Nocturna
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.11
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Out of the deepest night shines a sliver of light. In making Nocturna we age a silky stout in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans. In the darkness of the barrel a transformation occurs, the beer fills with a galaxy of roasty and sweet aromatics: toffee, chocolate, oak. Experience for yourself this momentous meeting of darkness and light.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
5 oz draft. Aroma has soft bourbon with vanilla. Body is decent with respectable coffee with vanilla and a easy lingering bourbon finish. Booze is under control. Nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2022
at 20:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle from Wine Cellar Depere, 12/27/21. 18.9k!!! Very dark brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of chocolate, roast, plum, clay, vanilla. Taste is roast, plum, chocolate, vanilla, mild whiskey, dark cherry. A bit thin for the style. Well balanced, mild barrel character. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2021
at 03:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours ebony into a snifter. Mocha head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Dark chocolate, pit fruit and licorice aromas. Slick with sweet licorice, milk chocolate and sweet vanilla upfront turning to charred espresso in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2021
at 23:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 8/25/21 drunk 11/15/21. Clear mahogany with darker ebony notes and cola highlights. Small but fairly persistent, dark beige head. Spicy bourbon with light herbal notes some toast, vanilla and light chocolate. Smells strong but not sharp/boozy. Not overdone on the barrel. Lightly sweet, a bit lighter bodied than expected but with a mild, but flavorful chocolate and roast character that complements the very light bourbon nicely. Still, there's a light vegetal element, or maybe it's just lightly oxidized dark malt, that I don't love. It's also a bit light for its size - I'd definitely appreciate significantly more comforting/substantial malt texture/character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2021
at 20:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
11-12-21 CBC
Tried
on 13 Nov 2021
at 03:49
8/10
Dark black bod sml tan head. Roast choc ash arma. Roast choc vanill toffee molass flav. Med full bod mod carb. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0
Tried
on 16 Feb 2020
at 13:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
dark brown to black, reddish edges. small head. smells pretty good. some vanilla aromas. no barrel character in this one. smells like brandy and more vanilla. thin but toasty. marshmallow and wood very creamy. bought a 4-pack and returned it.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2020
at 17:11