Very Spéciale Belge
Allagash Brewing Company
- From:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 6.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 14, 2014
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Collaboration with Brasserie de la Senne
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Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
4.09/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On-tap at Local Option. Served in a tulip.
A - White foam settles to a thin cap, thick collar, and a few specks of lace. Lightly hazed golden body.
S - Peppery yeast, but not excessively spicy. Crackery and bready malt backdrop, with a kiss of stone fruits in the periphery.
T - The taste is a tiny bit sweeter, with more pale malt and stone fruit flavors and some fruity esters from the yeast. Still quite dry and crackery, with a mild dose of hop bitterness late. I like the yeast strain here as it's not overpowering; good balance and malt and yeast.
M - Higher, zesty carbonation that isn't inappropriate for the style but is a bit harsh for my tastes. Medium bodied, with a dry finish, and a touch grainy in texture.
D - Is it very special? Not so much. However, it's a well crafted and competently executed. Reminds me of a bigger version of Allagash's House Beer. Would drink this again if it was more widely available.
Nov 20, 2013A - White foam settles to a thin cap, thick collar, and a few specks of lace. Lightly hazed golden body.
S - Peppery yeast, but not excessively spicy. Crackery and bready malt backdrop, with a kiss of stone fruits in the periphery.
T - The taste is a tiny bit sweeter, with more pale malt and stone fruit flavors and some fruity esters from the yeast. Still quite dry and crackery, with a mild dose of hop bitterness late. I like the yeast strain here as it's not overpowering; good balance and malt and yeast.
M - Higher, zesty carbonation that isn't inappropriate for the style but is a bit harsh for my tastes. Medium bodied, with a dry finish, and a touch grainy in texture.
D - Is it very special? Not so much. However, it's a well crafted and competently executed. Reminds me of a bigger version of Allagash's House Beer. Would drink this again if it was more widely available.
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