Grand Cru
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.40
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This deep-golden beer was one of our first “experiments”. Grand Cru traditionally means the “premier” beer for Belgians. Grand Cru is full bodied with suggestions of smoke and licorice, hint of hop character and bit of spice.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Dark muddy golden brownish pour in the glass. Nose and taste of licorice, lightly smoked wood, fruits and spices such as coriander and sage. Rated 7/2/02
Tried
on 12 May 2010
at 21:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Batch 20 - 750ml bottle
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a nice off white head that lasts and some lacing
Aroma: Belgian yeast and spices
Taste: Spices at first then fruits, finishes with a light grapefruit flavor
Well balanced and easy drinkability. Clean and crisp, very tasty.
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a nice off white head that lasts and some lacing
Aroma: Belgian yeast and spices
Taste: Spices at first then fruits, finishes with a light grapefruit flavor
Well balanced and easy drinkability. Clean and crisp, very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 18:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
29th June 2008. Brewed with honey and spcies. Batch #16. A frothy light crisp beer. Gentle fruit and mild spice dominate a very mild malt base. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 03:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Moderately strong aroma of oranges, peaches, and raisins. Opaque orange with fine floaties, no head. The flavor is of peaches and raisins. Lasting lemon grass finish. Alcohol is not evident.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2009
at 15:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy copper orange with a medium creamy off white head that lasts awhile leaving decent lacing along the glass. The aroma is a fruity malt with yeast and spice. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet malt taste with licorice and a nice spicy finish. Easy to drink hiding alcohol nicely, a very good Belgian strong ale from Allagash.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2009
at 23:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Batch 20. Pours with a large, fluffy, tan head over a clear copper body. Aroma is grassy, with coriander, Belgian Candi Sugar, alcohol and bread. Taste is candi sugar, grass, bread, and slightly metallic. Lively carbonation, dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2009
at 21:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Batch #18. Pours cloudy amber with white head. Aroma of spices, licorice and citrus. Slightly fruity flavor, spices (corriander?), licorice and yeast. Medium body with lively carbonation.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2008
at 09:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours a cloudy grapefruit colored body. Has a small head that leaves a rather thin lacing. Really strong fruity aroma... ironically in conjunction with the appearance: grapefruit. Strong fruity taste. Heavy on the malts. Kind of burnt taste in a way. Medium bodied. And it has a bitter dry finish with a mild aftertaste.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2008
at 19:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle-pours a big rich to shaving cream light tan head that laces and hazy amber color. Aroma is medium malt-musty caramel, herbal-ginger. Taste is lots of medium malt/grainy-musty caramel, secondary spices/herbal-ginger, faint medium/dark fruit, smooth, malty, yeasty. Nice mouth feel. Soft carbonation works well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2008
at 10:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle; nose of yeast, cloves, corriander, caramel, and a tiny funk note; lightly hazed copper with a big off-white head; flavor of peppery spices, caramel, and very, very light tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2008
at 00:40