Fluxus 2009
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Summer Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Yearly, ending in 2017, we brewed Fluxus to celebrate the anniversary of our first beer sold—July, 1995. The name Fluxus is Latin for “continuous change” and in the spirit of change, every year we brew Fluxus with a different recipe.
Fluxus '09 was brewed in the style of the traditional Saison. For our twist, we added sweet potatoes, black pepper and a generous amount of hops. Sweet potatoes not only enhance its pale orange appearance, they contribute significant body. Centennial hops produce a bold grapefruit aroma, which is followed by a mild, honeysuckle sweetness. The intensity of both the pepper and hops are felt throughout, leaving a lingering warmth on the tongue. Papya, citrus and pepper dominate the flavor profile.
Fluxus '09 was brewed in the style of the traditional Saison. For our twist, we added sweet potatoes, black pepper and a generous amount of hops. Sweet potatoes not only enhance its pale orange appearance, they contribute significant body. Centennial hops produce a bold grapefruit aroma, which is followed by a mild, honeysuckle sweetness. The intensity of both the pepper and hops are felt throughout, leaving a lingering warmth on the tongue. Papya, citrus and pepper dominate the flavor profile.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This was a little disapointing. A light spiciness, quite sweet, but alot of bready malts. no funk, or sourness to speak of, it was really like a sweet amber ale, with a very light touch of spice. pretty ordinary.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Backlog entry from Denver rare beer tasting. Pours out a hazy Orange golden topped with a small white head. Nose is spice clove some fruit and brown sugar sweet potato. Taste is more of the nice sweet potatoes pepper a little bit of Belgium yeast and spice.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2017
at 15:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 2009 batch 2. Pours lightly cloudy golden orange color with a nice 2-3 finger fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of big pear, apple, sweet potato, pepper, clove, grape, earth, caramel, herbal, and yeast spices. Fantastic aromas with huge complexity and great balance; does not feel overly sweet at all. Taste of pear, grape, sweet potato, biscuit, brown sugar, pepper, herbal, earth, clove, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of pear, grape, biscuit, brown sugar, pepper, caramel, herbal, earth, and yeast spices on the finish for a good bit. Great flavor balance and complexity; no cloying flavors at all, slightly dry on the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a lightly slick and quite crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic saison style! Very high complexity with great balance; and very crisp and smooth sip on. Highly enjoyable stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2012
at 19:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4th July 2010
Cloudy gold beer. Little white head. Dry palate, a little soft. Sweetish malt, somewhat honey like. Whisper of fruit. Some spice in the dry finish. Can’t really taste the spuds! Gets creamier as the beer warms up. Okay but was hoping for something more.
Cloudy gold beer. Little white head. Dry palate, a little soft. Sweetish malt, somewhat honey like. Whisper of fruit. Some spice in the dry finish. Can’t really taste the spuds! Gets creamier as the beer warms up. Okay but was hoping for something more.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2012
at 15:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ home, courtesy of Glouglouburp. Huge thanks Dany! I’ve been dying to try this again since I last had it two years ago. Moderately cloudy orange appearance with a moderately sized cream colored head and some sediment deposited at the bottom of the glass. Sweet orange citrusy, Belgian yeasty, somewhat peppery, tangerine, wheat malty aroma. Somewhat black peppery, orange-tangerine citrusy, tangy, Belgian yeasty, sweet malty flavor. Good carbonation. I wouldn’t have guessed this has yams but I can taste them now that it’s mentioned. Slightly tangy, orange citrusy, spicy, Belgian yeasty aftertaste. I fucking love Allagash. Cracked open for my 2500th rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2011
at 22:54
2/10
Tried
on 16 Sep 2011
at 20:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 2
Very fancy-sounding beer with a rather lame taste. Okay, not lame, but not what I was hoping for after paying $20 for a sweet-potato/pepper saison. The sweet potato is a non-factor, in fact, and the flavor of the pepper is easy to confuse with the usual spiciness of a Saison. Looks beautiful, but I don’t drink the looks, and, while the texture is well done, this beer leaves me more annoyed than satisfied. (9/10)
Tried
on 04 Jun 2011
at 20:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Rating #5200. Pours a pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma with some yeasty hints. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty flavor with some weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty spicy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2010
at 01:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a bright hazy orangey color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some pretty good lacing. Aroma of rustic ester with some great notes of spices and some sweet undertones. Taste is a great mix between some Belgian-style malt with residual sweetness, some rustic notes and a light peppery yeast. Body is quite full with limited filtration and good bottle-conditioning with great carbonation and no signs of alcohol. Very well brewed, easily drinkable with loads of complexity though no yam could be detected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2010
at 19:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 c&c from Total WIne in Roseville, CA. Pours hazy apricot with a fine, foamy 4-finger off-white head. Smells like lighter stone fruit, though I’m thinking yam as well. Medium body with foamy carbonation. Flavor is peppery with some yeastiness. It’s a bit "starchy". Each mouthful starts fresh and fruity, ends more like veg with pepper. Interesting stuff. I’m enjoying it.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2010
at 16:41