Curieux
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
7.50
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First brewed back in 2004, Curieux was our initial foray into barrel aging. To make Curieux, we take our Tripel and let it age in bourbon barrels for six-to-eight weeks. Once that time is up, we take the beer out of our cold cellars and blend it back with a portion of fresh Tripel. The resulting rich, golden ale features smooth notes of coconut, vanilla, and a hint of bourbon.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 09/08/2014. Thanks to Colin. Orange / golden coloured pour with a mid haze, with a loose white head. Aroma is hot alcohol and caramel, wheaty, light spices. Perhaps past its best. Flavour is composed of, caramel, wheaty grains, warming alcohol, spices, cinamon and some hot alcohol. Palate is semi full body, highish carbonation. semi sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 14:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours pale yellow, nose is yeasty, lemon, taste is sweet, sugary, floral.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2014
at 23:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
RBESG grand tasting
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is woody, oak and malts. Flavors are woody and bourbon
Decent
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is woody, oak and malts. Flavors are woody and bourbon
Decent
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 16:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 14 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Sweet, some alcohol, malt, hops.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, plum, alcohol, port.
Where: RBESG 14 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Sweet, some alcohol, malt, hops.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, plum, alcohol, port.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2014
at 22:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at RBESG ’14 Grand Tasting, Moncada Brewery, 09/08/14 acquired from Binny’s South Loop Chicago. Hazed golden orange with a moderate off white covering. Nose is citric peel, spice, vanilla pod, straw, earthy tones, light yeast esters. Taste comprises mellow fruits, Belgian yeast esters, banana, clove, custard. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok Belgo affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 13:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. Hazy pale yellow color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste sweetness, some alcohol, slightly hops, some bourbon for sure, slightly vanilla. Interesting, but to me it once more proves barrel aging doesn’t really work with tripels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 05:24
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Very smooth somewhat sweet mouth feel followed by a small amount of alcohol heat from the bourbon aging. A very nice beer.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 14:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to Colin at RBESG 2014 Grand Tasting. It pours hazy gold with a small white head. The nose is big wood, earth, funk, vanilla, coconut, spice, dust basement, dust, cobwebs and must. The taste is sweet, toasted grain, big raw booze, must, stone fruits, dull sweetness, wood, vanilla, leather and varnish with a hot finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Damn this shit is hot. Too hot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2014
at 12:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle drank during RBESG; cloudy amber pour with a frothy white head, aroma has light bourbon along with some rip fruit, taste has sweet caramel, spice, bourbon is not overpowering, a hint of wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2014
at 05:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Drought. Cloudy yellow with creamy light beige head, slight citrus aroma, low carbonation, spicy taste (cinnamon?), very subtle bourbon at the background, medium finish. An exquisite taste!
Tried
on 08 Aug 2014
at 16:58