Allagash Brewing Company Coolship Camerise

Coolship Camerise

 

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

  Lambic Style - Fruit Series
Score
7.58
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 5
This blend of spontaneously fermented beer is aged on locally grown honeyberries—a fruit with a flavor profile that lands somewhere between grape, blackberry, and cherry. First, the beer is brewed with a traditional blend of barley, raw wheat, and aged whole-leaf hops, then left to cool in a large shallow pan called a coolship. Overnight, the hot, unfermented wort mingles with wild yeast and souring microbiota in the Maine air. After fermenting and aging in French oak wine barrels for over two years, we add honeyberries and let the beer rest for an additional four-to-five months. The resulting ruby red beer blends balanced and complex notes of fresh raspberry, blueberry, concord grape, oak, and light funk, all with a tart, refreshing finish.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375mL bottled January, 2023, drunk January 1, 2026, as pictured.
Funk, earth, leather, deep, red berry. Really interesting and not leaning hard in the acidic or juicy direction, but just really funky, fruity, and earthy. Hint of oaky vanilla, with soft wheat help round the edges and temper the acid. Very clean, clear and highly aromatic, well-presented nose.
Same earthy, tart, tannic and berry-forward character from the nose. Almost hibiscus-like, with big notes of blueberry and juicy black raspberry. Soft oak with light vanilla notes and a soft, chewy, substantial body full of wheat and oak tannin for balance and depth. Juicy berries but very tart, tannic and peppery. Certainly no problem with too much sugar here. Funk is subtle and earthy and acidity is low-to-moderate. Beautiful stuff, as always, though maybe not quite as stunning and funky as some of the best in the series.

Tried from Bottle at Allagash Brewing Company on 01 Jan 2026 at 22:54


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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375mL bottled January, 2023, drunk January 1, 2026, as pictured.
Funk, earth, leather, deep, red berry. Really interesting and not leaning hard in the acidic or juicy direction, but just really funky, fruity, and earthy. Hint of oaky vanilla, with soft wheat help round the edges and temper the acid. Very clean, clear and highly aromatic, well-presented nose.
Same earthy, tart, tannic and berry-forward character from the nose. Almost hibiscus-like, with big notes of blueberry and juicy black raspberry. Soft oak with light vanilla notes and a soft, chewy, substantial body full of wheat and oak tannin for balance and depth. Juicy berries but very tart, tannic and peppery. Certainly no problem with too much sugar here. Funk is subtle and earthy and acidity is low-to-moderate. Beautiful stuff, as always, though maybe not quite as stunning and funky as some of the best in the series.

Tried from Bottle at Allagash Brewing Company on 01 Jan 2026 at 22:52



8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour. Pours purple red. Cherry, blueberry, blueberry pie, boysenberry, tart, funk, oak, ash, barnyard. Medium body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2024 at 00:47


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap at the brewery. Pours a dark purple with medium pink head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong berry, oak, funk, lemon, grape. Slick body, jammy, berry, grape, funk, oak, nice tartness, enjoyed this.

Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2023 at 21:37