Alaskan Smoked Porter Barrel Aged

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Barrel aged smoked porter bitch. Boom! Wood, bourbon, smoked meat, ash. Nice aroma! Black with a tan head. Dry and roasty at first with a little ash, this moves to meaty sweet smoke and finishes with nice smooth but boozy bourbon. Fuck yeah great drinker good shit.

This pours incredibly dark, with a wonderfully smokey aroma. The smoked hops are present in the taste, but there are hints of raisins and caramel.

Denver Rare Beer Tasting 2010. Dark pour. Nose of smoky whiskey and caramel. Flavor is caramel, toffee and pitted fruits...with whiskey!

Draft. Robust black pour with light ringed foamy head. Nose is sweet oaked bourbon, smoked malts are strong. Balaces to something like peaty scotch. Body is coating and smooth with snappy hops and alcohol. Toasted bitter finish. Leather, smoked jerky, marinated meat. Very solid and tasty big beer. Any time!

sample @ the Denver Rare Beer Tasting II on 9/17/10. dark brown/light black pour with a 1/4" tan head. Big whiskey nose from the JD barrels. The barrel aging really cuts the smoke aromas down to almost non existence. light to medium body full of whiskey. soft roasted finish. nice.

Draught. Black brown with dark tan brown head. Aroma is smoked gamey meat, whisky, caramel, dark berry fruits, burnt cheap coffee and tastes and smells like a dark mushroom sauce atop a steak. Also smoked deer sausage. Finishes bitter and lightly sweet.

Served on tap at Brouwer’s Cafe as part of their road to the GABF. The appearance is a deeper brown black. The nose is rich with smokiness. The flavors are even richer. Loads of alderwood smoke, smoked salmon in the flavors. The barrel part of the bourbon barrel comes through the most with a rich grainy chard barrel. Very fun beer.

Tap @ The Beer Stein [2009 Vintage]... Poured black with a tan head. Aroma had hints of smoke but the whiskey shined through there. Tasted smokey, roasted, malty, with tones of cocoa, coffee, vanilla from the whiskey aging. Charred, meaty tones and burnt sugars in the finish. I bet if this was fresh you’d taste more boozy, whiskey flavors.

On tap at Henry’s in Juneau. I think the original Smoked Porter is fantastic, but I can only take so much of that rich smokiness. With this beer, the smoke is the yin and the bourbon is the yang. Totally harmonious. Sweet and leathery yet roasty and woody. Savory yet quaffable. Personally I think this beer can stand up next to the best of them. Best I’ve had from Alaskan, and possibly the most enjoyable porter I’ve ever had the privilege of tasting. Would have ordered a third if I didn’t have to drive.

Dark brown color/ wispy tan head. Nice bourbon, vanilla, smoked meat aromas. medium body. Good smoked hardwood, oak barrel, vanilla, bourbon, meaty roasty malt flavors. Sweet n’ smoked.