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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 Sabtos:
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.26/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.26/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Dark sparkling gold with a large, off-white foam head settling to a pearly, caviar-like bubble blanket leaving a couple of arms of lace.
Smell is very complex and tantalizing, starting with spicy, earthy yet citrusy barnyard funk. Sweet Tarts come in, with sticky grapefruit, while oaky and darkly acetic notes lurk far in the background of this otherwise bright and sunshiney sour.
This develops a very frothy foam and expands to a meringue-like texture on the front end of the palate. Tangy and tart, it starts with oaky, slightly acetic lemon and grapefruit rind for me, combined with a peppery funk that's really balanced and inviting. A little sourdough bread is far underlying these bright flavors, with a crisp, semi-dry finish.
July 2015 vintage
Apr 06, 2017Smell is very complex and tantalizing, starting with spicy, earthy yet citrusy barnyard funk. Sweet Tarts come in, with sticky grapefruit, while oaky and darkly acetic notes lurk far in the background of this otherwise bright and sunshiney sour.
This develops a very frothy foam and expands to a meringue-like texture on the front end of the palate. Tangy and tart, it starts with oaky, slightly acetic lemon and grapefruit rind for me, combined with a peppery funk that's really balanced and inviting. A little sourdough bread is far underlying these bright flavors, with a crisp, semi-dry finish.
July 2015 vintage
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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