Alaskan Amber

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

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Tap. Clear amber color, short head. Bit malty aroma. Also malty taste, slight bitter. Ok, but not spectacular.

I wasn’t going to buy this until I realized that it was an alt, so into my mix-a-six it went - sadly, this is probably one of the most boring alts I’ve ever had - I find it hard to really describe this beer - all I can say is that it is "malty" - this is a very nondescript beer - there is a mild hop presence and a metallic, copper/penny-like character on the tail end - a little bit estery - meh.

on draft. medium brown in color with beige head. wonderful smooth palate. chocolate and caramel malts belnd nicely with medium hop balance.

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.

I tried this while on vacation in Las Vegas, coming back from Hawaii. I don’t have specific notes about the beer, but I remember it being slightly above average and I remember being excited to try a beer from Alaska!

Thanks to drabmuh for this best of styles tick. Served in a tulip. Pours a light amber color with a thin tan head. Little to no lacing and a slight collar. Nose is pretty light with some bready malt and not too much else. Maybe a touch of earthy hops in the background. Taste is bread crust and a light sweetness. Faint caramel and hops. Feel is quite thin and a bit undercarbonated. Drinks alright, but isn’t anything special. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-24-2010

Draught. Clear copper color with bubbly white head. Subtle caramel nose that takes more than one sniff to detetect. Dry with a malty cereal grain flavor with a spicy flavor. Maybe a bit too carbonated.

On tap at the 2009 NABA. Pours a deep and bright amber color with a large foamy white head. The aroma is sweet caramel malts, light fruitiness and earthy malt. The flavor was similar; easygoing caramel, slightly bready malts and light fruit. Easygoing and very drinkable.