Hugh Malone
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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An annual Allagash tradition, Hugh Malone Ale is a blend of both Belgian and U.S. brewing methods. This limited-release beer combines the intense aromas of American hop varieties with the delicate esters found in Belgian-style yeast. Hugh Malone is brewed with a blend of two-row malt, munich malt, oats, and raw wheat. Each year, multiple pilot batches are run to experiment with different hop combinations in search of the right balance of citrus, fruit, pine, and spice notes. While there is a commonality between the hops used in Hugh Malone each year, there’s always great variety. This year’s Hugh Malone uses Nugget as first wort hops, added before the boil even starts. Chinook are mixed in as the wort comes to a boil. Simcoe, Cascade, and Centennial are added in the whirlpool. Then additional Centennial, Simcoe, Denali, and Citra are used to dry hop the beer.
Grains: Pilsner Malt, Raw Wheat, Munich Malt, Oats
Hops: Nugget, Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Denali, Citra
Yeast: House
Grains: Pilsner Malt, Raw Wheat, Munich Malt, Oats
Hops: Nugget, Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade, Centennial, Denali, Citra
Yeast: House
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a Lazy dog. Pours a hazy deep yellow color with a good sized frothy white head. Peppery earthy spice with lemony citrus on the nose and a hint of sweet bread underneath. Sweet bread and pine and citrus with a hint of earth and pepper in the flavor. Pretty tasty beer, I can’t believe it took me so long to try this, and I’m loving the 12oz bottles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2016
at 22:24
7/10
Belgian style IPA? Not Belgian enough for me. The malt is there but still overpowered by hop.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2016
at 21:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow with large frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is herbs, spruce, floral. Medium mouth, citrus, spice, yeast, light dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2016
at 19:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Alewife. Cloudy dark yellow with almost no head, white ring, citrus-vanilla aroma, medium carbonation, medium hoppy finish with bitter aftertaste. Quite hoppy for a Belgian.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2015
at 15:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at 7.3% from Nikki’s Liquors in Providence. It pours cloudy gold with a thick white head. The nose is fresh, fragrant, bready malt, menthol, eucalyptus and pine. The taste is crisp, bitter, pale bread, cracker, pine, earth, straw, grass and light spice with a bitter-sweet finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Pleasant hoppy Belgian ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2015
at 16:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow color with a thick two finger rocky white foamy head bursting over the top of the glass. It actually wasn’t too much and cleaned up nicely. Messy clingy foamy lacing sweeps nicely around the glass.
The smell starts off with burst full of bitter to sweet pine over top of sweet citrus and bitter citrus. Light little bit of spice follows underneath.
The taste was spicy with a sweet juicy sticky middle bursting into a really nice sweet to spicy (almost like rye, hmm...it’s extremely subtle) aftertaste leading into a semi-sweet sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs good as a Belgian Strong ale, I can see it allowing just enough harshness from the bitterness to hit my tongue just right.
Overall, this was just a really good beer for what it is. I’d love to come back to it and could see it with some grilled lobster.
The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow color with a thick two finger rocky white foamy head bursting over the top of the glass. It actually wasn’t too much and cleaned up nicely. Messy clingy foamy lacing sweeps nicely around the glass.
The smell starts off with burst full of bitter to sweet pine over top of sweet citrus and bitter citrus. Light little bit of spice follows underneath.
The taste was spicy with a sweet juicy sticky middle bursting into a really nice sweet to spicy (almost like rye, hmm...it’s extremely subtle) aftertaste leading into a semi-sweet sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs good as a Belgian Strong ale, I can see it allowing just enough harshness from the bitterness to hit my tongue just right.
Overall, this was just a really good beer for what it is. I’d love to come back to it and could see it with some grilled lobster.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2015
at 20:39
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 13:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location Draft at Barcade JC, 2/7/15
Aroma: The nose of this one is lightly Belgian yeast, with some citrus hops/rind.
Appearance: It pours a clear gold, with a small white head, and drippy lace.
Flavor: The flavor is yeast, light spice, and bitter citrus rind flavors.
Palate: The body is medium, clean, soft carbonation, dry/spice finish.
Overall Impression: I thought that this was a pretty tasty one. I'm glad I tried it for sure. Finds a good place near Belgian IPA.
Aroma: The nose of this one is lightly Belgian yeast, with some citrus hops/rind.
Appearance: It pours a clear gold, with a small white head, and drippy lace.
Flavor: The flavor is yeast, light spice, and bitter citrus rind flavors.
Palate: The body is medium, clean, soft carbonation, dry/spice finish.
Overall Impression: I thought that this was a pretty tasty one. I'm glad I tried it for sure. Finds a good place near Belgian IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 13:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the 2014 Infected Chimipalooza on 11/01/2014. Hazy golden color with a medium foamy white head that recedes steadily. Strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, yeast and spices. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, herbal yeast and malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a grapefruit and hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2014
at 14:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz draft pour at ChurchKey’s Allagash 5th Anniversary event. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, light yeast, orange citrus. Tastes of orange citrus, floral notes, stone fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2014
at 20:18