Yakuza
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States πΊπΈ
Belgian Style - Tripel Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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Yakuza is a strong Belgian style golden ale that has been dry hopped with Cascade and Sorachi Ace hops. The aroma consists of honeysuckle, grapefruit, and pineapple. The flavor offers tropical fruit notes with a gentle malt character. Yakuza has a light body and a pleasant dry finish.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught from Brouwerij Lane. Pours a nice golden hue, nice head, very floral, good yeast and super delicous.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draught at Deep Ellum, Summer 2012
Small amount of white head tops a somewhat hazy body. Retention is poor, certainly nothing like the regular trippel.
Plenty of lemon and orange in the nose, with some earthy, leafy, rustic/raw hoppiness. Certainly fresh, no denying that, but either the keg was just way too shaken up (unlikely at Deep Ellum) or rather this just was very unfiltered and the hop particles have stubbornly not dropped out. Anyways, itβs very raw and aided by plentiful house yeast esters, creating a milkshake of hop acid, citrus, resin and bananan/clove. Medium strength, no alcohol felt, at least.
Quite bitter and acidic, though the yeast, plentiful supple maltiness that is Allagash trippel and soft texture to the body all help allay the hop bite. The hops are good, I guess, but I just think that trippels, for the most part, are so much about the malt and yeast that thereβs just very little room for high alpha hoppiness. May just be not keeping an open mind, but anyways, this didnβt quite mesh for me.
Small amount of white head tops a somewhat hazy body. Retention is poor, certainly nothing like the regular trippel.
Plenty of lemon and orange in the nose, with some earthy, leafy, rustic/raw hoppiness. Certainly fresh, no denying that, but either the keg was just way too shaken up (unlikely at Deep Ellum) or rather this just was very unfiltered and the hop particles have stubbornly not dropped out. Anyways, itβs very raw and aided by plentiful house yeast esters, creating a milkshake of hop acid, citrus, resin and bananan/clove. Medium strength, no alcohol felt, at least.
Quite bitter and acidic, though the yeast, plentiful supple maltiness that is Allagash trippel and soft texture to the body all help allay the hop bite. The hops are good, I guess, but I just think that trippels, for the most part, are so much about the malt and yeast that thereβs just very little room for high alpha hoppiness. May just be not keeping an open mind, but anyways, this didnβt quite mesh for me.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2014
at 18:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@Lord Hobo. Clear orange-golden color, decent creamy white head. Belgian yeasty, herbal hoppy Sorachi Ace aroma. Medium-bodied. Very sweet fruity front, then Belgian-style yeast, green herbal hoppyness. Evident Sorachi Ace gooseberries flavor. Quite sweet and original as SA is used.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2013
at 21:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Nose and taste of lemongrass, yeast, creamed lemon, hops and peppercorns. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2013
at 13:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours pale yellow into a shaker. White head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Cracker aromas. Soft with sweet marshmallow and hot vanilla front to back.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2013
at 21:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Fruity, light phenolic and mild yeasty to caramelish malty flavoured. Mild peppery and light toasted malty. Bitter and light phenolic finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2013
at 03:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Sunset Grill and tap. Tulip glass shows a perfect unclear gold with light retention. Nose is candi sugar and light yeast. Flavor is all about the yeast. Wheat, candi sugar upfront. Fruit notes of peach and apricot. Followed by a nice dry hopping. Real spicy aftertaste. Dry texture with a cotton ball feel. Alcohol is masked really. Very flavorful triple, nice offering as always from Allagash!
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2013
at 13:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours with a clear yellow hued body with a large and retentive white head. Aromas are hoppy, dill, pinesol, lemon peel, mild tea, fruity esters, pear and light black pepper. Flavors are dry, floral, medium bitter, citrus zest, lemon, tea, dry with some pear esters and mild phenols. Lively carbonation, dry and mildly warming.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2013
at 11:13
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at Beer Run. Iβve been after this one for quite a while, so, hooray! Pours a hazy peach color with almost no head. Aroma of herbal and citrus hops, herbal notes, earth, bread, mild spice. The taste is bready malts, big citrus notes, faint caramel and an herbal hop finish. Medium bodied, nice balance, mild lingering bitterness. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2013
at 16:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Gingerman. Pours yellow with fluffy white head. Nose of vanilla and yeast. Tastes of cloves, vanilla, citrus, pepper, nutmeg, and dough. Lively and spicy and a fun triple.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2013
at 12:46