8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rail Trail draught, 11/12/25, as pictured.
Big and fruity with light, tart acidity. Not all that dark, which is nice. No roast, no toast, no big chocolate or anything to get in the way of the yeast. Lots of rapberry and vanilla-like notes. A bit more of a sour than a quad but whatever.
Big tartness but it doesn't get out of hand and no acetic character builds up or destroys the palate. Soft oak and biscuity malts help balance and soak up potential acid. Very fruity with no big tannin, but lots of vanilla and mild woodiness. Really nice take on this often boring style.
Big and fruity with light, tart acidity. Not all that dark, which is nice. No roast, no toast, no big chocolate or anything to get in the way of the yeast. Lots of rapberry and vanilla-like notes. A bit more of a sour than a quad but whatever.
Big tartness but it doesn't get out of hand and no acetic character builds up or destroys the palate. Soft oak and biscuity malts help balance and soak up potential acid. Very fruity with no big tannin, but lots of vanilla and mild woodiness. Really nice take on this often boring style.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rail Trail Flatbread Company - Hudson
on 12 Nov 2025
at 20:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, as pictured, drunk 11/10/25.
Whatever this cherry-derived spice is, it smells like cherry. Gentle vanilla notes in there, as well, with fudgey malts and little/no roast. Something crusty and maybe it's lactose. Just gives a weird, non-beer character to the nose.
The Mahleb is strong, giving floral cherry which goes well with the vanilla. But the body is very light, though not thin. Lactose seems to loosen things and add its usual weird, dirty flavor. Malts are crusty, crunchy, very lightly sweet, but not soft or comforting like I want from a stout. Just a bit sugary and lactose-given, though the cherry notes are unique and interesting.
Whatever this cherry-derived spice is, it smells like cherry. Gentle vanilla notes in there, as well, with fudgey malts and little/no roast. Something crusty and maybe it's lactose. Just gives a weird, non-beer character to the nose.
The Mahleb is strong, giving floral cherry which goes well with the vanilla. But the body is very light, though not thin. Lactose seems to loosen things and add its usual weird, dirty flavor. Malts are crusty, crunchy, very lightly sweet, but not soft or comforting like I want from a stout. Just a bit sugary and lactose-given, though the cherry notes are unique and interesting.
Tried
from Can
at
Allagash Brewing Company
on 10 Nov 2025
at 23:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0.355l bottle. Golden body with a white head. Banana and honey are pronounced both in the aroma and the taste aith some notes of floral hops, apricot and sugar syrup. Nice one, I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2025
at 22:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Novare draught, 11/8/25, as pictured.
Orange and honey-like malt with an undercurrent of both soft funk and whiskey. Everything is really nicely homogenized and there's no strong acid. Whiskey gives rich bit not sharp spice with light liquor and barrel.
Woah! That's a LOT of whiskey. It's not sharp or boozey but it's very prevalent. Spice, oak, vanilla and soft orange and rhubarb mix with biscuit and honey. Chewy wheat and barrel tannin provide a big, deep texture. Moderate acidity assets itself and defines the style, on the finish. Funk throughout. Possibly a bit too much whiskey, though it's hard to be mad given how fls or ful and easygoing it is.
Orange and honey-like malt with an undercurrent of both soft funk and whiskey. Everything is really nicely homogenized and there's no strong acid. Whiskey gives rich bit not sharp spice with light liquor and barrel.
Woah! That's a LOT of whiskey. It's not sharp or boozey but it's very prevalent. Spice, oak, vanilla and soft orange and rhubarb mix with biscuit and honey. Chewy wheat and barrel tannin provide a big, deep texture. Moderate acidity assets itself and defines the style, on the finish. Funk throughout. Possibly a bit too much whiskey, though it's hard to be mad given how fls or ful and easygoing it is.
Tried
from Draft
at
Novare Res Bier Café
on 08 Nov 2025
at 19:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 11/8/25, as pictured.
