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Alaskan Winter Ale

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70
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3653.25/5.03.24/5.0Winter6.4%41.4English 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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 Ungstrup (15250), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Bottled. An amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel as well as light notes of hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, and a bit of hops, leading to a bitter finish. Quite drinkable, but nothing exciting.


 Papsoe (14997), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 6, 2009  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Clear amber golden with a small, rough off-white head. Lightly sweet malt and caramel in the nose. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel with a weird candy-like tang. Very discreet bitterness. 100709


 omhper (12229), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottled at City Beer, San Francisco. Lightly hazy deep golden, no head. Blackberry aroma. Medium sweet with clean mouthfeel and medium body. Lightly buttery with intersting notes of pine needles, juniper berries and blackberries. Salty finish.


 yespr (12175), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 27, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty with a light hops note. Subdued sweet note in the flavour. Mild spiced and hoppy flavoured. Malty and subdued bitter finish.


 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy gold, wispy white head, sweet candy malt aroma with a nice spicyness, sweet caramel malt flavor, nice fresh spicyness, touch of candy, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Dec 19, 2002  
Clear orange-copper body with minimal head. Aroma is very sweet fruity (berry) and slightly caramel. Flavor is really berry and slightly malty with a trace of piny hops on the back half of the tongue. Doesn’t do it for me.


 hopdog (5591), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
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.


 bu11zeye (5505), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 8, 2005  
(Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy amber body with a small white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, spruce, and spices. Flavor of mild hops, fruit, and spices.



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