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Alaskan Barley Wine Ale (Big Nugget)

Alaskan Barley Wine Ale (Big Nugget)

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97
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A Barley Wine brewed by
Alaskan Brewing Co

Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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1303.87/5.03.86/5.0Winter10.4%85.4 Snifter P  Stats

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Gold Medal Winner at the 2007 Toronado Festival. Enjoy this vintage beer now or age it for several years. Perfect for sharing with friends.

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 JMFG (1117), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20

Mar 1, 2008  
Sampled from 2007 bottle courtesy Beerlando. Mostly clear ruby-coper color with a thin white layer of head. Sweet dark fruity aroma, hop background. Slightly sweet, mix of malt and hops is tilted slightly towards the hops, a hop character is mild, considering its a fresh bottle. Nice thick hearty palate. A satisfying BW.

 Sparky27 (515), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Bomber 2007 vintage courtesy of JB175. Pours a fairly clear reddish brown with one finger tan head and delicate lacing. Nose is sweet caramel, molasses and mild hops. Taste is dark fruits, brown sugar, and caramel with a nice bitter hop finish. Sweet enough to hide the big alcohol content but not cloyingly so. Full mouth feel. This is a great BW. Thanks Jason!


 riversideAK (1569), Shoreline, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Dark brown with red hues and a beige bubbly head that thinned out as time expired. Aroma is very malty with lots of dark fruit, brown sugar, and candy. Light chocolate and roast too. Very fruity. The flavor starts with a hoppy burst of floral, pine, and citrus. Tobacco follows and mixes with dark fruits and some chocolate. As it warms flavors of cherries and a light tartness shows up. Smooth and drinkable. Alcohol is light for the ABV.


 sk8viking (6078), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Bottle. A deep red beer with a big beige head. The aroma is of caramel, rye bread, hop and alcohol, the taste is sweet malty, caramel rye bread, alcohol and a bit acid. Medium to full body with a warming alcoholic finish.


 Vac (2232), San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle sampled at RBSG ’08. 2007. Pours with a depp mohagony body topped by a thick, tan head with a good amount of lacing. It’s malty and sweet with a nice caramel note and a light piney hop character. Full bodied, smooth and a touch dry.


 uhre (235), Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Red with a small head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit and hops. Flavor is again of caramel with hops - sweet beer, but well balanced.




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