Allagash Black and Franziskaner

So I have been talking to Carly for a while now about starting a beer journal.  Since I have not been using this site for anything productive over the past 2 years, I figured why not try again.  So this time we are going to go with a personal beer journal.  I am going to keep my judgements short and to the point.  The criteria will be look, smell, taste, feel, drink.  I will eventually get to writing about all the standards like Coors, Bud, Yuenglingm Heineken, etc etc.  But, I for the first couple, I am going to write about new beers/micro brews that I am trying for the first time.  I am going to try to have one or two new beers per week.  I hope the soon to be wife doesn't mind.

So this weekend I tried two new beers; Allagash Black and Franziskaner.

Allagash Black is a Belgium style stout, recently added to the Allagash family.

A: The pour was a very dark brown, almost black.  The foam was tan and there was a slight aroma of roasted malt.

S: Roasted Malt/Vanilla/Slight Caramel

T: Roasted Vanilla/Nutty Flavor, hint of espresso, caramel aftertaste

M: Not as smooth as a Guinness, heavy body, slightly carbonic

D: Allagash Black is very drinkable on a cold fall evening.  Not sure how many I could drink in one sitting, it is a bit heavy and the carbonation would get to me.  Overall I thought is was good Guinness alternative.

Overall: 3.5/5

Franziskaner is a German brewed Hefe-Weisse. 

A: Golden-brown pour, bubbly/foamy white head

S: Strong banana scent and other spices.

T: Zesty wheat flavor with a hint of spice and banana.

M: Light to medium with a high level of carbonation.

D: Good. This is a very easy beer to drink.

Serving type: Draft

Overall: 4/5