Beer 101Inside AllagashBeer Releases and Brewery NewsBlog January 23, 2023 Creating our ideal IPA We wanted to create our first year-round IPA. And given the range of flavors you… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog March 29, 2022 Hop-forward, malt-forward, yeast-forward: the myriad flavors of beer What does it mean for a beer to be malt-forward, hop-forward, or even yeast-forward? It… Brett Willis
Beer 101Inside AllagashBlog February 21, 2022 Common Beer Terms First and foremost, beer is fun! And delicious! But that doesn’t mean that it can’t… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog February 9, 2022 Pale Ales vs. IPAs – What’s the difference? Pale ale and IPA (historically called India Pale Ale) are two of the most well-known… Brett Willis
Beer 101Quality ControlBlog January 20, 2022 What is Wort? To answer the question technically, wort is a liquid solution of extracted grains, a sugar… Brett Willis
Beer 101Inside AllagashBlog September 22, 2021 The Story Behind Allagash White It’s 1993 and Rob Tod had recently graduated from Middlebury College. While deciding whether to… Brett Willis
Beer 101Inside AllagashBlog August 12, 2021 What is a beer style? Beer styles are meant to give you an idea of what you’re going to experience,… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog June 17, 2021 Flip, Swirl, Sip – How to pour a perfect Allagash White To say the important part first: if you have a bottle or can of Allagash… Brett Willis
Beer 101B CorporationBlog March 17, 2021 What is Spontaneously Fermented Beer? You may have heard your fellow beer drinkers buzz about “spontaneously fermented” beers. So what… Brett Willis
Beer 101Inside AllagashBlog March 12, 2021 If you like Wheat Beers, Give These Other Styles a Try Ah, wheat beers. Light, refreshing, and citrusy, but also full-textured, spicy, often creamy. Wheat beers… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog November 18, 2020 What’s an Imperial Stout? The term “imperial” simply refers to a big beer, both in terms of flavor and… Brett Willis
Beer 101Most PopularBlog October 30, 2020 How to Tap a Keg Our guess is that you searched this on your phone and have a keg sitting… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog October 6, 2020 Is a Tripel three-times something? – What is a Tripel Beer What exactly is tripled in a tripel? The short answer is, technically nothing! The style’s… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog August 20, 2020 I like IPAs. What other beer should I try? At this point in time, the most widely available style of craft beer is the… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog June 19, 2020 Why is it named Allagash White? Since 1995, we’ve brewed Allagash White, our flagship Belgian-inspired wheat beer with coriander and Curaçao… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog May 26, 2020 What makes a crisp beer crisp? Across the brewing industry, one beer descriptor keeps popping up: crisp. It’s used to describe… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog April 6, 2020 What is a Pilot System? When it comes to innovating new beer, we rely on every single person that works… Brett Willis
Beer 101Most PopularBlog March 25, 2020 Beer Fundamentals – What are hops? The four main ingredients in beer are malt, water, yeast, and hops. And though many… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog March 9, 2020 Beer Fundamentals – What about water? In any beer you’ve ever enjoyed, 85%-95% of it was water. Arguably, water could be… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog March 2, 2020 Beer Fundamentals – Beer has yeast in it? Next to brewing, the most important part of a beer’s life cycle is fermentation. Like… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog February 20, 2020 Beer Fundamentals – What is Malt? Unless you’ve homebrewed or have read a lot about the technical side of brewing, we’d… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog February 4, 2020 What is Dry Hopping vs. Wet Hopping? What is the difference between dry hopping or wet hopping a beer? Luckily, the answer… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog January 17, 2020 5 Beer Styles to Help You Navigate Any Craft Beer Menu Scanning the beer menu at a craft beer bar can feel overwhelming. With so many… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog January 9, 2020 What makes beer bitter? Bitterness. It’s either one element of many in a well-rounded beer or the one thing… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog December 6, 2019 Ale vs. Lager – what’s the difference? Virtually every single beer* you’ve ever enjoyed can be broken into one of two main… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog November 19, 2019 Tripel vs. Triple IPA We wouldn’t fault you for thinking these two beer styles were similar. As with so… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog November 12, 2019 Why rinse a glass before pouring beer into it? Here’s the scenario: you order a beer at your favorite taproom. The next thing you… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog October 29, 2019 What Makes Beer Sour? There are a variety of ways to get sour flavor into a beer—and an almost… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog October 25, 2019 Stout vs. Porter – What’s the Difference? What exactly is the difference between stout and porter? While there are many varieties of… Brett Willis
Beer 101Inside AllagashBlog September 27, 2019 Should I put a slice of fruit in Allagash White? Rob Tod founded Allagash Brewing Company in 1995, and released one beer: Allagash White. And… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog September 12, 2019 What Makes Beer Hazy? The haze days are upon us. At this point in time, hazy beers are widely… Brett Willis
Beer 101Most Popular July 15, 2019 Calories in Beer When we’re asked how many calories beer contains, it’s not a simple answer. Depending on… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog June 24, 2019 What is a Session Beer? Session beer isn’t really a style of beer. "Session” is basically an adjective used to… Brett Willis
Beer 101Most PopularBlog June 10, 2019 Does Beer Expire? A question we get often: does beer expire? Short answer, no. Beer isn’t like milk.… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog May 14, 2019 Is it OK to let cold beer warm up? This is one the most-asked questions in our tasting room. Is it ok for cold… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog April 11, 2019 What is: a grisette? A grisette is a refreshing, low alcohol beer with origins in the Hainaut province of… Brett Willis
Beer 101Most PopularBlog February 27, 2019 What is: Wheat Beer vs. Witbier vs. Hefeweizen An American wheat beer, a witbier, and a hefeweizen.We’ve heard a lot of people ask… Brett Willis
Beer 101Quality ControlBlog February 5, 2019 What is: Can Conditioning? What is can conditioning? Put simply, it helps to carbonate beer. How it works: we… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog September 25, 2017 What is: Wild Beer What we call wild beer, many other people call "sour" beer. This is purely a… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog July 17, 2017 What is a White Beer? At Allagash we love witbiers, literally translated from Flemish to mean "white beers." Originating in… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog May 8, 2017 Gueuze and Gose – What’s the difference? This post was contributed by Certified Cicerone, Lindsay Bohanske. One of the best things… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog January 10, 2017 What is Table Beer? Because the style has been growing in popularity, we thought it would make sense to… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog December 5, 2016 Why Age Coolship Beer in Barrels? When talking about spontaneously fermented beer, it’s better to think of the barrel not as… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog November 28, 2016 How We Brew Coolship Beer Normally, when brewing pretty much any style of beer, there are a couple things you… Brett Willis
Beer 101Blog November 18, 2016 What is a Coolship? In the fall of 2007 Rob Tod had an idea. Rob, the founder of Allagash,… Brett Willis