Summer Ale
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Summer Out of Production|
Score
6.51
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Serving/Pouring Suggestions: Allagash Speciale Reserve is re-fermented in the bottle in the traditional Methode Champenoise, and therefore contains a natural yeast sediment. Allow the bottle to rest upright for a few minutes prior to serving, then carefully decant the beer off the yeast.
Style: Brabant Style Ale (Belgian Pale)
Available In: 750 ml Bottle - Seasonal
Alcohol Content: 5% ABV
Original Gravity: 1047
Recommended Serving Temperature: 45-60 degrees F
Recommended Cellaring Temperature: 55 degrees F (Not recommended for long periods of cellaring)
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jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 oz bottle pours an off white creamy head, color is hazy apricot. Aroma is sweet malty, followed by a like taste. Nice carbonation. Very similar to their White Beer.
bb (18428) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Speciale Reserve batch 9. Amber with a nice white head. Some citrus, yeast, and spice in the aroma. Lot’s of wheat and clove flavors with some citrus. Way too much cloves. Heavy carbonation. Some sweetness, but also a wheat bite. Finishes with a bit of cookie sweetness.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Given my fairly low assessment of Allagash in general this was a decent beer - I am surprised that it is retired. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an amber color with a medium sized tan head. There was a sweet, sugary scent with a hint of spice. The flavor was sweet and malty with a hint of spice. The mouthfeel was relative thick. There is a tanginess on the finish that was pleasant and very Belgian.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Batch #9. Poured cloudy yellow-orange with an off-white head and plenty of sediment in the body. Vinous, apple peel aroma. I expected this to be sweet but was surprised by the very strong estery nature of the body- lots of earthy, bready flavors with apple peel and spice. Flavor is in common with many Tripels but the alcohol content of this beer is lower, leading to a smooth, creamy sip. Good stuff!
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Nice spicey nose with a nice white head. The taste is not what i would expect. a watered down blanche with little caracter.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2003 bottle Reserve SpecialePours a soft orange with some deeper tones of gold and light beige. Mostly clouded. Big off-white head. Fairly faint aroma of the typical Allagash belgian yeast, but has a nice almost nutty malt aroma. Begins fairly light, low carbonation and lots of yeasty flavor, body is light to medium, prone to wateriness, but a good dry toffee malt is slightly apparent. A bit of spiciness and a fairly light, airy texture. I think this beer is underated, as it is not trying to be a super imperial ultra deluxe premium crazily malted/hopped beer, but the balance is there (could use a bit more sweet malt) and it is very subtle. Pleasant honey spice aftertaste that lingers. Well made. 2004 bottle Summer Ale Is it me or does this stuff not really taste the same? Much fruitier, good light yeast notes, lightly chewy and very pleasant.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5
Well, i've been waiting for this one. My favourite brewery up north here, and this is the second to last one i've yet to try! Batch #4, which should be nice as everyone else seems to be rating Batch #8. I've had it for a while, and hopefully some new flavours will emerge! Great orange colour with a frothy white head. Tons of those small bubbles rising from the sides and bottom, definately what I want to see from a belgie style. The aroma is a bit of yeast, some fruit and a hint of spice. The taste is very drying and other than that not much. A major disapointment. In retrospect, it is very similiar to the one bottle of Orval I've had thus far. Great looking, decent smelling, but with absolutely no taste other than - drying. This shouldn't be a speciale and this shouldn't be from Allagash. I love them, and if you want to judge them,don't try this one!
notalush (7339) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[batch #1] I'm not sure quite what's so special about this, considering the fact that everything else by Allagash that I've had has been much better. The appearance is a perfectly clear golden, but this head is small and quickly and completely disappears - the aroma is a bit musty, as others have pointed out, but isn't all that inviting - the flavor is thin - there is some yeastiness present, with just a tiny kiss of malts, and a slight tartness that lasts into the watery finish - I think the best way to describe this beer is as a watered-down trippel - as seasonals go, I think this would be sub-par even as a summer ale, and as a winter ale is certainly doesn't stack up at all (good thing I'm trying it now, it's at least slightly enjoyable in the warm weather).
Oakes (33493) reviewed Summer Ale from Allagash Brewing Company 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Notably spicy aroma, and drinks just a little bigger than true session style.