Aventureux
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 6.52%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Aventureux (meaning Adventurous in French) is our Belgian Style Stout aged in Whiskey barrels. This beer is brewed with German Pale Ale malt, Chocolate malt, roasted barley, Black malt, oats, and dark caramelized candi sugar, then aged for 6 months in Rye Whiskey barrels from our neighbors at New England Distilling. The toffee, chocolate and vanilla nose is followed by a smooth bitter chocolate aroma and flavors of whiskey and wood. The finish is dry, roasted and warming.
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Ratings by BeerForMuscle:
Rated by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 14, 2016
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 14, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On draft
Very dark, almost black but some light gets through the corners of the glass. Big whiskey aroma. Vanilla, oak. Taste is toasty. Burnt marshmallow, toffee. Medium bodied.
Mar 02, 2017Very dark, almost black but some light gets through the corners of the glass. Big whiskey aroma. Vanilla, oak. Taste is toasty. Burnt marshmallow, toffee. Medium bodied.
Reviewed by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania
3.52/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at South Philadelphia Tap Room for Extreme Beer Brunch, capping Philly Beer Week 2016.
Nice foamy head with abundant lacing.
Very weak smell of chestnut, malt, roastiness and coffee.
The taste has caramel, toffee, nuttiness and a bit of wood, but no rye whiskey. It's mostly malt and sugar.
The mouthfeel is creamy but on the thin side, and overall Aventureux is a disappointing experiment, even more so considering the six months this beer spent in whiskey barrels.
Jun 12, 2016Nice foamy head with abundant lacing.
Very weak smell of chestnut, malt, roastiness and coffee.
The taste has caramel, toffee, nuttiness and a bit of wood, but no rye whiskey. It's mostly malt and sugar.
The mouthfeel is creamy but on the thin side, and overall Aventureux is a disappointing experiment, even more so considering the six months this beer spent in whiskey barrels.
Rated by WoostaBia from Massachusetts
4.41/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Effervescent, bright, light acidity vinegary, dark fruit, smoky malty come to mind from the first taste. Excellent and very different stout.
Apr 10, 2016
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