beer release Archives - Allagash Brewing Company

Join us for the release of World on a String, our barrel-aged ode to an Old Fashioned Cocktail. We brew an amber ale with orange peel and age it in bourbon barrels. A hint of citrus, a whiff of bourbon, a touch of spice, and you’ve got memories that’ll last until the day after forever. This 9.5% ABV beer will be available on draft and to go in 4-packs of 12oz. bottles.

Please note that this release date is dependent upon the results of our quality control process and is subject to change.

Out of the deepest night shines a sliver of light. In making Nocturna we age a silky stout in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans. In the darkness of the barrel a transformation occurs, and the beer fills with a galaxy of roasty and sweet aromatics: toffee, chocolate, oak. Experience for yourself this momentous meeting of darkness and light. 9.5% ABV. Available to purchase in 4-packs of 12oz. bottles.

Please note that this release date is dependent upon the results of our quality control process and is subject to change.

For the re-telling of cherished stories and the creation of new ones. Stories Told is half dark, strong sour ale aged in bourbon barrels, half flemish-style sour brown ale. We blend those two beers and age them on fresh, locally grown cherries and blackberries for a rich, roasty, and vibrantly fruit-forward beer. Gather round, this one is going to be good. Stories Told will be available for purchase in 375mL bottles.

Please note: As with every beer release, the date is subject to change depending on the outcome of our quality control process.

Our favorite Halloween tradition is brewing Ghoulschip with fresh, local pumpkins, molasses, and raw pumpkin seeds. On All Hallows’ Eve itself, we send the beer to rest among the specters in our Coolship, where it collects wild microflora from the chill Maine air. The beer then ferments in a stainless tank on our house yeast before heading into oak barrels, where it sits in waiting for up to three years.

Although Ghoulschip isn’t spontaneously fermented, we rely on natural microflora to sour it. The finished product is a blend of one-, two-, and three-year-old beer. In the first sip, caramelized malt and a mild acidity balance Ghoulschip’s subtle earthiness. The finish of this light golden beer is dry and tart. Boo! We’ll be releasing this beer in 375mL bottles.

Please note: As with every beer release, the date is subject to change depending on the outcome of our quality control process.

Take time today to lean way back in your chair and relax with Nowaday. This refined Belgian-style blonde ale is brewed like a lager. The result is crisp and dry—an even balance of flavor and refreshment. A beer for any day, available for the first time in 12-pack cases of 12oz cans.

Turmeric, or “kurkuma,” adds a hint of spice to this tropically crisp, saison-style ale. Brewing with the whole root lends all of the subtle aspects of fresh turmeric—its earthy notes and color—to Kurkuma’s dry and refreshing profile. This beer will be available in four-packs of 16oz cans.

Bijoux is a wild ale aged in oak barrels for eighteen months. We then add a blend of Mission and Golden figs and let the beer rest for another four months. After aging, Bijoux displays an aroma of tart fruit and a flavor that conjures up peaches, figs, apricots, and a hint of pie crust. Available in 375ml bottles.

World on a String was inspired by a classic cocktail: the Old Fashioned. We brew an amber ale with orange peel and age it in bourbon barrels. A hint of citrus, a whiff of bourbon, a touch of spice, and you’ve got memories that’ll last until the day after forever. Available in 4-packs of 12oz bottles.

*Please note that the date of these releases is subject to change.*

Two dark, roasty beers coming your way!

Haunted House: Doomed by a love of pitch-black Porters and our Allagash House Beer, we summoned the recipe for Haunted House. Roasted Barley and Blackprinz malt curse this beer with a gravely dark hue. Hopped with Crystal, Chinook, and Saaz hops, this beer ends with a ghost of coffee-flavored bitterness and hauntingly complex malty palate.

North Sky: Like a clear night lit by stars, this silky Belgian-inspired stout balances light notes of fruit and sweetness with roasty malt. Inspired by late evenings spent around a crackling campfire, North Sky is brewed to merge lightness and darkness into a super-sippable stout.

Both of these beers will be available in 16oz 4-pack cans at the brewery.

The combination of a plum and a cherry is called a “Pluerry.” The combination of a plum and a Pluerry inside a mixed-fermented beer is called “Shiro’s Delight.” This ruby beer’s base is fermented with two yeast strains: a saison strain and then our house strain of Brettanomyces. After about eight months of fermentation and aging, Pluerries and plums are added before the beer rests for another four months. The finished beer has a flavor that calls to mind a mixture of tart cherry, plum, and tropical fruit with hints of spice and oak. Join us for the release in the brewery on 8/28!

Another fan favorite is back. Drinking this tasty sour beer is like biting into a juicy, yet tart, peach. Farm to Face is brewed as a pale ale and then fermented for ten months in stainless tanks with house yeast. After primary fermentation, Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, and a whole lot of peaches are added. Aromas of green apple and graham cracker accompany a lingering peachy finish.

The return of one of our most beloved summer beers…Two Lights, an ode to two of the more refreshing drinks of summer: cold beer and sparkling wine. While brewing this beer, we add sauvignon blanc must—the freshly pressed juice of the grapes. Then we ferment it with both lager and champagne yeast to create a tart, crisp, and dry profile. The finished beer’s aromas of pear, grape, and light hops pair with a flavor profile that’s a mix of tropical fruit and the snappy spritz of a freshly picked grape. We suggest sipping Two Lights by a water source too large to see across.

Saison Violette and Little Sal, both blueberry beers, release Friday (7/17) at the brewery. In Saison Violette, subtle blueberry notes balance out this farmhouse-style ale. Our goal is to help you find a taste of Maine wherever you happen to enjoy it.

To make Little Sal, we add wild, lowbush blueberries to sour red barrel-aged ale. The resulting beer is dark violet in color with earthy aromas of blueberry and oak. Its flavor is juicy, tart, and unmistakably blueberry: a true taste of our home state.