Allagash Brewing Company Confluence Ale

Confluence Ale

 

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

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.35
ABV: 7.5% IBU: - Ticks: 73
Allagash Confluence is a strong golden ale that benefits from mixed fermentation and dry hopping techniques. Brewed with a blend of imported and domestic Pilsner malt, as well as a small portion of caramel malt, Confluence boasts a complex malty profile.

Both our house yeast strain and our proprietary Brettanomyces yeast strain are used in fermentation. This layered approach creates a unique blend of fruit and spice flavors along with an incredibly silky mouthfeel.

After fermentation, Confluence undergoes a lengthy aging process in stainless steel that allows its complex flavors to fully develop. Just prior to bottling, it is dry hopped with Glacier hops, providing a pleasant, fruity aroma.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

1/3 pint, gravicask, Bières Sans Frontières at GBBF 2013. Fruit and farmyard smell. Flavours of mid-tart yeasty fruitiness and spices offset by caramel sweetness. Dry, tart and sweet ending. Well-made and fine bodied. Refreshing (London Olympia 14.08.2013).

Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2013 at 12:02


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Gravity dispense at GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Hazed golden amber with a thin off white head. Nose is soured fruits, tarte orange, light spice, apricot. Taste follows, light vanilla, farmy, dried apricots, candied sugars, nutty, Christmas cake mix. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry fruity finale. Nice stuff.

Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2013 at 13:58


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

This is amazing. Aroma has a very tart feel with cherries, raspberry and maybe blueberries. Light, tart sourness with tang. Pours red with decent head and lacing. Consistency on the thick side. Tap at Black Back Pub.

Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2013 at 10:40


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a hazy light orange with a thin white head. Aroma of bread, yeast and tart fruit. Flavours of sweet malts, but with some lactic acid giving it moderate sourness. Leaves with dry grains and some spice.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2013 at 12:49


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

Draft at Churchkey. Poured a straw color, with a nice fluffy white head. Aroma had plenty of spicy yeast notes, very nice light funk notes. Flavor was dry, champagne-like, funk character. Crisp, tart. Pretty darn enjoyable.

Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2013 at 22:57


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

Oro intenso non molta achiuma acida lattica legno amaro piuttosto intenso note maltate leggera speziatura

Tried on 19 Aug 2013 at 06:46


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at GBBF 2013, Olympia, London. A golden/orange coloured pour with virtually no head. Sour, yeasty aroma. Tastes sour, yeasty, dry, bitter. Not my kind of thing to be honest.

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2013 at 14:36


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

Gravity pour @ gbbf, small sample. Slight hazy golden to Orange color, short head. Aroma is bit farmhouse, bit tart, some fruit like strawberry. Reminding a bit of lambic. Flavor is a bit sweet, slight dry, bit fruity. Ok.

Tried on 14 Aug 2013 at 01:27


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

Gylden klar skum hvid lidt Humle citrus malt gær bær Bitter moderat sød moderat Flad tør @gbbf ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried on 13 Aug 2013 at 13:50


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at gbbf 2013. Thanks beese. Clear golden slight haze. Aroma is stale breadt malt. Oxidised malt. Peppery hop.

Tried from Cask on 13 Aug 2013 at 12:38