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Golden Brett
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Brett Beer
Ranked #15 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,507 - Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 8.25%
- Reviews:
- 70
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2013
- Wants:
- 25
- Gots:
- 73
Golden Brett is a dark golden colored beer, brewed with Victory, 2-Row and Red Wheat malt. It was lightly hopped with a blend of Northern Brewer and Simcoe hops. The beer started it's primary fermentation in a stainless tank and finished fermentation in a 800 gallon oak foudre. The finished beer has fruity nose and flavors of citrus, apricot and bread crust. The mild tartness of the beer gives way to a long, clean finish.
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Ratings by Jadjunk:
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.82/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
"Golden Brett is a dark golden colored beer, with a fruity aroma and flavors suggesting citrus, apricot and bread crust. The mild tartness of the beer gives way to a long, clean finish. We brew this beer with Victory, 2-Row and Red Wheat malt. It is fermented exclusively with our house strain of Brettanomyces. The beer started its primary fermentation in a stainless tank and finished fermentation in an 800 gallon oak foudre. It was lightly hopped with a blend of Northern Brewer and Simcoe and then dry hopped with Simcoe just prior to bottling." Brewed in the style of an American Wild Ale, available in 375ml. bottles and on limited draft.
Poured from a 375ml. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a foamy frothed head of a pastel white color over a very lightly hazy golden body with high clarity, fine sediment and abundant, lively carbonation. Retention is very good and lacing is light and spotty. 4.25
(Smell) Doughy bread malts with overtones of bright, tangy fruit juices, light spicy yeast presence and a light hop nose with a gentle bitterness. Some subtle earth and funk from the Brettanomyces is present although the sourness is perceptibly low. Potency is moderate. 4
(Taste) The flavor closely follows the aroma of the beer, with doughy malts, spicy, lightly phenolic yeast notes, subtle tartness and acidity, stone fruit juice akin to apricot and underripe cherry, and gentle earthiness from a modest Brettanomyces strain. Finishes bready with a spicy and tangy, but drying finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is smooth, silky, lightly chewy, moderately dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a briskly crisp finish. Body is medium+ for the style, shy of medium overall. Balance is slightly yeasty, spicy and tangy acidic over sweet. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.5
(Overall) Golden Brett comes across a very yeast-and-cultures-driven beer, for better or worse, many of the compounds generated by the yeast profile lead the flavor profile of this beer. Very strong spiciness and fruit notes make a strong lead ahead of the malt profile of this beer, which does not come across as boldly. One of the biggest distractions of this beer is arguably the finish, sharply dry, overcarbonated and starkly crisp. All quips aside, Golden Brett has a wide range of flavors and a nice, subtle but effective Brettanomyces profile. While enjoyable, I consider this one of their less impressive beers in their 375ml. series. 3.75
Allagash Brewing Company's
Golden Brett Ale Aged in Oak Barrels
3.82/5.00
Mar 13, 2017Poured from a 375ml. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a foamy frothed head of a pastel white color over a very lightly hazy golden body with high clarity, fine sediment and abundant, lively carbonation. Retention is very good and lacing is light and spotty. 4.25
(Smell) Doughy bread malts with overtones of bright, tangy fruit juices, light spicy yeast presence and a light hop nose with a gentle bitterness. Some subtle earth and funk from the Brettanomyces is present although the sourness is perceptibly low. Potency is moderate. 4
(Taste) The flavor closely follows the aroma of the beer, with doughy malts, spicy, lightly phenolic yeast notes, subtle tartness and acidity, stone fruit juice akin to apricot and underripe cherry, and gentle earthiness from a modest Brettanomyces strain. Finishes bready with a spicy and tangy, but drying finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is smooth, silky, lightly chewy, moderately dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a briskly crisp finish. Body is medium+ for the style, shy of medium overall. Balance is slightly yeasty, spicy and tangy acidic over sweet. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.5
(Overall) Golden Brett comes across a very yeast-and-cultures-driven beer, for better or worse, many of the compounds generated by the yeast profile lead the flavor profile of this beer. Very strong spiciness and fruit notes make a strong lead ahead of the malt profile of this beer, which does not come across as boldly. One of the biggest distractions of this beer is arguably the finish, sharply dry, overcarbonated and starkly crisp. All quips aside, Golden Brett has a wide range of flavors and a nice, subtle but effective Brettanomyces profile. While enjoyable, I consider this one of their less impressive beers in their 375ml. series. 3.75
Allagash Brewing Company's
Golden Brett Ale Aged in Oak Barrels
3.82/5.00
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle from 2014.
Pours clear coppery-yellow with an inch-plus of white fluff with a stretch-pour. Retention and lacing are average. Apricot, pineapple, and apples in the nose. Light bodied with a limp mouthfeel. Metallic and fruity on the palate. Pennies with apples and nectarines. Finishes dry but juicy with lingering minerals.
Nov 19, 2021Pours clear coppery-yellow with an inch-plus of white fluff with a stretch-pour. Retention and lacing are average. Apricot, pineapple, and apples in the nose. Light bodied with a limp mouthfeel. Metallic and fruity on the palate. Pennies with apples and nectarines. Finishes dry but juicy with lingering minerals.
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
4.29/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Moderate pour yields a more than one inch white head over a golden body with some sticky lacing. Some real nice subdued funk and oak on the nose. Flavors of tartness and funk, with a bit of sweetness on the finish. Great mouthfeel and overall I could drink this for the rest of my life. Cheers to Allagash!
Apr 27, 2018Rated by pathman from Ohio
5/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
9/25/17 bottle
Sep 26, 2017Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.12/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden color with a light haze. Lasting head, although it is small. NIce blanketing lace on the glass.
There's a sweet and treat smell.
The flavor mimics the smell but with far more complexity. The sourness dominates the flavor but there's a sweetness which cuts the tartness. The body is rich but this is counteracted by the higher carbonation. The finish is sour but not in a lip puckering way.
Sep 09, 2017There's a sweet and treat smell.
The flavor mimics the smell but with far more complexity. The sourness dominates the flavor but there's a sweetness which cuts the tartness. The body is rich but this is counteracted by the higher carbonation. The finish is sour but not in a lip puckering way.
Golden Brett from Allagash Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
413 ratings
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