Allagash brewery visit

[gtpro]

I toured the Allagash brewery in Portland, ME earlier today. The tastings came first which was a new one for me, (I guess they dont have the same concerns as Victory ) We got to try the White, (80% of their sales) the Curieaux which is bourbon barrel aged, the Tripel and this years Fluxus which they put out on their anniversary.

This tour kicked ass mainly for one reason: barrel aging. The guide took us into a couple of chilled storage rooms where they barrel age their Curieaux and a lot of experimental wild yeast and coolship fermented beers. Seeing bourbon and french oak barrels full of beer stacked to the ceiling was simply a thing of beauty, highly recommended.

 

[ChillWill]

Nice! I can remember the bar I worked at in 2008 got a couple of casks of curieux, first one emptied in a night, the other we kept for 6 months in the chiller, it aged really well.

 

[JoePro]

Nice! I can remember the bar I worked at in 2008 got a couple of casks of curieux, first one emptied in a night, the other we kept for 6 months in the chiller, it aged really well.

I have an early 2010 vintage straight chillin' in my basement. Gonna do it big Christmas time!

 

[j1laskey]

We did the Allagash tour for my bachelor party...The barrel rooms are just incredible (unfortunately there are no pics, out of 15 dudes not 1 of us had a camera). Man, I friggin' love Allagash....and the city of Portland.