Allagash Saison recipe change?

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  1. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Does anyone know if Allagash Saison has had a recipe change or something? It's way blander than I remember. Barely any yeast/spice notes. It's not as dry as I remember, either. Also, it's crystal clear, and I remember it being quite hazy.
     
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  2. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Haven't had it recently, but I think they should consider working on a new and improved saison. Something with a little funk to it but subtle and still done traditionally. Allagash's coolship lambics and barrel aged /wild ales are definitely world class/stellar level, but I found their saison to be very average, like any random American craft brewer might pump out of a local taproom. Would love for them to try to make saisons in the mold of what HF and Suarez are doing (neither I can get locally), which I think are about as good/better than most of the best ones from Belgium I've had. I'm pretty much limited to Hennepin or Saison Dupont if I want a respectable saison.
     
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  3. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    To each their own. For me, the Allagash Saison is one of the few American saisons I really like, and it's definitely not average for me. If you want an Allagash saison with brett, they produce beers like that in their cork and cage range... which are really a fairer comparison to Hill Farmstead and Suarez anyway. Despite the respect it gets, I never cared for Hennepin in the slightest. :slight_smile:
     
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  4. Amendm

    Amendm Pooh-Bah (2,589) Jun 7, 2018 Rhode Island
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  5. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Two words for them: Kveik Saison
     
  6. mkh012

    mkh012 Pooh-Bah (1,787) May 7, 2015 Colorado
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    I'm a big Allagash fan and I've always felt their saison is kinda bland and unremarkable. Not sure if it's changed in the 2ish years since I've had.
     
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