My main brewery in Maine
March 6, 2011
I just want to say that personally I love Maine, yeah the state. Without Maine, the great state that I live in would not even be a state (that would be Missouri for all of you who have no clue). If you have no clue of what I am talking about then most of you should have paid a little more attention in history class in high school. If you slept through said class, here is what I am talking about. Now I have another reason to love the great state of Maine and I shall tell you all about it.
Up in the great city of Portland, Maine there is a brewery named Allagash. I have just been acquainted with this brewery and I have to say that I have nothing but love for what they have to offer. I, sitting in the commercial beer center of Missouri (outside of Schlafly and Boulevard), have had the pleasure of being introduced to a couple amazing beers from this craft brewery outside my region.
I recently was in possession of, I am no longer though, Allagash’s Tripel Reserve and their White beer. I felt nothing but gratification for these and I have a few things to say on each one.
The triple came in a big bottle. The ones that have the cork you have to pop off. These beers are usually fancier ones and this beer is no exception to this rule. Upon the first sip of this concoction I was totally blown away at the skill that was used to make this beer. It was delicious. The first thing I noticed upon drinking this delectable, was how amazingly smooth it was. This tripel was very drinkable. It sits at 9% abv and I would have sworn that it was a normal 5% beer. There was no alcohol aftertaste or burn that I have grown to notice and sometimes expect from a beer at that high of percentage. Another thing was that the beer gave way to sensations all over the entire tongue. My whole palate was stimulated as I drank this. There were tastes of sweet and sour, flowery and earthen and it just caused my whole mouth to be a tingle with delicious curiosity. The only negative that I have about this beer, and I mean only, is that when it was done it was done. What I mean is that, to me, there was no aftertaste at all. It was an amazing variety of flavor from the get go and then it just stopped. This only downfall isn’t necessarily a deal breaker though. There is enough taste and satisfaction in the up front that there really isn’t any needed in the back-end to make this beer any better. I just was surprised at the abrupt end. I still would, and already am starting to, recommend this beer to any and all of my beer drinking friends. Maybe even my non drinking friends.
The White was one that truly amazed me. My review for this one will be shorter because I really only have one major thing to say about it. The Allagash white is what you would get if you took a Hoegaarden and you kicked it up a notch. This white was full of flavor, very refreshing and a very satisfying beer on all fronts. I love me some Hoegaarden and this beer is the beer that I would drink on those summer’s nights ( who am I kidding, every night of the year) to get that feeling of a day well done.
My conclusion about my new dear friends at Allagash is that I more than appreciate and approve of the work they do. Their contribution to the field has strengthened my beliefs that the craft beer industry puts nothing but heart and soul in their beers, and that it can be tasted. I cheers you all up in Portland and I can only hope that I will be able to enjoy more of your beers soon. I mean if it weren’t for Missouri you wouldn’t be a state, I can hope for some reciprocation nowadays.
For all of you that can get this beer on a regular basis, you have my jealous loathing. For those of you who have never heard of this brewery here is their website…check em out. I highly recommend it.
Cheers!!
