Odyssey
Allagash Brewing Company

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From:
Allagash Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
9%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 9.2%
Reviews:
426
Ratings:
1,246
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 31, 2021
Added:
Jan 30, 2005
Wants:
  348
Gots:
  241
Allagash Odyssey is a dark wheat beer aged for ten months, a portion in oak barrels and the remainder in stainless tanks. The recipe includes 2-row barley, malted wheat, a generous amount of roasted barley and Belgian candi sugar. This deep brown beer boasts an aroma of black treacle and raisin. The flavor hints at dates, with a mildly roasted finish imparted by aging in both medium and heavy toast American Oak barrels. The finish is dry, punctuated by vanilla.
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Ratings by rapidsequence:
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Reviewed by rapidsequence from Virginia

3.79/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle, from Ned's. $18.

Appearance: Dark red-brown. Beautifully clear garnet when held to light. Thick off-white head with great retention and pretty good lacing.

Smell: Really not too interesting. A sort of generic spicy Belgian yeast smell with some dark fruit. If it weren't for the oak notes in there, I'd be hard pressed to distinguish this from a yeast starter made with Belgian yeast-- no complexity.

Taste: Big improvement over the smell, but its not mind blowing. Spicy yeast flavors without the strong doughy/bready flavor I like in this kind of beer. Some raisin/plum dark fruit flavors. A surprising hint of chocolate is interesting as are the oak notes which give some toast and vanilla to the flavor. Just a kiss of bitterness is all you can taste of the 10%.

Mouthfeel: Again good, not great. I was hoping for a super soft wheat beer mouthfeel, but not so much. It is a well carbonated, smooth beer with a long sweet, oaky finish.

Overall: Good. I'll not buy another for 18 bucks though.
May 15, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle from 2005.

Pours dark brown with crimson edgework. Decent retention with minor lacing. Oak with rum-soaked raisins in the nose. Medium bodied with a tacky, chewy mouthfeel. Rich malt with toffee, raisins, and booze on the palate. Finishes sweet, warming, and malty.
Oct 31, 2021
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.92/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had this from a bottle.
A: pours black body with small, off white head with ok retention and lacing
S: subtle bitter chocolate notes; some sweetness
T: sweet, subtle chocolate notes with some sweet aftertaste; subtle coffee notes in the aftertaste
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth feel
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty solid beer; smoothly aged in the oak barrel
Nov 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.09 by brandoneast from Texas

Feb 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Aug 09, 2019
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

4.02/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark copper with a generous, creamy head. First thing you notice is the deep roast flavor, and smoothness from oak barrel aging. Exceptionally smooth--like silk.
Apr 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Mar 15, 2019
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Rated by erikcx from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good sipping beer, malt on the nose, chocolate with hint of caramel in flavor, nice long finish. Bought at the brewery, bottled 9/13/18.
Feb 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by AMCimpi from New York

Dec 28, 2018
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Rated by sd123 from Georgia

4.23/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jan 2015 bottle
Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by SBlobaum from Illinois

Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by zenithberwyn from California

Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by PprBurke from Virginia

Nov 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Sep 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.36 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Apr 10, 2017
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Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina

4.7/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Black color, thick head. Oaky aroma from the 10 months of oak barrel aging. Usually I’m not a fan of barrel-aged beer but this is very good. Bit of an alcoholic aroma. Notes of dates and brown sugar, good roasted malt quality to it. Maybe a hint of vanilla on the finish. Little bit dry finish, despite the semi-sweet notes. Syrupy mouthfeel, would almost make a better winter warmer than something to have in the spring (especially at 10.4% ABV).
Mar 11, 2017
Odyssey from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 1246 ratings