Alaskan Amber

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

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

UPDATED: APR 7, 2007 Poured to a dark copper color, with thin off-white head that dissipated quickly and left little lacing. Aroma was a very pleasant blend of malty dark fruit, peat and a hint of smokey wood. Flavor was not quite as pronounced, although more of the same. Mouthfeel was slightly sweet and rich, and finish long with a slightly sweet aftertaste. I could not drink many of these at once, but a good tasting sipping beer.

12 oz. bottle....On sales $5.xx at bevmo. We cna’t get this where I live, so I wanted to try it! My frist impression was that this was a very hoppy amber! And that’s great! typical amber color, but not as sweet as some of the others mentioned. I would definately try this again.

Early 2006 bottle (educated guess) drunk on 3/22/07 at the Stuffed Sandwich
Had this baby while waiting for a 1987 and 1996 Anchor Old Foghorn to warm up/breath. Head is small, buttercream colored and fades pretty steadily to partial cover and ring. Body is a straw and copper yellow with light sunny orange highlights. Clarity is high, with light carbonation running through the liquid.
Kind of a sweaty hop and grainy malt combo in the nose. Perhaps a bit of munich or caramel malt? There seems to be a moderate amount of breadiness and a very light acidity, though that could just be the hops. The graininess of the malts seem to overly dry things out and the bready character takes things to an almost astringent level. But some late honey-vanilla notes, joined by a small dose of light caramel, seem to save things. Floral and mossy hops continue on and seem rather oily, sticking to the end of the aroma. No flaws or alcohol noted, medium strength of aroma.
Definitely German in nature, with some tettnang like spiciness and perhaps spalter earthy/mossiness. It’s very oily and sticky, almost like what I would think hop extract would taste like. It’s layered upon breadiness and dry caramel, with grainy base malts edging out what would be a more desirable malty-smooth consistency. Honey and vanilla ara again present, but all the earthiness and breadiness seems to win out. Moderate carbonation, with a not particularly substantial mouthfeel (moderate filtration obvious). No flaws however.

very malty. lots of carmel, biscuit, nuts, and toffee/almond. hints of piney hops but not much.

malty and slightly rich, this a great beer to enjoy with a bunch of friends while out on the patio grilling up some burgers....not steaks, your friends arent worth steaks.

Draft at Von’s Seattle. A typical amber in color -- a nice, deep russet -- and in flavor -- a good balance between sweet and bitter. A well-executed amber.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2007 Poured from the bottle - Nice amber color with a decent head. Sweet tasting fruity with hops and malt. Smooth drinking beer. Another of my affordable standbys which is currently available at my local Costco.

I fell in love with this beer when I spent a summer in Skagway. I knew when I returned home from my trip i would never get to experience this beer again. it has been 3 years and some change ... still waiting.... i wish i could describe it more accuratley but it has been to long...