Alaskan Black IPA - Alaskan Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.71
pDev: 11.86%
Reviews: 106
Hads: 186

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Alaskan Brewing Co.

Alaska, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.40% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (101), on-tap (5).

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Reviews by RoamingGnome:

RoamingGnome

Wisconsin

3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First of all, thanks for the bottle Ann.

Poured this out into a CBS snifter, served chilled.

A) Looks black coming out, but held to light, more of deep brown. There was a nice finger of khaki colored coffee house froth. The head settled to a dusting. Decent amount of lacing.

S) Darker malt and coffee roast, light citrus, pine and grass.

T) I don't think the flavor was weak, but something seemed to be lacking. It was at least refreshing. There is some hop bitterness, grassy/piney, citrus zest, I thought a little lime. This could have been just a tad sweeter, not sure about the balance. The finish is bitter with a burnt coffee flavor, maybe a little smoke.

M) Fairly light, with a good amount of carbonation. This one feels lively, not what I would call smooth, but easy enough to knock back. The aftertaste lingers a little to long for my liking.

O) Decent black IPA. Glad I got the chance to try it, but probably won't revisit. NG Black Top has perhaps spoiled me a bit.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2012 02:50:59 | More by RoamingGnome

More User Reviews:

BryanCarey

Texas

4.05/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Alaskan Black IPA is a dark beer with an interesting and varied nose that combines such things as roasted malt, earthy notes, citrus, and pine. The generous tan- colored foam has good staying power and leaves its mark all along your glass as you drink.

Alaskan Black IPA is a complex beer with flavors of citrus fruits, pine, and bread with some coffee and dark chocolate. The taste is shaped by contributions of a dark ale and IPA, like you expect, but the taste leans more in the direction of an IPA than anything. The bitter sensation is a little more evident here than with other black IPA, but it is still kept under control enough that most consumers will find it to their liking.

Alaskan Black IPA is certainly a tasty beer and it rates a notch better than other black IPA I have tried. It is less balanced than others, with a greater reliance on the hops, but that fact should not dissuade anyone from sampling it, as its taste is still very good and memorable. The complexity and other factors make this ale one for the record and one everyone should add to their list of beers to try.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:34:05 | More by BryanCarey

eliz108

Wisconsin

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

05-17-2013 15:48:59 | More by eliz108

SportsandJorts

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -5.7%

05-16-2013 15:08:46 | More by SportsandJorts

Sokool

Washington

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

05-15-2013 22:56:32 | More by Sokool

tclang

Wisconsin

3/5 rDev -19.1%

05-12-2013 20:55:23 | More by tclang

Moose90

Colorado

4.26/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Best By 05.08.13
Tasted 05.11.13

A - Pours a deep, dark black, with a tall light tan head. Initially, this looks like a nice dark stout. On closer inspection, the head dissipates to a thin layer, and the body of the beer is more of a dark rich mahogany brown. Lacing is uniform, sticky, and overall great.

S – Woah hops, bright, fragrant, and floral. Held up with a large dose of sweet, rich malts. Dark fruits come through here as well. Quite complex, this beer is no longer fresh, but has developed some deeper notes here with time.

T – Rich and roasty, this is dark, deep and complex. Comes across as a robust porter, some coffee, bitter chocolate, and dark fruits again. Hops are vacant here, make a brief appearance, but that's it. Fine by me. Very complex, bitter coffee notes abound, dark chocolate covered cherry notes here, unique. Reminiscent of a barleywine in regards to it's level of complexities.

M – Light, crisp, and bubbly. Carbonation is high, but okay here.

O – Wow. I've had this one fresh, and it is great then, as a big hoppy dark ale. But now, once the hops have faded, the malt complexities are great. The sweet dark cherry and chocolate notes, to contrast the bright bitter coffee and light hop notes, are just great. This is truly underrated.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 07:18:45 | More by Moose90