Allagash Brewing Company Reviews

Free tour was educational and pleasant. Free tastings on the tour as well. Friendly staff. Small tap room with a few tables so expect to stand around a little.

Allagash is the standard for New England beer whatever the style.

The allagash brewing company is a must check out while in Portland. The tour is engaging and informative without going too deep into the details as to not bore you. Additionally, being able to have tastes of the product along the tour is a nice touch that keeps you engaged the entire time. The beers are brewed with a fine attention to detail that you would come to expect. The inside tasting room is on the small side, but the outdoor patio makes up for this. Overall, if you're in the Portland area, stop in for a tour. You won't be disappointed.

Took an excellent brewery tour with some friendly folks, enjoyed some awesome beers.

The tour last about an hour and it is a good stop from bar harbor to boston. Take a rest and enjoy the beers.

So...I just had a really irritating experience at a BBQ joint in Austin TX, which made me think back to the exact OPPOSITE (positive) experience I had recently at Allagash Brewing Co. in ME...so I am writing this up!

My wife and I had spent some time at the breweries across the street, following a visit to a dying friend. Not realizing the closing time, we headed over to Allagash around 15 minutes after they closed up for the day. Instead of kicking us out, one of their employees invited us in...and offered us some beer to take home...ON the HOUSE! Who does that??? ALLAGASH!!! That's who! Way to make me a customer for life (as if I was not one already!) Their employee realized that we had come out of our way to visit and patronize their business and (even though they had closed for the day) made it so that we could still enjoy their product and made me a PROMOTER for LIFE!

Not all businesses figure this out (see my review of a certain BBQ joint in Austin TX). Night and Day experience!!!. Allagash...you rock!!! :)

Best brewery tour I've ever taken! Great location to hang out with friends and enjoy what's on draft.

Great beer, great tour, great people! Highly recommend stopping in!

I have never been to the brewery but I had many of their beers (on tap and bottled). One of the best brewery on the East coast.

Good option if you're looking for something to do. They offer brewery tours and they have a good variety of beer. A lot of fruity flavors. There is both indoor and outdoor seating. The atmosphere is very laid back. And there is plenty of parking. A flight is $4 so it's inexpensive. The flight is preselected but They also offer half pours if you want to try a variety.

Great destination with some of the best Belgian inspired ales in the US

Took the tour and did a tasting. The tour is well orchestrated with headsets for easy listening to the guide. You get to see all of the workings of the brewery, including their sours section and barrels. Cool, new tasting room, although I would've liked to see a few more things on tap (there were only 4), especially some experimental brews perhaps.

Tour was nice, informative, and a great tasting at the end. Also the only place you can buy their coolship series beers, worth it! You need to visit if you're around here

Wow! Great atmosphere and place to sample craft beer! Highly recommend a stop for anyone visiting the area. Meg and Mike were awesome and gave us great local advice on places to eat since we're from out of state.

The Allagash White here is great. I didn't try anything else because the Allagash was so good!

Some of the best Belgian inspired beers in the country. free tour (make sure you reserve a spot online) wonderful gift shop and tasting room. Insanely friendly staff.

One of the oldest breweries in Maine, cranking out amazing barrel aged and funky beers. The tour is top notch and lots of fun. Tap room has lots of awesome shirts and items to help remember your trip. Rare beer releases sometimes causes tap room bottle limits and lines to purchase.

Awesome and informative tour with lots of interesting samples. Great atmosphere, an excellent selection of house beers and nice friendly staff

Allagash makes some of the best beer in America...period. It was a dream of mine to make it up to Portland, ME to get to do their tour, which did not disappoint. Our tour guide was obviously loaded with knowledge regarding everything from company history to how beer is made. Along the tour, we stopped several times to sample different beers, making it even that more pleasant. Come to find out, Allagash has a rich history of encouraging employees to come up with their own recipes, some of which have been bottled and sold along the way.
The only disappointment for me is that they no longer make their Four Ale, which is probably my favorite beer ever made. However, after a $5 flight sample at the bar, their Sixteen Counties may be a close second. Tours book up quickly, so if you want to go on one, I highly recommend booking online in advance. But their fridges are stocked full with excellent beers and the two bars (one inside and one outside) have great selections as well.

The tour was very informative.. The beer was great. Stop here and take it all in .. You'll be glad you did..

