Allagash Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Portland,
Maine,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1995
Contact
Description
Allagash was founded Rob Tod in 1995. As a brewery, we strive to create some of the best Belgian-style beers in the world. As people, we make sure to enjoy ourselves along the way. Part of that joy comes from constantly pushing the sustainability of our brewing operation and making a positive impact in our community. We buy local ingredients, support local organizations, and volunteer our time and expertise to help our community flourish. Stop by some time, we’d love to show you around.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 24A). Can 35.5 cl - Batch 13:41 8986 (BB: undeclared - Packaged on 07/02/25). AROMA: medium lemony and orange notes, blended with belgian yeast aromatics (slight peppery, clove) with a medium-low wheat malt background. APPEARANCE: pale yellow and just slightly hazy. medium-low white head, creamy, with medium-low to low retention. TASTE: medium malty flavor (wheat and slight vanilla) and slight peppery phenols. faint citrus notes. medium bitterness with an almost dry finish. MOUTHFELL: medium-light body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: an ok witbier-like beer with few citrus notes on the flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2026
at 16:16
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Found this for 1$ on the clearance rack at JR's, thought I rated this one already. Happy about two things with this can; it aint an IPA and its a lager. Finally, something that may be enjoyable for a change. Not just a brutal cheap beer for a tick. Pour is slightly hazy on light pale, nice foamy white head that stays. Mild perfume fresh noble hops aroma. First taste is not bad, its fairly mild and quite belgian in nature! Yes, there is some mild pilsner bitterness in there but its well balanced and easy to take. Its not a pointed in yer face pilsner bite that is so common with many ruder domestic pilsners. Going down easy, the pilsner bitter bite starts to rise near the middle. Yes, near the end that bitterness rises to a point that I can't ignore. Not bad on the finish, glad I found this one.
Tried
from Can
from
JR's Beer Warehouse
on 18 Mar 2026
at 17:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12.7 oz corked and caged bottle. 2024 bottle. Aroma is wine grapes, woody, peach, nectarine. Pours an unclear rosy hue with a quickly collapsing crackly head. Taste is mildly to moderately tart, finishing dry, with flavor like the aroma descriptors.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 14 Mar 2026
at 21:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Aromas are malt and spices. Flavors are similar to nose. Bittersweet. Okay body and carbonation. Kind of basic but not bad.
Tried
from Can
at
Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.
on 07 Mar 2026
at 05:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Advent Calendar tasting. Yellow golden color with small white head. Aroma of citrus hops, light zest, touch of bready malt. Taste is hop centered with citrus hops. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can at Justicna tasting. Hoppy aroma and taste, tropical fruit, light to medium bitter, light sweet. Medium body, hoppy fruity bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12.7 oz corked and caged bottle, 2022 vintage. Aroma is berries, funky, woody, Brett (fleeting Band-Aid). Pours dark purple with a two finger pink crackly sudsy head that falls into a thick cap of foam after a minute. Taste is highly sour (8/10) and a little savory with flavors of berries, wood, and light funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2026
at 02:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Liquid Dreams 2026. Opaque copperngols. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has light candied fruit with yeast and malts. Flavourwise it's bitter with a tangy edge. Underlying malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Slightly chalky. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice but not particularly exciting.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mall Tavern
on 28 Feb 2026
at 11:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy pale yellow to cardboard brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal to citrusy and slightly piney with some freshly cut grass then a tickle of lemon peel-like character; bready malts
Flavor: blends all the previously mentioned aromas to a fine sweet malty and citrusy quality; finishes slightly piney & citrusy
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but also a light dry note detected
Overall: pretty good Belgian pale ale I believe I could have again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy pale yellow to cardboard brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal to citrusy and slightly piney with some freshly cut grass then a tickle of lemon peel-like character; bready malts
Flavor: blends all the previously mentioned aromas to a fine sweet malty and citrusy quality; finishes slightly piney & citrusy
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but also a light dry note detected
Overall: pretty good Belgian pale ale I believe I could have again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 17:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: glossy to stiff yellow color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: crushed coriander, floral and grassy hops with a light grapefruity hop spice, light cracker malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet to bitter quality; finishes crisp floral and dry
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light; sessionable; some smoothness but also plenty of dryness on the tongue
Overall: I say a very nice table beer and would love to have again with some swordfish.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: glossy to stiff yellow color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: crushed coriander, floral and grassy hops with a light grapefruity hop spice, light cracker malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet to bitter quality; finishes crisp floral and dry
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light; sessionable; some smoothness but also plenty of dryness on the tongue
Overall: I say a very nice table beer and would love to have again with some swordfish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 17:39