Darling Ruby
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
Ranked #483 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,174 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 8.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 11, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Darling Ruby is a refreshing farmhouse ale with a twist: grapefruit juice and zest. The beer’s specific style is a grisette, a light and refreshing cousin of the modern saison. The combination of a grisette and citrus whirls tangy notes together with tropical aromas—all before landing on a beautifully dry finish. A lively ride from beginning to end.
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Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.45/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Clear golden. Big, white head. Every note in the aroma is light and not dominant: grapefruit, malt , yeasts, barnyard. Light and refreshing. Kind of a “watery” feeling ( especially in comparison with other Allagash beers, but extremely drinkable on a hot , summer day.
Jan 11, 2025Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours slightly hazy and straw with a white pillow head. Head retention is excellent.
Smell: There are lemon and citrus aromas to start. There are dough wheat elements with grapefruit and earthly touches in the background.
Taste: There are lemon, tropical fruits, citrus, and grapefruit in the flavors to start. There is a bit of spice and earthly elements in the background with a bit of dough.
Feel: It a medium light body with dryness in the finish.
Overall, a combination of citrus and tropical flavors dominates the other elements in this saison.
Jan 01, 2020Smell: There are lemon and citrus aromas to start. There are dough wheat elements with grapefruit and earthly touches in the background.
Taste: There are lemon, tropical fruits, citrus, and grapefruit in the flavors to start. There is a bit of spice and earthly elements in the background with a bit of dough.
Feel: It a medium light body with dryness in the finish.
Overall, a combination of citrus and tropical flavors dominates the other elements in this saison.
Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina
3.77/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy orange color. Thin lingering white head. Tart with flora, citrus, and peppercorn notes. Slight funk from the yeast. Light bodied. Sharp carbonation. Dry finish.
Oct 27, 2019
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.28/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taste: tart, citrus, zesty, semi sweet ruby grapefruit, fresh, mellow finish and nose. Golden hue, mostly hazy, with smaller head and some lace. Medium body.
Jul 29, 2019
Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
4.23/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A- Tallboy fills a chalice with a slightly hazy golden body and a one finger, thick creamy white cap. A small ring at the edges drops wide sheets of lace while a few frothy islands remain in the center.
S- Spicy Allagash Belgian yeast opens everything up with coriander, slight peppercorn, lemon zest, pear esters joined by vanilla sweets, whole grains, hints of grapefruit juice and zest and herbal hints.
T- The grapefruit becomes bolder here with the zest and slight juice opening things up for the strong Belgian yeast which is spicy and somewhat fruity with phenolics and esters abound. Coriander, pepper, slight cardamom, pears, slight apple, whole grains and light Pils barley hints.
MF- The texture to this one is fluffy and creamy and the carbonation level is on the high side. Ends with an herbal bitterness.
Another really nice and balanced Belgian brew from the Belgian masters of the USA. Grapefruit is bold but still folded into the mix of the yeast and grains very well. Keep these great canned beers coming please.
Jul 08, 2019S- Spicy Allagash Belgian yeast opens everything up with coriander, slight peppercorn, lemon zest, pear esters joined by vanilla sweets, whole grains, hints of grapefruit juice and zest and herbal hints.
T- The grapefruit becomes bolder here with the zest and slight juice opening things up for the strong Belgian yeast which is spicy and somewhat fruity with phenolics and esters abound. Coriander, pepper, slight cardamom, pears, slight apple, whole grains and light Pils barley hints.
MF- The texture to this one is fluffy and creamy and the carbonation level is on the high side. Ends with an herbal bitterness.
Another really nice and balanced Belgian brew from the Belgian masters of the USA. Grapefruit is bold but still folded into the mix of the yeast and grains very well. Keep these great canned beers coming please.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap:
Body is a bit grimy with a mix of amber and straw, but the thick whipped cream head is pretty nice.
Nose is straw and light bread, with a hint of the added grapefruit. Just a bit of mustiness, too. Taste follows suit with a nice medium dry light saison base with a bit of hay, attic must with a bit of dry wood, and dirt. Grapefruit is deftly used to add a hint of the fruit more than the tartness of the grapefruit. Sneaky bitterness builds by mid-glass.
Light and near watery with a moderate to low carbonation. The watery aspect actually fits with this beer, as the flavors seem to be given some room to come out on a cleaner base. Another nice one from Allagash.
Jun 28, 2019Body is a bit grimy with a mix of amber and straw, but the thick whipped cream head is pretty nice.
Nose is straw and light bread, with a hint of the added grapefruit. Just a bit of mustiness, too. Taste follows suit with a nice medium dry light saison base with a bit of hay, attic must with a bit of dry wood, and dirt. Grapefruit is deftly used to add a hint of the fruit more than the tartness of the grapefruit. Sneaky bitterness builds by mid-glass.
Light and near watery with a moderate to low carbonation. The watery aspect actually fits with this beer, as the flavors seem to be given some room to come out on a cleaner base. Another nice one from Allagash.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.33/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Can from a Lazy Dog
Lightly hazy light golden color with a small tightly bubbled white head that dissipates quickly but leaves lots of stickies on the glass. Light apple, light earth, light funk, light citrus fruit, light like water. Love Allagash but this one in Meh.
Jun 23, 2019Lightly hazy light golden color with a small tightly bubbled white head that dissipates quickly but leaves lots of stickies on the glass. Light apple, light earth, light funk, light citrus fruit, light like water. Love Allagash but this one in Meh.
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.79/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: slight haze; pale gold in color; 1 finger white head that receded to a splotchy cap; OK lacing;
S: lemony Belgian yeast;
T: follows the nose up front; from the milddle through the finish; the grapefruit comes in;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation; dry finish;
O: not as much grapefruit as I expected or wanted;
Jun 07, 2019S: lemony Belgian yeast;
T: follows the nose up front; from the milddle through the finish; the grapefruit comes in;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation; dry finish;
O: not as much grapefruit as I expected or wanted;
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.74/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.74/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Can. A night, light little beer. The can art somehow mislead me. I was expecting a heavily grapefruit infused beer. This is far from it. Wouldn’t actually pick out grapefruit at all here. Just a light, crisp, Belgian beer. It’s kind of a misleading offering but I actually enjoy the liquid far more than I was expecting to.
Jun 07, 2019
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