I wasn't a fan of Allagash before I went to the brewery, but it was on my bf's and my way so we stopped. We missed the afternoon tour but they treated us to a sampling of all of the brews they have on tap. I was pleasantly surprised because I don't like Allagash White, but I really enjoyed everything else. I especially liked their special white wine and beer blend (I think it was the Victoria). I ended up buying a growler of it! I'm totally turned around on Allagash now and look for it on tap.

Awesome brewery with delicious beer. Usually 12-15 beers on tap and a food truck outside. Many beers available that you can only get at the brewery. It s of off-sale specialties and souvenirs as well. Definitely worth a stop if you re in Portland.

Free flight of beer!! That alone deserves a 5 star rating

We came over Labor Day for a private tour. It. Was. Excellent. Meg was our knowledgeable guide and did an excellent job making our group feel special.
Not our first brewery tour but by far the best we ve had. Excellent atmosphere, delicious beer, and tasty-tart sours.
Will return and will recommend

For those who are new or old to brewing, the Allagash tour will no doubt prove to be informative and fun. With four beer tastings mixed in, the hour tour seemed to finish in a blink of an eye, leaving you informed, curious, and a little happy (there are four tastings after all!).

In addition, I found that Allagash has a wide range of beers not found in stores, especially their more "wild" beers (sours, saisons). So if Allagash White isn't your go to, there is a huge variety of options! Absolutely delicious, but do wish they had a wider distribution of these wild beers.

Great beer for all tastes. Beautiful tasting room, beer garden, and retail shop. Free tours and samples.

Tour was amazing and a very good deal. Get to taste 4 different beers and learn about the craft / industry.

It was fun, informative, and was provided alcohol. Yay!

If you go here the warhouse is just west of Riverside on warren ave turn right first Street go to back whs

Amazing place, incredible beer & the best part is ... well behaved dogs ARE allowed on the patio! Understandably though.. Dogs are NOT allowed on tours if I remember correctly.

Highly recommend to friends and family!

Love the beer but their website is not updated with what they actually have in stock. Came looking for Nancy and Uncommon Crow and they were completely out. Pretty disappointing

Wonderful brewery tour. Our tour guide was engaging and funny. They also provided us with several samples from the brewery. The tour took about an hour and after the tour attendees could hang out at the bar/beer garden.

Awesome! Great layout, people, and beer. Cool gifts too!

One of my all time favorite breweries. Be sure to try the Curiex.

Went here for a tour. Friendly. One of the better tours I've been on. This brewery is on the small side. Love the beer. The headsets are a good idea so you can hear what they're saying.

Alex P was my tour guide on 10/19, SUPURB. Very informative and entertaining all in one. Definitely passionate about what he does. Opened the tour group s eyes to the wonders of the brewery business. Five stars cross the board. Thank you for a great experience!

Their Curieux is aged in Jim Beam barrels! Best lighter ale I have ever had! Mark at Howells and Hood in Chicago proudly calls it his favorite of all... Great choice!

You have to take the tour to really experience this gem

Such a great place to visit anytime of the year. The beer is delicious, the environment is comfortable and visually pleasing and staff are always friendly and welcoming. A must visit place for anyone new in town

Amazing free beer tasting. Must have the lobster rolls from Bite into Maine! Had the CT style one with just butter for $17.95 and it was amazing! Not the cheapest roll around but well worth it!

A visit to the brewery is definitely worth it. You can take part in a free and approximately one-hour tour that gives you a brief outline of the art of the brewery in general and a little more detail on the methods, techniques and philosophies used at Allagash. The guide was very relaxed and open for any question. Among other things, you can see how and where the bottles are bottled and packaged.

A lot of the finest German technology ;-) Finally, the tour ends in the camp for the "special beers" which are stored in wine, whiskey, gin and all kinds of other barrels. Here is also the tasting of 4 beers.

The beers were all not bad and 2 of the 4 were even very good (unfortunately you can not say that of any brewery in America ...). If you do not want to do a tour you can just do a tasting (free) in the gift shop.

The gift shop also offers one or the other souvenirs or souvenirs at reasonable prices.

We can highly recommend a visit! Cool brewery, good tour and delicious beer.

Very smooth beer and gear pickup experience, as well as great food from the Bite Into Maine food truck parked out in their parking lot.

Large scale operation. Good beer (natch). Wish they had Four...

Smooth brew served at the Porthole Fountain...very nice.

Went for the tour. Very informative and fun. Got to taste some special beer.

