Allagash Brewing Co. to Release Vagabond Ale
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Maine’s most well-known beer geek brewery, Allagash Brewing (the only Maine brewery to win a medal at the 2009 GABF), has announced the release of the second beer in their new 375 ml series: Vagabond Ale. Vagabond is the follow-up release to the brewery’s now famous Gargamel Ale, which was released this past May.
Vagabond was aged for four years in American oak barrels and features a “complex aroma” of maple syrup and port; “background notes” of marzipan, plum and dill (which doesn’t really seem to jive with maple, marzipan or plum, but we’ll see); and flavors of tart, unripened plum, caramel and a warm toasted almond finish.
Now the exciting part. Just like with Garamel, Allagash is releasing Vagabond on a VERY limited basis. The beer — of which there are only 500 bottles — will be available ONLY at the Brewery (on Industrial Way in Portland) and ONLY from 9am to 6pm on Monday, October 19th. There is a 2 bottles per person limit and each bottle will cost $10.
If you’re after a bottle, be sure and arrive at the brewery early. Last time there was a line already formed when I arrived at 8:30 and that was in the pouring rain for the first beer in the series. Now that there’s a bit of hype around the Allagash 375 Series, you can expect Vagabond to be even more exclusive.
I’ll see you there!
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Hi There. My name is Luke and I run BlogAboutBeer.com. I'm a 25 year old graduate of Clark University living in the great beer city of Portland, Maine. I'm also a freelance writer, Internet marketer, and social media nut. Oh and the beer, there's always the beer. It's a pretty safe bet that I'm usually either drinking or homebrewing a great craft beer.
I love rare and slightly weird beers. This sounds like one I’ll never have the pleasure of trying. Please do a review and let the rest of us out-of-staters know what it’s like.
Can’t wait to try it. Still have family in portland. My cousin is going to wait online for me. Very excited for the vagabond. I actually surprised about the price, I thought it would have been in th $15+ dollar range for such a limited release, not that I’m complaining.