Kodiak Island Wing Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Kodiak Island Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Kodiak, Alaska USA

Sampled at the ’09 Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival. Copper brown color with a foamy tan head. Nose of malt powder and the sack the grains came in. Thin malty sweetness with some nice grains. Easy drinking brown, but nothing too exciting.

18-Jan-08 (Draft: 2008 Great Alaskan Beer and Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, AK) Just a couple of minutes left until this festival session is over, and I’ve tried all the barley wines I care to sample tonight, so I’ll end on a less burly beer. Roasty, chocolaty, toasty and moderately bitter from hops, this is a well-balanced brown. The roasty nose has a hint of tartness. Fairly dry on the palate with medium body. Amber in color and showing some haze. The bubbly, light-tan head settles to a thin film and wide ring. A nice brown ale with good flavor, and despite having this beer after a number of barley wines, it’s a satisfying end to this session for me.

20-Jul-05 (Draft: Café Amsterdam in Anchorage, AK) A serviceable brown ale, dry, lightly roasty, a bit fruity, and moderately bitter. Lightly roasty and hoppy nose is a bit yeasty and fruity. Medium body with a boring mouthfeel. Ruddy brown color, topped by a small, tan, bubbly head that leaves scattered ribbons of lace on the glass. Average. (7, 3, 6, 3, 13 = 3.2)

had during a trip to alaska. sweet malt, nutty, with a touch of hops. a little thin but enjoyable.

On draft at Cafe Amsterdam, Anchorage AK, 7/15/05, where they even served it in a Kodiak Island glass: Leathery brown with a thin tan head. Very sweet malt with a woody tinge. Mellow bitterness. Very good.