Review re-written after the Oct 5th 2009 BA crash.
I’m on a bit of a budget for beer at the moment (very unusual) but I didn’t hesitate to drop the $12.99 for the corked & caged 750 mL bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA, despite the fact that the sweet potato element makes me raise my eyebrows!
Pour gives a bright orange body, nicely carbonated with good clarity and some excellent, rocky, high head.
Smell gives lots of peppery bitterness a touch of alcohol and some Belgian yeasts. The beer is quite aggressive for an Allagash beer with the emphasis on the spice and peppery bitterness. It smooths out beautifully over the course of the beer and becomes increasingly drinkable. The sweet potato is conspicious by its absence.
Less Saison/Farmhouse given that the funk is very reserved (if at all) in its presence, the beer falls firmly into the spicy, peppery Belgian pale area which is an Allagash trademark.
Warming alcohol increases on the way down and the beer seems to drink above the advertised 8.3%. Although more Belgian Pale than Saison, this beer is an instant classic which reminds me quite a bit of Brooklyn Local 1.
Allagash Fluxus 2009


10/10/2009
Brewery:
Allagash Brewing Company
Allagash Brewing Company
Style:
Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Format:
bottle
bottle
ABV: 8.3 %
Appearance: 4.5
Taste: 5
Mouthfeel: 4
Smell: 4.5
Overall: 5
Total: 4.78
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Year:
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