jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA Jul 11, 2009 Reviewed 6/8/2009 (Bottle):
Pours a light golden colored body, with nearly no head, whitish in color. Malty aroma, some freshness. Enticing. Malty nutty taste, refreshing. Effervescent. Not skunky tasting. Pretty good tasting. A little heavier than a typical summer beer. thorongil2 (54), , Ontario, Canada Jul 9, 2009 (bottle) pale yellow colour, slight malty aroma, not much flavour to speak of; not offensive in any way but utterly uninteresting wheelz843 (203), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Jun 4, 2009 bottle. pours a very clear light yellow with quick dissolving head. very fizzy. faint aroma of hops. very bland at first but has a decent tinish. second sip was better than the first. MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Jun 3, 2009 Bottle. Pours a bright golden color with a thin white head. Aroma isn’t bad... fruity with a hint of grain. Flavor is weak: fizzy and grainy. A lot like a BMC lager. I’ll give it refreshing; but not much else. CanIHave4Beers (838), Des Moines, Iowa, USA Jun 1, 2009 A pretty simple beer, enjoyable enough and pretty to style. Pours a nice blonde with a good head. The aroma is nice grainy and somewhat metallic. The flavor has a bright maltiness with a little honey well balanced by a plesant noble hoppiness. harbuck76 (127), El Cajon, California, USA May 24, 2009 12 oz bottle. pours a clear gold with small white head. Aroma is grain very much like a lager. sweet malts. Taste is about the same. very light bodied kinda watery, but sweet. not too bad. jbye4334 (652), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA May 22, 2009 (bottle from Springs Liquor Outlet in Colorado Springs). Pours a clear yellow color. Medium white head. Light alcohol aroma. Light grain and alcohol taste. Avg duration. Slightly astringent finish. Watery texture. Minimal lacing. Gypsy19 (604), California, USA Apr 29, 2009 Pours a medium gold with just a little lacing forming. Looks and smells very lager-like, disappointingly. I mean very weak, barely-beerlike aroma. Flavor is slightly more robust, though not by much. I barely get any malt or hop flavors. Just the slightest hint of generic fruit. Palate is sprtizy, though watery. You know what? This shit is bunk. This would make a pretty decent lager. Calling it "ale" is simply false advertising. I’m very surprised and disappointed. I mean, I’m not trying to be an asshole or anything, but I just lost a lot of respect for Alaskan, considering what they’re capable of in the barleywine arena. Overall, just fair.
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