Alaskan Barley Wine Ale (Big Nugget)

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Barley Wine
Juneau, Alaska USA

2007 Bottle that I’ve had for a while, decided it would be a good beer to drink tonight with my girlfriend. Pours a big big dark brown with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is sweet and big with some dark fruit feeling. Taste is sweet and robust with dark fruit and some raisins. This is a great BW, looking forward to it warming up some.

#1300. Perfect gift from Keir. Relatively clear with a deep dark ruby highlight surrounding a dense dark brown core. Spiraling off-white head. Sweet molassis nose. Touch grapey berry note. Mild cooca. Full bodied with a rather substantial burn. Raisins and other assorted dried fruits. Bitter acidity with a mix of coffee and tingling ,yet muted effervescence. Estery and a vivid cherry note. Big and bad, and might need a little age. But this is a rock ready to go. Sticky alcohol malts, fruity yeasty middle and a spicy hoppy finish. This is delicious, and will only get better.

Dark amber red color with a beige head. The head receded to a ring leaving a little bit of lacing. Very malty and sweet aromas, not a typical American hopped up version. Aromas of dark fruit, figs, caramel, brown sugar, and a little bit of hops. Sweet caramel flavors, with some citrus hops, brown sugar, figs, and biscuit. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Thanks to pepsican for the sample.

Thanks going to goryshkewych and BeerLando who both sent a bomber my way. Vintage 2007. Mostly clear ruby/mahogany color with a smallish head. Looks opaque until you hold the glass up to a backlight. Aroma of brown sugar, toffee and raisins with some earthy hops. Heavy and sweet; like a raisin pie.

22-oz bottle, 2007 vintage. Pours dark brown with a thin, fizzy, light brown head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (cookie, bread, caramel), heavy hops (perfume, flowers), average yeast (earth, leaves) with notes of dates, alcohol, and cola. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a spicy-bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, acidity, and bitterness; ends with a spicy alcohol bite.

Deep opaque purple almost black. Big port wine and plum flavors with a full bodied and sweet finish. Finally got a chance to try this one and am really glad I did. This is one of the smoothest, most well rounded and balanced bw I think I’ve ever had. Complexity was a little lacking but as far as straight bw’s go, this one was it. Anybody want to send me anymore?

Pours a deep amber color with a tan head. Aroma is aged malts, caramel, crystal malts, and prune. Flavor is malty, prune, caramel, some hops, and alcohol.

Bottle. Winner of 07 BW festival, had to try. Pour red brown. Flavor is dark fruit, plum rasin but in low quantily, flavor is dominated by bittering hops. Makes me wonder if Arctic devil was entered.