Alaskan Black IPA - Alaskan Brewing Co.

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291 Ratings

rAvg: 3.71
pDev: 11.86%
Reviews: 105
Hads: 186

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Alaskan Brewing Co.

Alaska, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.40% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (100), on-tap (5).

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Reviews by drinkAK:

drinkAK

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

01-20-2013 17:57:57 | More by drinkAK

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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

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