4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Woodsy first taste. Big Alaskan Brewery Fan. Hits the sides of my tongue with a burst of flavors. Coffee, Bread and chocolate hints make me like this beer and Colorado for my local liquor store to have it. I do taste a cough drop component but again faint. I will definitely stock this one in my cellar.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
650ml bomber. 2011 batch B.
It pours a dark brown with a foamy tan head that likes to hold with some sticky lacing when it finally recedes.
The smell is great. It has a big smokiness with some caramel, cocoa, and a hint of almost fruity sweetness.
The flavor is smoky with some woodiness, big bitter cocoa, and a hint of coffee. Basic but tasty.
A different take on a smoked beer but a good one.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Reviewed from notes at tasting. This beer pours a very dark, sooty brown color with a ring of tan lacing coating the top of the beer. It is very fragrant with an intense smokey, campfire smell that dominate the nose. There is also some toasty wood as well. The flavor is predominately a smokey, charred taste that reminds me of the smell your clothes get after sitting around a bonfire for hours. Also in the taste is some oak and black coffee. For me, this just seems like a novelty beer that was enjoyable for the 4 oz. I tried. Any more than that would have been too much. A very creative beer
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
22oz bottle from Discount Liquor Milwaukee. Pours a jet black color with a light tan head. Aroma is smokey, roasted malt, maybe a little chocolate. Medium on palate with soft carbonation. Flavor is bittersweet, smokey, chocolate, with a nice smokey finish. The smoke in both the aroma and the flavor are dominant, but not overpowering. An amazingly complex beer, well worth its reputation as one of the best beers in America.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
650mL bottle poured a deep ruby brown color with big off-white head with nice retention settling slowly to some nice lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, wood and smoke. Taste is roasted malty sweetness with just a hint of smoke and a bit of hops in the finish. A nicely balanced porter with a nice mouthfeel. Good job, Alaska.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Rating is for the 2000 vintage. Sampled at 2011 GABF. 22 oz. bomber. Smelled like campfire. Still very dark but with a lot of color bleed at the edges. Tasted just like smoked bacon. Lingering, bacony finish. Not much else going on but so wild and distinct I will be getting some to lay down to share with friends on a chilly night. Not something I’d want to drink the whole bottle of, but very unique and enjoyable experience.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Smokey goodness. Pours a dark brown with a nice head. Great smoked flavor but well balanced by roasted malts and hints of sweet chocolate. A great smoked beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
poured dark and little to no head from 22 oz bottle 2010 bottle. scents of smokey wood chips led right into the same taste. sweet taste in the porter and smokey flavors. texture in the mouth is a smooth crispy caramel and chocolate flavor also. I am lucky to been to Juneau and need to head back soon
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