Alaskan Winter Ale 3.24 372

Alaskan Winter Ale

	Percentile
	70
	overall

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

bottled
common

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
372	3.25/5.0	3.24/5.0	Winter	6.4%	41.9	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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hopdog (5630), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Nov 30, 2004

Poured an Iced Tea color (a description I got from my wife) with a small off white head. Spruce/pine in the aroma and tastes (no surprise there). Lightly sweet with light spices. Refreshing.

TChrome (1303), Bedford, Texas, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 24, 2004

Beer pours pale light orange with a dissipating off white colored head. Aroma is modestly sweet malt with some light spiciness. Flavor is quite sweet, maybe too sweet for me. There is also a bit of spiciness but not as much as I expect from one of these winter ales. Not one of the better beers from Alaskan Brewing.

kbjames (242), Utah, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 22, 2004

This is an ok beer with a decent attack and nose on it. however it doesn’t finish very well, kind of weak. But a decent brew nonetheless. Not too sure about the spice/herb/veggie beer distinction. It seemed like a stratightforward ale to me

cstuartj (326), Washington, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Nov 22, 2004

Pretty good winter brew. Nose and attack are very nice. Finish is fairly unremarkable.

hayduke (1687), Eureka, California, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 15, 2004 Updated: May 30, 2009

Bottle. Odd color tending toward copper. Not much head. Not much flavor either. I suppose that flavor is spruce tips but not having any real spruce tips around to compare I could not be sure. Surpriingly refreshing but the spruce is kind of overwhelming.

frylock (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 4, 2004

Light copper color with a mid sized white head. Moderatley sweet malt aroma with notes of pear, and spruce. Lightly sweet, very light toasted malts,. Some fruit, plum and berry, Light spruce flavor and moderate bitterness in the finish. Not bad.

Odeed (1681), Bakersfield, California, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	2/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Oct 21, 2004

copper color,no head.very light aroma,and very light taste.not much here but not bad.

IndianaRed (1562), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 8, 2004 Updated: Oct 9, 2004

Bottle Pours a sparkling clear red/amber with a short fizzy head. Can't even maintain a little white skin so no real lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Piney,apples, grapes, plums maybe. Flavor is a nice surprise. A bit fruity, spicy, raisons, ...busy. The spruce is not as obvious as I feared. The ABV is a touch high, you can tell. Feel is quite thin and somewhat watery, and the carbonation is very soft. Only a slight grassy aftertaste with just a trace of hops. Interesting twist.

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