Allagash (2022)

I will for sure try it (and probably love it), but my feelings are that of a BA trying not to be a hypocrite. If a big, hype IPA places suddenly does a Witbier or a Pilsner, I’m always like, “Come on, leave it to the pros.” Now, the opposite is happening! What is the Allagash fanboy in me gonna do!!

 

Having one now. I like it a lot. Oddly, the guy at the shop told me he didn’t Ike it and even tried to steer me away from it. I HAD to try this. I can see myself buying plenty more.

 

People at beer stores can be an odd bunch. I think I told this story here before, but I overheard an employee telling a customer, "This is Sip of Sunshine. This is the beer that started IPAs. It was the first one ever made in Vermont in like 1993. Up until like a year ago you had to go to Vermont to get it."

I'm thinking to myself, "Well, absolutely not one word of that is true."

 

A beautiful beer that I enjoyed a lot, if you posted it in WBAYDN (I forget whose post I saw) then you’re the reason I even knew it existed. I rated it quite high on here.

Well maybe one part was true…

 

any more info? on site only or to go? Russian River will be releasing their version this year as well

 

Okay, you have my attention…

“We brewed Seconds to Summer, our new lager, with classic Czech hops and fermented it with a Belgian yeast strain to yield a crisp, flavorful, easy-drinking summer sipper. Find it in 12-packs of 12oz. cans soon in CT/DC/DE/FL/GA/Chicagoland/MA/MD/ME/NC/NH/NJ/NY/PA/RI/SC/VA/WI/VT.”

 

12 packs, you say?

 

Just picked up a 12 pack of seconds to summer. Going to crack a couple for the game tonight. Anybody tried yet?

 

I liked, but didn't love it. A little too heavy on the hops. I spoke, however, to someone in QC at Allagash and it seems like they're going to be doing a little tweaking and dialing back.

Go Celtics!

 

It's excellent. Very impressive full flavor at a low ABV.

 

I enjoyed it a lot, as well. I also enjoyed the Celtics game!

 

Picked up a 12-pack of the Seconds to Summer over the weekend with high expectations.

I was expecting tasty easy-drinker (a replacement for Sierra Nevada Summerfest) and ended up with a messy off-tasting beer where the Belgian yeast has taken over, and not in a good way. Advertised as "crisp and hoppy"" - could've fooled me as I detected neither. Somehow a very sour aftertaste too. Unequivocally the worst Allagash beer I've ever had.

 

I tried the other summer beer, Floating Holiday, last week. I liked it a lot, but the only place around me that seems to have it is Trader Joe's??? Especially here in Massachusetts, where most grocery stores don't sell beer, I don't usually think of Trader Joe's as the cutting edge.

 

I believe I saw it at Ball Square yesterday.

 

Hahaha, of course, silly me

 

Grabbed a 4-pack at the Burlington Wegmans this past weekend. Really liked it too!

 

Well, that sounds awesome.