James and Julie: 7.5 – Allagash once again finding it hard to screw up a beer have made a unique sour. The start of a brown ale compared to a regular farmhouse or saison gives it a more nutty nuance to the sour. It does have to follow that delicious Ghost Species though this week.
Price Average: $11
Website: https://www.allagash.com/
Allagash Coolship Resurgam: 8.0 – It’s a wild beer, and that really captures it. It’s sour at certain points, but has lightness and depth and never veers badly, but just has layers of flavours that complement. It’s really quite nice.
Price Average: $15
2016 Hibernal Fluxus Rye: 6.0 – It’s not remotely like what you expect from Allagash’s fluxus, but that’s okay. It is a delicious stout, well balanced in terms of flavor, and is beyond easy to drink.
Price Average: Name $20
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Allagash Sixteen Counties: 7.0 – That is a delicious beer. I have long been a fan of beers from Maine (including Allagash) and this is no different. It has complexities and a sort of layers of flavor between the hops/wheat/
Price Average: Allagash Sixteen Counties $9
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Allagash 2011 Victor: 4.0 – You can certainly tell this is an ale made with grapes, but unlike interlude it feels less like interlude, and more like someone dropped a single kool-aid package or white wine bottle into a vat of ale. I worry though that this is simply just past it’s prime, so we’ll see if we can get a younger beer.
Price Average: Allagash 2011 Victor $18
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Interlude: 6.5 – This is a slightly tamer version than the short-batch FV-13, it has a wine like character but also some nice tartness. It certainly is an interesting beer, and if I had a complaint it’s the price.
Google Shop Average: Interlude $20
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Allagash Dubbel: 5.5 –I am overall quite a fan of the taste, and it’s another solid beer from Allagash. It however is not a great beer, and I was hoping for a bit more from Allagash and a bit more in a dubbel.
Google Shop Average: Allagash Dubbel $9
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Midnight Brett: 7.5 – It’s a great tasting wild ale, with a nice cherry/berry flavor that is just a little bit tart unlike some other beers which go a little too far. Another well received short-batch from Allagash.
Google Shop Average: Midnight Brett $14
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Allagash House Beer: 7.0 – It has a nice amount of hops and flavor, but it’s still nicely drinkable. The real issue with this beer, is that this is purely made and sold only at the brewery, meant to be a beer that employees could end the day with a beer (which is why it’s lower AbV)
Google Shop Average: Allagash House Beer $60 for a 24 Pack
Website: http://www.allagash.com/
Allagash Nancy: 7.0 – Considering the other short batch I’ve been able to buy like this was FV-13, I was a little expectant. No while this is certainly one of my favorite cherry flavored beers – it’s sadly not as good as it’s older brother. Still though if you can find this, and you’re a fan of cherries – do pick it up.
Google Shop Average: Allagash Nancy $14 (If you can find it.)
Website: http://www.allagash.com/