Coolship Resurgam
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #36 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #402 - Avg:
- 4.42 | pDev: 7.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 146
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 31, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2010
- Wants:
- 695
- Gots:
- 216
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Coolship Resurgam is brewed with Pilsner malt, raw wheat, and aged hops. The beer is cooled overnight using outside air temperature in a traditional, large shallow pan known as a coolship. During the cooling process, naturally occurring microflora from the air inoculates the beer, and in the morning, it is transferred into French oak wine barrels where the entire fermentation and aging takes place. Coolship Resurgam is a blend of this one-, two-, and three-year old spontaneously fermented beer. The finished beer has aromas of apricot, lemon zest, and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and flavors of funk lead to a clean, tart, and dry finish.
Coolship Resurgam is a blend of both old and young unfruited spontaneous beer. The name comes from the motto of our fair city, Portland, Me. It means "I shall rise again". Coolship Resurgam won a Silver medal at the 2010 GABF.
a blend of this one-, two-, and three-year old spontaneously fermented beer. The finished beer has aromas of apricot, lemon zest, and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and flavors of funk lead to a clean, tart and dry finish.
Coolship Resurgam is a blend of both old and young unfruited spontaneous beer. The name comes from the motto of our fair city, Portland, Me. It means "I shall rise again". Coolship Resurgam won a Silver medal at the 2010 GABF.
a blend of this one-, two-, and three-year old spontaneously fermented beer. The finished beer has aromas of apricot, lemon zest, and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and flavors of funk lead to a clean, tart and dry finish.
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Ratings by Rug:
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 11/13/18
I’ve had quite a few beers from the Allagash Coolship series, but this is somehow the first time I’m trying the most popular beer from the series. That being said, I’ve had this bottle in my cellar for well over a year so that’s on me. Let’s pop it open and find out what it’s all about
Pours a cloudy orange gold with a finger of soapy white head that quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves minimal lacing
The nose is funky for sure, but it’s subdued in its approach. I’m picking up on aromas of lemon juice, apple skin, buttery oak, tannic white wine, apricot, white pepper, earthy wheat, and peach pit
It’s similarly gentle in taste but it’s still vibrant. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting lemon zest, dried apricot, pear skin, bready malt, wildflower honey, white pepper, lime zest, and dry oak. The swallow brings notes of lemon zest, earthy wheat, dry oak, stone, peach pit, apple skin, and white pepper
A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes mostly dry and nicely balanced
It’s not my favorite from the series but it’s very good
Dec 22, 2023I’ve had quite a few beers from the Allagash Coolship series, but this is somehow the first time I’m trying the most popular beer from the series. That being said, I’ve had this bottle in my cellar for well over a year so that’s on me. Let’s pop it open and find out what it’s all about
Pours a cloudy orange gold with a finger of soapy white head that quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves minimal lacing
The nose is funky for sure, but it’s subdued in its approach. I’m picking up on aromas of lemon juice, apple skin, buttery oak, tannic white wine, apricot, white pepper, earthy wheat, and peach pit
It’s similarly gentle in taste but it’s still vibrant. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting lemon zest, dried apricot, pear skin, bready malt, wildflower honey, white pepper, lime zest, and dry oak. The swallow brings notes of lemon zest, earthy wheat, dry oak, stone, peach pit, apple skin, and white pepper
A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes mostly dry and nicely balanced
It’s not my favorite from the series but it’s very good
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Cigarhound66 from Georgia
4.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Right when I opened this I ran over to my wife and said "when I think of. a good beer, this is what I mean."
Absolute gorgeous lemon notes, a little funk but not much.
Apr 21, 2026Absolute gorgeous lemon notes, a little funk but not much.
Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota
4.34/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a 12.7 oz bottle into a tulip, pours a glowering hazy apricot with a tinge of red around the edges, a half finger of pill whitehead that subsides quickly, little to no lacing. Nose is funky, with some floral and meadowy notes, some lemon, and some orchard fruit. Very pungent with nice layers. I don’t get much oak barrel on the nose, but it really comes theough on the taste, and it is a little musty.
Jun 18, 2025Rated by Sinfull from New York
3.87/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy, golden color. Medium-sized, white head. Funky, with notes of lemon, grain, and oak in the aroma. Sour taste with light, ”woody” bitterness.
Jan 11, 2025
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
4.34/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Zeno’s: color is straw, off white head presents one finger thick, dissipates to nothing.
Aroma is light malt, subtle hop notes, aged barrel sourness, clean then funky, subtle aged yeasty quality.
Taste is more sour with acidic forward flavor then malt, hops, funk, lemon, herbal.
Mouthfeel is lower carbonation, moderate sweetness and acidity, low bitterness.
Overall a lightly funky, bright and complex brew from the stateside barrel aging/blending and open fermentation masters.
Oct 02, 2024Aroma is light malt, subtle hop notes, aged barrel sourness, clean then funky, subtle aged yeasty quality.
Taste is more sour with acidic forward flavor then malt, hops, funk, lemon, herbal.
Mouthfeel is lower carbonation, moderate sweetness and acidity, low bitterness.
Overall a lightly funky, bright and complex brew from the stateside barrel aging/blending and open fermentation masters.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
4.22/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
The Pretentious Glass Company Crispy Boi tulip glass is hosting this (SRM 5) burnished gold beer. Once the chill haze passes, it becomes gem clear. 1.5 inches of rocky, white head is short lived, leaving no lacing.
Dusty grains give way to water cracker, while oak leads to light pepper and celery. Lemon comes out with light warmth in this acidic approximation of white wine.
The lips have a light pucker as this one is more tart than sour. There is a moderate level of bitter/sweetness in balance with one another. Apricots and green apples intermingle with cilantro and lime. Acidity builds with warmth and carries into a strong, dry finish.
Stiff nylon texture works with the light body and modest alcohol. Carbonation is spritzy.
Gueuze makes for a pleasant summer beer and this one is no exception. That said, I think it would probably be better in the crisp autumn air with the smell of falling leaves.
Jan 07, 2024Dusty grains give way to water cracker, while oak leads to light pepper and celery. Lemon comes out with light warmth in this acidic approximation of white wine.
The lips have a light pucker as this one is more tart than sour. There is a moderate level of bitter/sweetness in balance with one another. Apricots and green apples intermingle with cilantro and lime. Acidity builds with warmth and carries into a strong, dry finish.
Stiff nylon texture works with the light body and modest alcohol. Carbonation is spritzy.
Gueuze makes for a pleasant summer beer and this one is no exception. That said, I think it would probably be better in the crisp autumn air with the smell of falling leaves.
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
4.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Cloudy bruised yellow with a half finger of white, fast dissipating head. The smell is of sour lambic notes, fermenting lemons, dusty cellar, oak and aged wood.
The taste is bone dry sour with hints of cellared oak, raw lemon juice, and fermented funk so common to the lambic style.
Medium, highly acidic, dry body with moderate to highly foamy carbonation.
Excellent wild ale. Feels like I'm in Belgium rather than Maggie Valley, NC. I got this at Wholefoods in Asheville today, Aug 8th, 2023.
Aug 09, 2023The taste is bone dry sour with hints of cellared oak, raw lemon juice, and fermented funk so common to the lambic style.
Medium, highly acidic, dry body with moderate to highly foamy carbonation.
Excellent wild ale. Feels like I'm in Belgium rather than Maggie Valley, NC. I got this at Wholefoods in Asheville today, Aug 8th, 2023.
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