Alaskan Pale - Alaskan Brewing Co.

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume III, Issue II:

It's their lightest year-rounder, showing a crystal-clear golden-yellow color. Hefty three fingers of head with some great lacing on the glass. Mild citric and peppery hop nose with a sweet maltiness that suggests honey and shortbread. Very smooth; a little crispness gets bounced off of the moderate body. A very clean palate lets the malt come through with a mellow biscuity flavor; hops are a little bitter with citric, wildflower and peppery flavors. After the hops settle, the malt comes full circle with more of a dry bread flavor in the finish.

Bigger is not always better, and many times, simple can be best. Nothing that will make an über beer geek do a double take, but certainly a session ale of greatness.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2010 20:59:45 | More by BeerAdvocate

Jason

Massachusetts

3.63/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz stubby brown bottle with no freshness date. This bottle came from Liquid Solutions.

Appearance: Happy looking bubbly lace, bit of haze from the yeast in the dull and pale golden hue.

Smell: Fresh kneaded biscuits with some citric rind and vague fruitiness.

Taste & Mouthfeel: More smoothness than anything else on the moderate carbonation and slick body. Lots of raw biscuity malt flavours thanks to the yeast. As well as the malt is, the hops drop a mellow citric tone to the palate that lingers further than I expected. A little sweet in the end with a trace of aleish alcohol.

Notes: Not to shabby for a smaller beer, hmmm… the ideal lunch time beer if there was never one.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2003 16:32:14 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12oz snubbie brown twist-off top bottle. Bottled on stamped on the side.

Appearance: Semi cloudy pale yellow beer with a huge chunky white foam head. Great retention with this bad boy.

Smell: Soft hops and grain in the nose. Mild fruity esters can also be picked up.

Taste: Light and silky smooth, with a very even medium malt body. Sweetness is slightly fruity/estery (faint tropical) and sugary (in a watery way). Hops very gently tease the palate, but that's about all. There's a very thin bitterness that lends some citrus/floral flavours and the slightest twang on the palate. Grainy, bitty and dry at the finish.

Notes: This is such an easy drinking beer that it's not even funny. An superb example of a session beer and an excellent crossover beer for those friends that are still reluctant to try quality beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2001 00:00:01 | More by Todd

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.4%

05-24-2013 10:08:59 | More by Slatetank

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-05-2013 23:07:51 | More by ZEB89

tigermaniac72

Alabama

4/5  rDev +11.4%

05-03-2013 19:12:51 | More by tigermaniac72

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.4%

03-10-2013 21:44:07 | More by JeffSuttonTX

ste5venla

California

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

02-21-2013 08:19:28 | More by ste5venla

Thunder

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -30.4%

02-08-2013 21:09:03 | More by Thunder

powdersoldier

Washington

3/5  rDev -16.4%

02-02-2013 16:54:48 | More by powdersoldier

fivetime

Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-26-2013 22:22:30 | More by fivetime

sloelco

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-04-2013 07:38:05 | More by sloelco

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

2/5  rDev -44.3%

12-22-2012 17:13:57 | More by Hopheadjeffery

harrymel

Washington

3.03/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Best by 24JAN13

Pours light golden with a solid soapy white foam sheet. Smells of grass, lime, citrus some light grain. Simple nose. Taste is grainy, light malt, some golden raisins and juice with some hints of metal. A really simple, refreshing character. Light bodied with prickly, present carb and a dry finish. Nice beer, but more of a pilsner for the most part.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 06:35:41 | More by harrymel

Iowacraft

Iowa

3/5  rDev -16.4%

12-08-2012 21:03:58 | More by Iowacraft

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.35/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a light straw yellow, lots of clarity to the beer, can definitely see through to the other side of the pint glass (alaskan ipa glass if anyone cares, some people seem to write their glass info frequently/always). White head, 5/8" with moderate lacing and retention. Grassy aroma, not oppressive. Not really hoppy, just grassy, a little grainy, not too much going on.

Toasted malt, not roasted or burnt, just likely toasted like the Cypress Hill dude says in the Hullabalooza Simpson's episode. Crisp and attentive, tight carbonation, very little in the way of aftertaste or mouthfeel, ibus are probably in the mid30-40 range. Still has the grassiness moreso than any other characteristic. A decent summer option and palate cleanser.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2012 18:38:49 | More by Beerandraiderfan

Glibber

Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

10-07-2012 02:48:21 | More by Glibber

CanuckRover

Ontario (Canada)

3.35/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a crystal clear gold. Rather thin head, but good retention. Decent lacings to the finish.

Surprisingly grainy aroma, awfully sweet, with barely perceptible floral hops.

This is really clean and crisp. Sweetish grain up front, fruity yeast seems to contribute quite a bit through the middle. Very slight hopping in them finish. Quite quenching.

Admittedly not my favorite style, but an easy-drinker.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 17:09:26 | More by CanuckRover

alexipa

Colorado

3.03/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A: Crystal clear yellow/orange with a thin head that turns to a slight film shortly. No lacing.

S: Bready malts, no hop aroma coming through at all. Nothing really jumps out here.

T: The malty bread notes come through on the taste, along with some nondescript hop bitterness. Bitterness seems to be entirely on the back end (this along with almost no hop scent, leads me to believe they have nearly no late-addition hops).

M: Alaskan always seems to pretty much nail mouthfeel. This one is no different, I could drink lots of these in succession.

O: A pretty forgettable but solid pale ale. I would have liked some late addition hops as noted earlier. The base beer is similar to their amber, which I like quite a bit.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 22:54:57 | More by alexipa

stanale

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +18.4%

08-13-2012 02:26:39 | More by stanale

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

08-05-2012 04:44:41 | More by harpus

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

07-11-2012 00:26:20 | More by rolltide8425

troyvar

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +11.4%

07-10-2012 23:52:58 | More by troyvar

mtrain237

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

07-01-2012 06:11:17 | More by mtrain237

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +11.4%

06-17-2012 06:01:54 | More by schnarr84