James & Julie
Allagash Brewing Company

James & JulieJames & Julie
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From:
Allagash Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Flanders Oud Bruin
Ranked #4
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,142
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 7.76%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
245
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 14, 2022
Added:
Oct 25, 2015
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  50
James and Julie is our take on a Flemish sour brown and offers an aroma of raisins, figs, cherries, and caramelized sugar. Mahogany in color, this medium-bodied ale finishes with clean acidity and a hint of spice. We brew this sour brown ale with Pilsner, Special B, Maize, and Chocolate Malt and ferment it with our house yeast strain. It then ages for two years on stainless steel with our own blend of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus cultures.
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Ratings by jshusc:
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Rated by jshusc from South Carolina

4.04/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

May 10, 2016
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Rated: 4.08 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Aug 14, 2022
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Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts

4.28/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful clear mahogany pour with a compact half inch tan head. Nice to look at...

Ohhh...smells nice, too. I get caramel sweetness, a little cocoa, a tartness that strikes me as fruity vs vinegar. Very mildly funky. Raisins and figs on top of the caramel, maybe a touch of cherry and some other fruity things going on.

The taste is more controlled than the smell suggests. Very clean but assertive tartness, then caramel, bready malt, and it does have a fruity character that is sweet and dark, but there are other elements that taste like plum and maybe pear. The malt is sweet and kind of brown bready and there is a faint sense of cocoa powder. The funk is quite mild, being more earthy and grounding than in the face barnyard. Mello, maybe the result of graceful aging?

Medium bodied, lightly carbonated, a little stickiness.

Overall, I think this is a very refined beer. Nothing dominates to any great degree, and the flavors play off one another nicely. The net effect is a pleasant tartness and a very clean beer. Definitely a worthy beer from the good folks at Allagash.
Jun 06, 2022
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.33/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2017 bottle.

This one pours a light brown color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like red berry, caramel, cocoa powder, red wine, oak, and vanilla.

This has aged really, really well - it honestly might have gotten better with time. There's a very pleasant and soft tartness, with a complex fruity and caramel like bready maltiness. There's also some chocolate and a hint of red wine.

Allagash beers always tend to age well, and they always tend to be some of the most underrated beers out there.
Nov 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Nov 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by aucanuck from Georgia

Jun 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by bigred89 from Maryland

Apr 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.56 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Nov 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.83 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jul 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Jun 08, 2020
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Rated by justme from Massachusetts

4.31/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Wonderfully delicious. Nicely tart. Good crisp flavors
May 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by ColForbinBC from New Jersey

Apr 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by PprBurke from Virginia

Jan 15, 2020
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Reviewed by npolachek from New York

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very solid Flemish brown ale. Tastes sour, but not too sour. good aromas with dankiness as well as tartness bundled into one. Very earthy and great drinking.
Dec 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by drstalker from Illinois

Dec 08, 2019
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.64/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bottled June 20, 2019 and picked up at the brewery on October 12th. It’s a rare occurrence that I get to drink a Flemish sour brown ale and even more special coming from such a top notch brewery. Nose is super aromatic and complex, with dank wood, dark sugary fruits, and even bourbon barrel?? Flavor is similar, though heavier on the earthy, fruity character. Pleasantly tart with plenty of carbonation. A seriously well-executed Flanders Oud Bruin!
Nov 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Massbmx from Vermont

Sep 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by dsshuck from Delaware

Aug 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by taospowder from New Mexico

Jun 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by kingjohnh from New Mexico

Jun 22, 2019
James & Julie from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 245 ratings