I Believe In Love
Allagash Brewing Company

 

Pink color with thin pinkish head. Pleasant aroma of berries ( raspberries mostly with hint of cranberries ) and funky yeasts. Moderate sourness in taste with some cranberry astringency at the end. A good one.

Bottled on the 14th of November, 2019

Nice looking beer, with a cranberry red color and a small amount of fizzy white head. A centrally located, consistent stream of bubbles rises to the surface in the middle of the glass. Aroma is heavy on the raspberry, with a distinct raspberry jam vibe to it. Fairly one-dimensional, but still very enticing.

Like the aroma, the taste is heavy on the raspberries, but unlike the aroma I can pick up the cranberries, although they play second fiddle. Sour, but not over the top (noting that my palate long ago adjusted to this type of beer). The light funk only arrives on the finish. Very lively, with vibes similar to Sprite mixed with Ocean Spray (but in a good way).

Super easy to drink, and quite tasty. It's not the most complex beer in the world, but I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

Pours an orangey red with fine, fizzling head.

Smell is tart with notes of raspberries, oak, lime, cranberries, raspberry jam and some youghurt.

Taste is tart and crisp. Notes of raspberries, raspberry jam, lime, cranberrries and hints of vanilla, youghurt, dry white wine and citrus peel.

Mouthfeel is medium with frothy carbonation.

Overall, a terrific raspberry sour, balanced but deep.

The pour gorgeous. Looks orange exiting the bottle, but ends up a clear copper red in the glass with a thick rocky white foam that falls to a nice cap replenished by bubbles.

The aroma is one dimensional at first, dominated by fruit. Fresh cranberry followed by fresh raspberry. Eventually a bit of funk strikes the nose, but not overdone. Pretty nice, but not much to it.

The taste is tart and fruit-driven. Clearly cranberry and raspberry. Some tea notes from the raspberry. Plenty tart. The funk remains mild. Phenolic and tannin from the cranberry. A little malt sweetness would be welcome.

This beer is light and effervescent. It's almost soda-like. Fairly dry, a bit of a slick feel, lasting sensation of tartness.

It's a good beer but one dimensional. Clearly fruit- driven which was apparently the goal. Good beer, but lacking complexity and not as fun as some other Allagash wild ales.

Has ruby amber color with about a medium amount of effervescent carbonation. Body is slightly thin but overall this has a pleasant feel to it.
Aroma is cranberries out front with fresh raspberries coming in second place. Some sugary malt,yeast,mild amount of sour tart earthy funk.
Taste is again cranberries followed by raspberries and sugary malt. Similar to aroma theres a sour tart earthy funk to the taste as well.
Overall the fruit comes off real,fresh,and not a trace of being artificial. This made for a pleasant dessert beer that didn't go to any extreme taste wise in a good way

 

 

 

 

 

Love, something the world needs right now and well, always. I believe in love! And this beer is pretty good too.
Clear ruby red, off white cap. Raspberry and cranberry in a oak with accenting flowers and hay in both smell and taste: raspberry leads in smell, cranberry in taste with a kiss of lemon on the finish. Feel is slight tart, oaky, and more mellow than expected.

Poured from a 12.7 oz bottle into a stemmed tulip glass.

Pours a cloudy ruby red color with an effervescent bright pink head. The head has surprisingly good retention, leaving some splotchy lacing before settling into a thin sheet.

The aroma brings notes of lemon, raspberries and cranberries, with a good amount of hay and funk. There's a bit of vinegar and green apple notes as well.

The flavor starts out with sweet raspberry candy, followed by a wave of tart lemons and cranberries. There's some subtle hay and funk before a grainy malt finish.

The feel is light bodied with huge carbonation. Exceptionally crisp and dry on the finish.

Overall, this is a very good wild ale that comes pretty much exactly as advertised. There's plenty of funk and tartness here to keep the sour fans happy.

 

 

Bottled 11/14/19; drank 3/11/20 @ the Yarchives.

See-through ruby red appearance.

An even pour yielded a big, noisy white/pink head; a thick curtain of lace.

Raspberry, tart cranberry & honeyed grain notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Raspberry & honeyed grain flavors up front; tart cranberry & lemon notes on the finish.

Just a hint too tart for this timid soul, but overall very enjoyable. A little goes a long way, though...

 

This one pours a reddish color, with a big fluffy head, and lots of lacing.

This is solidly juicy, with more raspberry than cranberry, with some light tartness and just a hint of funk.

This is a bit one-note, as it's kind of just fruit and not much else. The fruit flavor is super authentic and very present, and very tasty, but I'd want to feel a bit more of the base beer. I'm sure that knowing Allagash, it's very tasty.

This is juicy and very crisp, with a good drinkabiiity, and a nice smooth and just lightly tart finish.

This isn't quite to the god-level that Allagash usually rises to, but it's still obviously very tasty.