Each year, Allagash changes up the recipe for Fluxus. Otherwise the name would be ironic and not actual. This year, the mystery ingredient has been revealed as rhubarb. Something you don’t see in beers that often. So you might want to splurge for a bottle this year.
In Flux
The annual release of Fluxus from Allagash Brewing had sorta fallen off the radar with the influx of new beers from outside the state but an added ingredient and different barrel-aging has it back on the to-buy list when I see it on shelves. (which should be any day now.)
The 2016 version is a saison that is “brewed with a plethora of Allagash base malt, including barley, rye, and wheat. After a heathy dosing of Noble hops, and ginger root,
There are not enough gin and tequila aged beers out there and even less that start with a Saison. The question is how strong will that ginger be?