Gargamel is a limited edition Belgian style ale from Allagash. After primary fermentation Allagash added Brettanomyces yeast and aged it French Oak wine barrels with local raspberries for over 18 months. Sometimes we almost feel bad writing up a beer we know you all can't buy. This is one of those times. This beer is simply incredible but unless you already own a bottle the chance of you trying it are quite low. This beer was available for sale at the brewery only. The beer starts out with an amazing sourness that is immediatly followed up with an incredibly complex Belgian funk with a distinct earthiness. Describing the flavor of brett yeast can sound aweful to those who haven't had it but there's nice notes of earthy hay in the finish (trust us it's a good thing).The fruit adds to the sourness but the beer never feels like a "fruit beer". We got 4 bottles of this (they only allowed each person to buy 2 bottles so that's all we could get). We're down to one bottle left and when that goes it's going to be a sad day. The good news is that this is the first beer in a line of limited release barrel aged beers from Allagashs so we're excited to see what else they come out with.
