Allagash Tripel Belgian-style Ale.
9% ABV, 18 IBU, Allagash Brewing, Portland, ME.
After more than 20 years, Allagash is back in Minnesota. Can those guys hold a grudge! Just because one distributor in a particular state goes out of business and owes you thousands of dollars, it doesn’t mean they all will.
So, I’m returning to this beer that I first took notes on back in 2003, but forget about those. New notes this time.
Clear, with slight chill haze, bright golden, large ivory froth.
In the nose: citrus and spice, orange and coriander. Slight sweetness.
In the mouth: more spice tingling the palate. High alcohol warms up the insides. Pleasant hopping keeping the mouth happy. Medium bodied, thoroughly enjoyable.
An altogether excellent take on this Belgian style. Good stateside renditions are rare and I’m overjoyed that we have back. (And in 6-packs!)
This strong golden ale carries herbal notes and passion fruit in the aroma. Suggestions of honey and biscuit are found in the beer's complex, varied palate. Brewed with our 2-row barley blend, hopped with Nugget and Hallertau, then fermented on our house yeast, Tripel offers up a complex, yet dry finish.
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