Alaskan Winter Ale - Alaskan Brewing Co.

HeroJH

Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A well done beer with some fun flavors.

A - nice amber color light head.

S - A sweet flowery hop and slight spruce smell. kinda perfumy. It says it's brewed with spruce tips. I have a spruce tree in my yard and if you grab the spruce tips off it when they first bud and are bright green, they are edible and quite nice smelling.

T - malty and kinda sweet. A nice aftertaste some tangy bitterness which might be at least half form the spruce, but I don't know.

M - nice mild carb and coating

D - Good, I could have a couple.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2009 22:03:41 | More by HeroJH

aty11b

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

05-14-2013 01:24:38 | More by aty11b

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-10-2013 14:03:45 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-09-2013 02:41:06 | More by SmellsofMahagony

DyingBreed

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-03-2013 17:12:11 | More by DyingBreed

mfl620ks

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +22%

04-24-2013 16:32:52 | More by mfl620ks

RaijinQ

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

04-23-2013 23:47:43 | More by RaijinQ

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-23-2013 08:33:01 | More by Mebuzzard

Moose90

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

04-22-2013 03:35:12 | More by Moose90

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

04-21-2013 20:36:20 | More by KiMiRaiK

PStriedl

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-19-2013 23:35:11 | More by PStriedl

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

04-12-2013 01:49:09 | More by dmorgan310

Nightwish1094

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +28.7%

04-11-2013 05:37:11 | More by Nightwish1094

Localdrinklax

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -18.7%

03-20-2013 02:38:40 | More by Localdrinklax

Klimm

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

03-18-2013 02:36:33 | More by Klimm

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

03-13-2013 06:13:38 | More by Zachtheporter

Mortarforker

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

03-12-2013 18:04:41 | More by Mortarforker

mttdls

New York

2.75/5  rDev -25.5%

03-08-2013 21:31:43 | More by mttdls

wonothesane42

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +22%

02-26-2013 13:45:56 | More by wonothesane42

Michaeldmanley

Texas

4/5  rDev +8.4%

02-17-2013 05:15:25 | More by Michaeldmanley

adkieffer

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

02-16-2013 15:53:55 | More by adkieffer

jkn09

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

02-08-2013 19:32:13 | More by jkn09

rawfish

California

3.6/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dullish amber, very small head from a normal pour. Slick lacing and nearly no retention.

Bready, with cinnamon, honey and brown sugar spices, a bit of pine, syrup and noble hops. Sweet and dry.

Bready and grain husks, rather clean with some nuances of simple syrup, cola and maple. Hops keep things clean and dry with a bit of pine and grassy bitterness. Sticky malt but dries rather well. Medium body, average carbonation and well hidden alcohol.

Simple old ale, plenty of spice notes and a grainy malt backbone. Much better than Alaskan's amber as a winter session beer. Not a bad beer, rather middle of the road, interesting to try.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 05:31:03 | More by rawfish

Lynzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +8.4%

02-06-2013 14:50:02 | More by Lynzy

JarMills

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

02-05-2013 06:43:05 | More by JarMills