This place was awesome, we missed the tour because we got there late but enjoyed the free tasting at the bar. The bartender was funny which made the experience that much better. We tasted 6 different beers and they were pretty big. I wish they sold some sort of food there because I like to snack on something while drinking but other than that the place was great. One of my favorite beers and I'm happy I finally got to experience it.

Love this place, and I'm an die hard Dogfish Head fan

My cousin works here. Place is off the chain. Dripping with dankness

Great beer and they have a heated, dog-friendly patio.

Our favorite brewery! We will go back for a your. The staff was super helpful and passionate about what they do!

Although being a nationally recognized brewery that receives thousands of visitors a day, they still pull off feeling like a local bar. Emily, specifically, was an incredibly knowledgeable and welcoming bartender. The combination of the quality beer and service was first rate. Thanks Emily!

Great experience here! Super nice and knowledgeable staff and good beer!

We came on a brewery tour as a group of 10 and the service and knowledge of staff was incredible. If you're in Portland and looking for another brewery to add to your brew tour, this is a definite. Allagash white gets my thumbs up.

O.G. Belgian goodness. A Maine must visit. The staff is always super helpful and friendly. The tour is totally worth the cost of entry.

First time in Portland and knew this place had to be the first stop. Great selection of beers that are all tasty. Staff are all amazing and very welcoming. This will now be a tradition for me. Zoe is an amazing individual, Thanks for being you.

Nice tour and tasting room. Great way to rate beers that you could not normally get in your market.

A piece of advice-- make a reservation for the tour online.

One of my favorite breweries! There s a great space that can hold a larger capacity of people and bigger groups. Both indoor and outdoor bars. Great fuse of rustic and modern culture. Really like that it doesn t smell like a brewery. They have a huge selection of beers to try too! Food trucks are also an option on weekends.

Free tastings!! Best beer in Maine, maybe New England and beyond. Must go to place in Portland.

AMAZING beer! Nice outside sitting area and cool complementary flight. One of the best breweries in New England!

Great selection of Belgian style beers and an excellent brewery tour.

My favorite American witbier. Great place to visit if you are in Portland.

Lively atmosphere, great tastes, friendly staff, and amazing samples on the tour. The James Bean was definitely our favorite!

A must-visit brewery in Portland with lots of great space to enjoy a flight and grab some food from their on-site food truck. We were there the second they opened and the first tour was already booked - so consider booking in advance if you can.

An awesome place to visit!

My wife and I came up for our 16th anniversary and being the first time in Maine, we didn't know what to expect.

What a treat to come here and be treated to an excellent tour by an excellent staff.

To point out an exceptional staff member, Chris, treated us to a special gift for our special day. 10/26/2018.

Thank you Chris for your consideration, appreciation and generosity.

My wife and I will definitely be coming back!

Free tasting. Four sample flight of beers. If you want a tour register for a space on their website.

Great place good beer the food truck is a great touch

Fantastic tour of the brewery. The guide was knowledgeable and outgoing. We tried four samples of beer and got to take as many pictures as we wanted along the way. Lots of merchandise available for sale too.

Great place with free tours and free tastings. The tours do fill up, so I recommend booking in advance just to be safe. Really liked all the beers we tried, just wish state law allowed them to sell pints on site.

Amazing beer. Nice break from the rest of NE and their Hazy IPAs. Andy on the tour was awesome.

Fantastic brewery. Friendly staff, tasty beer and great atmosphere.

Really nice brewery, I am not a beer person but still love it. Pet friendly, if you have a dog you will love this place. I have really come here multiple times and I love it every time.

Favorite beer is Allagash White. Which is rare where I live, so when I came up to visit Portland of course I had to stop at the brewery! Did the tour, and our tour guide Mike was awesome! Enjoyed the sampling of the new beers, and left with a sweatshirt and a case of White! If you are in the area definitely stop, even just to hang out and drink. Outside area is dog friendly too!!!

Tour was fun, staff was knowledgeable and open to questions. The beer is quite good, and different from other beers in the area. Atmosphere is good. Prices are high, but honestly the beer is good so it's alright. Lines alsoove quite quickly.

I've never visited the city, but it's on my to-do list when I am in the area. This is the brew that made me like beers. I had it all over Maine and now it's come to my home state of Vermont. I'd love to do a tour!

By far the best of the 4 breweries in a very small area. Cool (plus a/c) large tasting room, FREE generous flight of tasters, excellent beers, great staff, and cool store.

Great atmosphere. Recommend the sours on tap. Loved the outdoor seating area on a sunny day and the tour.