Wow that's a lot of Jim Beam! In a good way, not tannic or sharp. Some mulling spice, fruity apple and soft vanilla with moderate caramel-like malt to balance. Spicy oak on the very end keeps it dry. No alcohol noted, not too much actual spice.
Dry with a bready, crusty, crackery malt texture and woody-oaky tannins. Low actual whiskey flavor and very tasteful spicing, but I think it's just a bit too dry and the body a tad too light for all that it has going on. Still, it's nice to see both the barrel and adjunct done tastefully, do I gotta give it a lot of props for that.
Wow that's a lot of Jim Beam! In a good way, not tannic or sharp. Some mulling spice, fruity apple and soft vanilla with moderate caramel-like malt to balance. Spicy oak on the very end keeps it dry. No alcohol noted, not too much actual spice.
Dry with a bready, crusty, crackery malt texture and woody-oaky tannins. Low actual whiskey flavor and very tasteful spicing, but I think it's just a bit too dry and the body a tad too light for all that it has going on. Still, it's nice to see both the barrel and adjunct done tastefully, do I gotta give it a lot of props for that.
Tried
from Draft
at
Allagash Brewing Company
on 08 Nov 2025
at 17:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 11/8/25, as pictured.
Round and fruity with a candi sugar-like quality, though that's probably the honey. Excellent mix of marmalade and stone fruit with no alcohol or preponderance of crude esters and phenols.
Soft and malty with a zesty spice and maybe a touch more phenolic character and sweetness than the normal trippel, given the honey. Lovely stuff but I think the regular Trippel is a bit better, as I don't think the honey adds anything interesting here.
Round and fruity with a candi sugar-like quality, though that's probably the honey. Excellent mix of marmalade and stone fruit with no alcohol or preponderance of crude esters and phenols.
Soft and malty with a zesty spice and maybe a touch more phenolic character and sweetness than the normal trippel, given the honey. Lovely stuff but I think the regular Trippel is a bit better, as I don't think the honey adds anything interesting here.
Tried
from Draft
at
Allagash Brewing Company
on 08 Nov 2025
at 16:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brewery draught, 11/8/25, as pictured.
Light roast and a tasteful amount of orange zest give a good dryness. Not getting a ton of comforting base malt, though.
But it actually is amply malty with light chocolate and low orange character. Low roast. Kind of a weird choice for Allagash, but it's well enough done.
Light roast and a tasteful amount of orange zest give a good dryness. Not getting a ton of comforting base malt, though.
But it actually is amply malty with light chocolate and low orange character. Low roast. Kind of a weird choice for Allagash, but it's well enough done.
Tried
from Draft
at
Allagash Brewing Company
on 08 Nov 2025
at 16:51
7.5/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 16:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: bourbon, woody, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: lightly carbonated, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: bourbon, woody, vanilla, caramel, chocolate
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: lightly carbonated, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 01 Nov 2025
at 15:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
1.5L bottle drunk 10/31/25.
Mostly clear, bright, waxy yellow-golden with a very large, well-retained, off-white head.
Lovely mix of grape and saison yeast. Really surprisingly soft and easygoing with very little acidity. How they managed to get low acidity on a grape coferment with champagne yeast, I have no idea, but there you have it. Drinks easy and juicy with excellent malt texture but not too much sugar. Again, very low acidity, with tons of actual Sacch. The handful of years on this seem to have been very kind. Could have gone many more, but certainly seemed peak or near here.
Mostly clear, bright, waxy yellow-golden with a very large, well-retained, off-white head.
Lovely mix of grape and saison yeast. Really surprisingly soft and easygoing with very little acidity. How they managed to get low acidity on a grape coferment with champagne yeast, I have no idea, but there you have it. Drinks easy and juicy with excellent malt texture but not too much sugar. Again, very low acidity, with tons of actual Sacch. The handful of years on this seem to have been very kind. Could have gone many more, but certainly seemed peak or near here.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Cellars at Allagash
on 01 Nov 2025
at 12:52