Tag Archives: Allagash

Vrienden

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

Vrienden (Dutch / Flemish for friends) is a “collabeeration” between New Belgium and Allagash in the Lips of Faith series. The bottle identifies brettanomyces, lactobacillus, hibiscus flower, and endive (!) as the main players in this brew. Depending on the … Continue reading →

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Les Deux Brasseurs

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

Les Deux Brasseurs is a golden ale fermented with two different strains of brettanomyces. The beer is a joint effort of Allagash from Maine and De Proef Brouwerij from Belgium. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this collaborative effort is … Continue reading →

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Allagash Interlude

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Aschwin de Wolf

Allagash from Portland, Maine, has been engaged in one of the most ambitious (and admirable) attempts to do real lambic-style spontaneous fermentation in the United States (including cool ship!). Their appropriately named “Interlude” incorporates some of the results they have … Continue reading →

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Russian River Beatification

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Aschwin de Wolf

Is this possible to make a lambic in the United States? This depends on the definition of what constitutes a lambic (brewing process or location) but the ongoing attempt by Allagash to use the usual ingredients, a cool ship, and  … Continue reading →

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Allagash lambic experiment with wild Maine yeasts

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Aschwin de Wolf

The beer blog Beervana published some interesting details on Portland, Maine, brewery Allagash and their quest to brew a lambic-style beer. What is truly fascinating is that Allagash does not just inoculate the wort with wild yeasts from the Zenne … Continue reading →

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