Haven't seen a thread about Allagash in a while (not surprised as they are not all the hype right now) but a beer store near me just put out about 10 different beers from their 375ml cork and caged series down here in philly and they aren't really generating any buzz at all. Without buying one of each are there some I should definitely give a shot over others? I have some of their other core beers on the regular but haven't delved into their sours much. Wild ales and saisons are styles that I really enjoy and typically hunt for so maybe this is just a great opportunity? Cheers!
Same here, they're all good but it boils down to personal preference. I liked farm to face because I like peaches but I wasn't a fan of Hive 56 because I don't like dark sours. I agree they're also expensive, at $15/bottle where I am
Not sure what you've got on the shelves down there, but for bottles that have seen distribution, Nancy, Century Ale, Mattina Rossa, Farm to Face, Tiarna and Avance are all quite solid.
You honesty can't go wrong with all of those 375ml offerings. They're expensive I'd guess because they take 1.5-3 years to make. It would be a $150-200 price tag, but if you're into wilds getting one of each (even though you said you don't want to) would give you a huge spectrum of flavors, they're rarely "samey" tasting. Of the ones that get distribution, I think I enjoyed farm to face the most. Most recently had avance, which was great - bourbon soaked strawberries. coolship red from last year was my true favorite, but I don't think that made it outside the brewery.
The bottles they've been churning out the past year have all been amazing. Evora, Astrid and Hive 56 were some of my favorites.
There is already an Allagash thread https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/allagash-sour-releases.380293/
