Alaskan Winter Ale

	Percentile
	70
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
365	3.25/5.0	3.24/5.0	Winter	6.4%	41.4	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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bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 24, 2008 Updated: Dec 25, 2008

Nice and malty with good warming ABV. Spruce definitely is detectable and gives a nice perfumy addition to the aroma.

SamGamgee (1455), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 17, 2008

12oz bottle. Orange color with a lasting head. Malty, toffeeish aroma with some spruce and light hops. Thick, malty body with caramel, toffee, and a minty spruce flavor. Full bodied and smooth. This is pretty cool, though maybe thats just the novelty of the spruce talking. Now I have too seek more of these northern creations out.

drfabulous (1243), Columbia, Missouri, USA

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

Dec 16, 2008

Little body. Slightly spiced. Bit of the Old Ale to it, but nothing like Avery or Great Divide. A fairly mediocre winter beer.

ratman197 (3222), Arvada, Colorado, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 12, 2008

Bomber poured a clear copper with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of spruce, mint, carmel and light fruittiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of spruce, carmel, light fruittiness and a hint of spice with a smooth lingering spruce/fruity finish.

drjay44 (791), Salida, Colorado, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Dec 5, 2008

650 ml. bottle. Pours a thickish head with poor duration and minimal lacing, over a clear coppery gold body....nose of mild hop florality with some fruit especially raspberry....taste of soft malts then mild hop bittering, finishing with raspberry. Pleasant and refreshing, rather lighter than expected mouth feel, especially as it is a winter ale. However it is a nice spruce beer. 12/05/2008

SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA

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

Nov 29, 2008

Clear copper pour with a small head that fizzes away quickly. Aroma of malt and citrus. Sweet malty fruit flavor with just a hint of spice and hops. Alright.

danielcurtis81 (905), San Diego, California, USA

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

Nov 27, 2008

Draft. Pours copper with a white head. Strong orange smells. Good orange flavors, a pine aftertaste. Very clean and crisp.

Wegro (221), Fresno, California, USA

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

Nov 20, 2008 Updated: Nov 27, 2008

Pours a nice clear copper, smells piney and earthy. tastes the same, kind of minty, finishes clean with a little bit of alcohol warmth. VERY similar to anderson valley’s winter solstice. not bad, but not what i was expecting. too much carmel sweetness.

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