Black
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Foreign / Extra Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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Technically, there is no such thing as a traditional Belgian stout, but we went ahead and made one anyway. In creating the beer, we took the aspects we loved in Belgian beers and used them to craft a stout. We brew Allagash Black with 2-row barley, torrified wheat, oats, roasted barley, chocolate malt, black malt and hop with Northern Brewer and Glacier. A generous portion of dark caramelized candi sugar produces a hint of raisin in the finished beer. The addition of oats lends Black a silky mouthfeel, which is enhanced by rich flavors of coffee and dark chocolate.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Poured from bottle black with brown foamy head. Aromas of belgian yeast coffee and chocolate. Taste is sweet chocolate and cocoa with a smooth grain feel slightly bitter at the end. A drinkable but not memorable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2015
at 21:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle from Wegmans, West Seneca, NY. A hazy dark chestnut pour with a ring of beige head; oaty aroma with a touch of chocolate; silky milk chocolate taste, with a sweet grainy body, and a pleasant bitterness; the finish is dry with obvious alcohol and some coffee grounds.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 20:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Stout from Allagash with thin but stable, light beige head and pure black colour, not allowing any light to shine through. Very pleasant, quite strong, enticing aroma of Belgian chocolates, coffee, banana, cocoa powder, raisins, dried orange peel, dates, candi sugar, sherry, cinnamon, lemon zest. Sweet, candied fruits in onset, brown sugar or candi syrup sweetness, banana and orange peel, after which a thick but soft and mellow, deep chocolatey maltiness unfolds, smooth and velvety, a bit more powdery in the finish, with gentle, mouth-filling, coffee-like roasted bitterness, creamy malt sweetness, a lemony sourish touch and peppery hop touch; the alcohol remains well hidden. Indeed this has a Belgian yeast touch to it, reminded me a bit of Struise’s Black Albert. Well done.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2014
at 10:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from BOTW. Black with a fine, low head. fragrant nose, Belgian yeast, spicy, coffee, wood, soy sauce, dark chocolate. Sweet and fruity up front, then dry and roasty. Very Belgian stout. Well burnt in the finish. Very complex. Not my personal favorite style, but this is very well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 20:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Purchased at Shaw’s in Auburn, Maine. Pours a dark brown colour with a big frothy beige head, good retention and some lacing. Aromas of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and candy yeast. Milder tasting but with a nice balance between bitterness, sweetness and roastiness. Goes down nicely.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2014
at 22:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bomber to glass. Aromas of moderate biscuit and moderate low chocolate. Slight sweet candi as it warmed. Clear and deep brown with a tan head. Taste is chocolate and toast with very slight roast. Moderate low bitterness. Finishes medium dry.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2014
at 18:15