Chris Berger Review of Allagash Brewing Company
I ll try and be as considerate as possible here, t...
I ll try and be as considerate as possible here, truly. Personally (just me) I found all the beers to be safe. Super watery and uninspiring. People-pleasers, you could say. The patio area is bizarre because they have blocked off both entrances with chairs and tables. I understand that you want to maximize space and therefore customers, but people need to be able to get under that tarp. Just because no one has said anything thus far (until now), doesn t mean that it s not an issue. Lastly, I ve found (in Maine in particular) that this place, among others, have no sense of the phrase little taste , nor the symbolism of two fingers pressed together to elaborate/emphasize the idea of small. I asked the guy behind the counter for two small tastes of a couple beers (and I squeezed my fingers together, to really get the point across). I did NOT want a flight or two 3oz glasses. I say that because he poured two of them and asked me to cough up my money. I wanted a taste. A splash. I drop. It s as if he didn t understand the English language. That, or this place is out to get every penny. Who knows. Then he gave a me a little attitude because I didn t pay the $6 or whatever. It was his fault for not listening to what I was saying.... I just want to say that I m from Boulder, CO. I know beer. I really know beer...Being from Colorado, beer capital of the US, doesn t even matter. MOST breweries here in the US, if not the world, are happy to pour a half inch of beer into a glass so the customer can see if he/she likes it. Hell, they usually do that for multiple beers. One should not have to pay for a sample, or even a flight, if they don t want to. I will say, however, that a nice woman later on gave me a couple samples, the way it should be. So I m not saying this brewery is bad, but I will certainly say that I think their staff needs to SLOW DOWN and listen to what the customer is asking, and not assume that every person walking through the door wants a flight or full 3oz poor. I ll end this review by saying they don t even have a NE IPA. They re in Maine for god sake, and this is middle of July. Every other brewery around them (literally, like 20 feet away) has beautiful tasty New England style IPA s (very murky and hazy looking). This place didn t. I found everything here to be safe. Mass appeal. Without character or charm. Overall, I was unhappy with my experience but I wish this place luck and I hope they will read this and make some minor changes. If they do, I think it could be top dog on this street!
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