Day 187 / July 6, 2011
Allagash Brewing
Company / Portland ME
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Allagash White. Sounds like the title of a Grateful Dead
song. Or a character in “Oh Brother,
Where Art Thou.” But it is, of course, a
beer.
A Belgian style
wheat beer. From Maine. Given to me by my trivia teammate, Jim. Who has a Canadian dog named Murray. And a baby on the way. And a hankering for Ted’s Hot Dogs from
Buffalo. But we all know Heid’s
of Liverpool’s franks and coneys are better.
Anyway, I
digress. A lot. Allagash White was one of the first broadly
available American wheat beers on the East Coast. I’m not sure when it was introduced, but it
has 1,070 reviews on BeerAdvocate.com, dating back to 2001.
Allahash is an
unfiltered wheat, spiced with coriander and Curacao oranged peel. It’s a fine representation of the style, not
too sweet, not very heavy. Definitely a “sessionable”
beer.
Thanks, Jim!
This ale is brewed in the Belgian white aka wit beer style, the prototype of which is Hoegaarden. The coriander and orange peel are typical of the style. It is not an American wheat style ale. American wheat has a clean, neutral, more malt accented flavor profile - such as the Anchor Summer Ale you featured in June.
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Speaking of Belgian style ales, had Stillwater Cellar Door this evening, brewed in the Saison style. This is a very nice interpretation, brewed with white sage. It has a full body and delicious malt character with a very dry finish. Initially it gave a bitterness on the tongue that I attributed to the white sage. Allowing it to warm up really released some wonderful flavors. Dense thick head was awesome, no doubt thanks to the wheat in the grist. Highly recommended! Can't wait to taste the collaboration with Mikkeller.
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Personally I'm not a fan of wheat beer (or spiced beer for that matter) but it does sound like a Grateful Dead song!
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