohol hit and the flavor is just a touch of classic belgian maltiness with an big dose of bourbon, like someone had dumped a shot in the pint! A non-funky, but still distinctive beer I'd recommend trying.

This one has been on my list to try for a while. It's a tripel aged in barrels, which I guess converts it to a Belgian pale ale. Pours paler than expected. Fizzy and quick dissipating foam. Smells of cloves and typical Belgian smells. But then you get the whiff of the whiskey barrel. It’s like drinking Earlytimes on the rocks after all the ice has melted. And that's actually excellent. The barrel is pretty prominent especially in such a pale beer. You also get notes of vanilla and toffee(?). This is definitely a unique beer and glad I got to try it. Label is okay. A bit boring and generic but also dignified. It's fine.

 

A Tavour Treat. Pours a golden color with a minimal head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of grains and citrus fruit.. Taste is sour with a hint of apples and an alcohol bite. Very good brew.