Allagash Brewing Company Brett IPA

Brett IPA

 

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

  IPA - Sour / Wild Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.48
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 18
During transport overseas, early India Pale Ales were stored in wooden barrels. In these barrels—beer experts suppose—some ales were naturally inoculated with Brettanomyces, a form of wild yeast. Brett IPA plays off this piece of brewing lore by pairing Brettanomyces—a yeast that exhibits itself as ripe fruit rather than strong funk or sourness—with multiple varieties of fruit-forward hops.

Aromas of citrus, pineapple, and passion fruit meld into tropical flavors that pair nicely with the beer’s lightly hopped body. Maris Otter, Munich malts, and raw wheat balance the floral barrage of Bravo, Cascade, Amarillo, Centennial, Citra, and Galaxy hops. By finishing with a mix of pleasant bitterness and tropical fruit, Brett IPA ushers brewing history into the present.
 

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

Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow to stiff orange color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some sticky lace
Aroma: some peachy to grapefruity and floral hoppy tones coat some lemon, mango and funky tones and subtle Bretty/sour toned character; light cracker malt further underneath
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sweet to sour quality; finishes somewhat with the peach, floral and Bretty/sour part
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness but also some Brett assertiveness along the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done sour IPA I would welcome again.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2026 at 17:34


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle. Hazy orange, thin head. Aroma of strong brett, dry citrus, pale malt. Taste is Brett, dandelion, lemon, pale malt, a bit of funk. Medium bodied, delicate, well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2018 at 01:20


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the Ginger Man. Pours gold with a white cap. Lemon, lavender, farmyard, mango, peach. Good body. Very tasty.

Tried from Draft on 12 Nov 2018 at 22:56


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Salud. Clearish yellow color white head. Aroma of dusty peppery overripe lemon. Taste is dust cobwebs and funky flowers. Nice

Tried from Draft on 06 Oct 2018 at 15:46


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Batch 1 bottles drunk 8/18/17 and 12/1/17.
Light-to-minimal haze and a very juju candy-lemon-yellow golden with a creamy, white head of moderately-strong retention.
Lovely Brett in the nose has light perfume to it but is quite tropical fruit-forward, with just a pinch of sulfur and band-aid thrown in for good measure. Soft biscuit and honey from the malt balances easily and the hops are quite seamlessly mixed in, bolstering the tropical fruit salad. Good amount of juiciness and no twang or resin, alcohol or pine.
In the mouth it's dry and malty with soft, chewy-like wheat textures and tight carbonation. Juicy hops and Brett work perfectly together with no twang or overworked perfume and bready character. No resin, little pine either and it's just a fantastic tart, juicy, well-balanced "IPA" that is much more like a light sour.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2018 at 12:50


7

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2018 at 16:36


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

From a 12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear pale greenish gold with a thick white head. Aroma is heavy tropical fruit. Some brett tartness in the flavor alongside floral saison-like flavors. A refreshing alternative to the murky, fruiity New England IPA’s.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2017 at 11:01


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of orange peel, Brett, funk - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2017 at 21:00


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Shared 12 oz. bottle. Pours hazy gold with a small white head. Aroma of orange, pineapple and mango. Taste is tropical fruit, citrus, brett, funk, pineapple. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2017 at 20:21


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from the Davis Co-Op. Pours hazy gold with a slight, transient white head. Aroma is Brett and Tropics. Very nice. Med body. Flavor is Brett, citrus, tropicals. Quite dry. Moderately bitter, but Brett makes up for that. Going excellently with white cheese.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2017 at 14:59