Alaskan Amber

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Altbier
Juneau, Alaska USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

22 oz bottle...hazy mid amber pour,thin beige head,no lace.sweet malt aroma.sweet caramel flavors with a bit of fruitiness and a mild hop bitterness.smooth and medium bodied, easy to drink.

UPDATED: SEP 12, 2011 (draft 7/18/11). Clear amber color. Medium off white head. Moderate sweet bready malt and caramel aroma and flavor. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing. ----- Initial rating from 4/30/09: 2.7 overall. (bottle). Pours an amber color. Light tan head. Minimal lacing. Light malt aroma. Malt flavor with light alcohol. Smooth finish. Lively carbonation.

Tap at, well I can’t really remember where but I know it was in Las Vegas. Pours a nice copper color with a thick white head. Aroma is nice sweet malt and caramel. Taste is similar, nice caramel touch with sweet malts and a touch of bitterness. Good session brew.

Hazy dark amber color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor are pretty sweet with caramel and some fruit. Thanks to Dogbrick for the trade.

Bottle. Light to moderate cookie note for the malt, light herbs and dough for the hops and yeast, with cardboard and dried dark fruits in the background. Head is frothy, slightly off-white, with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Flavor starts moderately acidic, then finishes moderately acidic and lightly bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery and has a lively carbonation. Mild overall, but an easy drinking Altbier.

Appropriate that I’m drinking this on ANZAC day here in New Zealand. It tastes and smells so much like freshly baked ANZAC biscuits. It’s also the most beautiful looking beer I’ve seen in a long time - a brilliantly clear fiery red-amber, like glowing embers. This might be the perfect autumn session ale. Slightly to high ABV for a session, but still, so moreish. The end of the glass came way too quickly.

Aroma: It has a subtle malty character. Appearance: It pours dark amber, brilliantly clear and highly carbonated, you can see the bubbles rise in the glass. It has an off white head that falls quickly. Flavor: The flavors are subtle and clean, with mild bitterness, and biscuity and malty notes Mouth feel: A medium light body. Overall Impression: This is a beer of subtleties. Subtle aroma, subtle flavor and subtle mouth feel. It’s refreshing; almost a lawn mower beer. I prefer beers with more flavors and stronger aroma’s. It seems to lack the bitterness and dry finish expected of the Altbeir style. These comments do not distract from my overall impression, they are meant as a commentary on hitting the style guidelines.

Bottle from BevMo. Dark amber in color with a beige head. Malty aroma with caramel and some fruity notes. Flavor is sweet caramel malt and a little brown sugar and fruitiness with a tiny bit of hops. Smooth palate, medium body. Decent but unremarkable.