At Allagash, there’s pretty much nothing more important to us than the quality of our beer. It’s why we have a seven-person lab and train our employees in the science of sensory evaluation. We also taste every single batch of beer before it ever leaves the brewery. Below, you’ll find more on the specifics of our Quality Control efforts here at the brewery. Thanks for taking the time to stop in.
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Some QC Facts We’re Proud Of
At the brewery, every single department has a hand in the quality of our beer. Below, you’ll find four highlights from the many different ways that we ensure our beer is consistently delicious.
OUR YEAST
We now cultivate and store almost all of our own yeast. While we could outsource these time-consuming and labor intensive duties, we find that maintaining direct control over the quality of yeast yields huge benefits for our beer’s consistency and quality.
TEST EVERY BARREL
For a barrel-aged beer like Curieux, we take a sample from every single bourbon barrel it ages in. For one batch of Curieux, that can be as many as 100 different barrels.
GRAIN EVALUATION
Our warehouse crew uses specialized tools to pull grain samples from every bag, supersack, or truckload that arrives. The consistency of our raw ingredients defines the consistency of our beer.
SENSORY EDUCATION
We have a sensory department dedicated to teaching staff to identify off-flavors in our beer. Every single brewery employee can be involved, meaning we have over one-hundred qualified tasters to ensure that all of our beer tastes just right.
