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Alaskan Amber

Alaskan Amber - Altbier

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 Percentile 
79
overall
Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Altbier

Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6843.35/5.03.35/5.05%82.9Kölsch/Altbier
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Commercial Description:
Richly malty and long on the palate, with just enough hop backing to make this beautiful amber colored "alt" style beer notably well-balanced.
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 scooterbub (332), Lander, Wyoming, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a red-brown color with a large tan head that slowly fades. Aroma is malty, with hints of caramel, hops and is slightly sweet. The taste is much the same and has a dry finish. Overall, this is a pretty enjoyable brew at a fair price that is worth revisiting. Also, as with most of their beers, the label is pretty neat looking.


 gotohelunc (473), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Draft. Rich, red/brown color with a head that sits on top all the way. Good lacing. Caramel and toffee on the nose. Sweet, a perfect blend of hops and malt, a little sweet. A sticky, full flavored finish. Good stuff.


 BMan1113VR (2757), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Pours with a tall, thick, off-white head covering a clear, amber body with light lacing. Aroma of malts and prunes. Taste is of malts and pitted fruits. Creamy mouthfeel with light cabonation. This was in a taste off for a keg at my birthday party (other contestants were Stone Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada, and Boston Lager) this won.


spagyetti (68), Puyallup, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Bottle. Nice, A real treat from Alaska. Now, if only the lower 48 would take note of an American tribute. Best enjoyed with friends on an afternoon football game! Bravo!


 Dmalone102 (216), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 16, 2008  
App- Amber to dark orange, it has nice clarity and a tan, creamy head. Aroma- Slight grapefruit from the hops, bready malt aroma. Taste- Malt flavor dominates with hop bitterness at the end. Sourness present, with the taste of Granny Smith apples. Mouthfeel- Tart dryness, not astringent. Very good beer, not as balanced as I would like to see, a little too malty.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 16, 2008    Updated: Jun 19, 2008
12oz bottle. Clear copper with a lasting creamy off-whit head. Malty and fruity aroma with some melon and tea, herbs, and grass balancing. The flavor is toffeeish and sweet with only a marginal grassy hop balance. A little yeasty, with low bitterness. medium to light bodied with fizzy carbonation. Just a little to sweet/not hoppy enough for me, but definitely not unpleasant. (3.2) Rerate: Ya, the sweetness gets a little annoying.


 Wulfstan (509), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
This is a tasty, enjoyable, but mild and simple beer. It is reddish copper with a small-medium offiwhite head quickly dissipating to a wispy top with the barest hint of lace. The aroma is pleasant, bread, a little crust, caramel, yeast, hay, and a hint of fruit. The taste is lightly earthy, fruity bread crust, caramel, leafy spiciness. It’s lightly sweet with a zesty dryness in the finish but no real bitterness at all. It’s easy to drink but the character is fairly one-dimensional and there is little aftertaste.


 larryLSB (140), La Selva Beach, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 14, 2008  
16 oz bottle poured into a Firestone Walker Pint glass. Minimal head; what was there quickly dissipated leaving a thin off white line around the glass. Nice dark amber colour. Nose was citrus which got stronger as it sat. Good flavor with a clean aftertaste. Overall a fine beer. Can’t wait to try a few of their other brews.



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