Alaskan Winter Ale 3.24 370

Alaskan Winter Ale

	Percentile
	70
	overall

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Old Ale
Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

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unknown

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
370	3.25/5.0	3.24/5.0	Winter	6.4%	41.1	English pint, Snifter

Commercial Description:
Style: English Olde Ale. Traditionally malty with the warming sensation of alcohol, Olde Ales are brewed in the fall as winter warmers.

Flavor Profile: Brewed in the style of an English Olde Ale, this ale balances the sweet heady aroma of spruce tips with the clean crisp finish of noble hops. Its malty richness is complemented by the warming sensation of alcohol.

History: From the seafaring adventurers of the 1700s to the homebrewers of today, adding spruce tips to beer has a rich history in Southeast Alaska. The tender new growth of Sitka spruce tips lends a delicious, yet subtly sweet floral aroma to tea, jelly and now Alaskan Winter Ale.

Ingredients: Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Ice Field. A complex blend of six malts including Pale, Wheat, Munich and caramelized malts. Prized Czechoslovakian Saaz hops and Sitka spruce tips.

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truegen (165), Puyallup, Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 14, 2008

12oz. bottle. Very clean amber color topped with a minimal head without much staying power. Very sweet, malty flavor. The hops are tangy, but not heavy. Spruce tips are very apparent, but I’ve found this varies slightly from year to year, and in some years, the flavor can be a little cloying. This year, the spruciness seems just about right. Not my favorite winter beer, but very nice.

BelgianBeerGal (1318), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Mar 11, 2008

Bottled. Pours a clear amber colour with no head and very little carbonation. Pleasant aroma of sugar and spice. Flavour is sweet malt and some darker fruits. Finishes with just a touch of warming alcohol.

biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 8, 2008

Murky, still amber appearance with little head. Fruity, hard candy aroma. Very fruity flavor with strawberry dominating. Finishes quick. Little bitterness and it is is on the watery side. I assume the fruity flavor is from the Sitka spruce tips and for that this beer is worth seeking out. Overall not bad.

LinusStick (1852), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 7, 2008

A nice old ale, though I would think it was a Spice/Herb/Vege ale by the taste of it. This is classic winter beer. Aroma was nice and strongly spiced with some dark fruit in and out. Pour was a deep brown with no head. Taste was very spicy...almost cinnamon with sweet malt and sugary fruit in the aftertaste. Very different, but good.

jlucas5408 (18), USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 7, 2008

Very resfreshing beer that keeps you coming back for more sips. Pours a bright amber color into a glass with a good head. Clean flavor with a strong presence of of the spruce tips.

AmEricanbrew (1946), orange, California, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 6, 2008

Late 2006 bottling. Amber color with a slight head. Big berry fruit aroma with some caramel and cracker malts. Very smooth texture which holds malt driven flavors of blue, huckleberries and other evergreen brush fruits. Lightly sweet caramel and bread yeast flavors round off this most enjoyable drinking experience. I believe a year plus in the bottle has served this beer well.

pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	9/20

Mar 6, 2008

3-3-08 bottle.
Clear amber with sudsy white head. Smells a bit generic and doughy with nice metal hints. Strange sweet taste. Palate is boring. Watery. Weak.

scrizzz (1330), kirkland, Washington, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	13/20

Mar 6, 2008

honey gold, suspended sediment throughout. sweet caramel nose. blast of spruce tips up front in balance with the medium base, but finishes with a tainted edge. concentrated syrupy sweetness in the finish.

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