Allagash Brewing Company 11th Anniversary Ale

11th Anniversary Ale

 

Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production
Score
7.24
ABV: 9.2% IBU: - Ticks: 20
To acknowledge our 11th year of making beer, Allagash's brewers decided to use a champagne yeast for both the primary and secondary fermentations. This beer was brewed with both Cascade and Northern Brewer hops and copious amounts of Belgian Aromatic Malt to achieve its vibrant garnet color and unique, malty palate. At a hefty 9% ABV, the alcohol in this brew is balanced by a light sweetness, a full-bodied mouth feel and a gentle, lingering hop character.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750 mL bottle shared at the 9th Richmond Rare & Unusual Epic Tasting, Richmond, VA, 11/30/14. Pours hazy orange with a thin head. Aroma of toffee, spice, vanilla, maple. The taste is toffee, spice, plum, caramel, vegetal notes, raisin. Medium bodied, mild heat.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2014 at 17:37


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

11th July 2009
Cloudy brown beer. Crispish semi dry palate with low carbonation. Sweetish malt with a dry spicy undertone. Dark orange buried deep. Dry finish with an odd aftertaste. Mmm!

Tried on 28 Apr 2012 at 10:51


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2011 at 08:21


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ home, courtesy of TheBeerSommelier. 2:40 am, work at 9:00am tomorrow (err, today?), I probably shouldn’t be opening a sweet Allagash 750, but what the hell! Cork popped out like opening a champagne bottle. Pours a dark red-orange appearance with a cream colored head that dissipated quickly. Moderately spicy (nutmeg, cinnamon), caramel malty, dark sugar, Belgian yeasty nose. Pretty sweet, Belgian yeasty, caramelized sugar, light toffee, fig, light raisin, caramel malty flavor. Slightly spicy, caramel malty, caramelized sugar, dark raisin/fig aftertaste. Pretty awesome beer. I would expect nothing less out of one of my favorite breweries.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2011 at 01:45


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Wenig süßer und voller Malzantrunk. Dies wird sofort milder und wird etwas hefig. Das Bier wandelt sich nun nicht mehr sondern verharrt weitestgehend auf dieser Stufe. Wenig interessant, malzig-trocken, trinkbar. Danke an den Doppelbock für das Bier. 9/9/9/9/10/9

Tried on 03 Jun 2011 at 06:08


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle-pours a tan head and dark copper color. Aomr ia medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-cherry, yeast, some spice hops. Taste is medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-cherry, yeast, some spice hops. OK/mild carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2010 at 19:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle thanks to Jcwattsrugger. Pours dark purple with white head. Nose of dark fruit, caramel malts. Taste of caramel, cherry, plum, dark fruit and pine.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2010 at 21:13


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Thanks to BDR for sharing. Surprisingly, red in color. Lots of malt and dried fruit in the aroma. Fruit in the flavor with an herbal quality, along with oak. Well carbonated, lots of bubbles on the palate. Sweet with fruit, and just a little alcohol. I like this.

Tried on 08 Jun 2008 at 01:36


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A deep orange-red beer with sediment floating around under a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet mlaty with primary notes of yeast and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, fresh fruits, and yeast, leading to a dry finish, where the alcohol leaves a slight burn in the throat. Nice body. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2007 at 16:17


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of pineypower. Clear, reddish amber with tiny impurities and an off-white head. Sweetish, fruity nose with a whiff of yeast. Quite a full body, sweetish caramel and fruit accents and again a hint of yeast. Very subdued bitterness. 160607

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2007 at 01:27