Alaskan Winter Ale

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Old Ale
Juneau, Alaska USA

Serve in English pint, Snifter

This was a rather plain beer, had an alright roast and fruit flavor. Probably would not search it out.

Did you know there’s actually a Brewer Spruce tree that has nothing to do with ales? Ah, the wonders of Googling unusual word combinations. There are many piney scents with this one, but they don’t seem to help the earthy dryness and mild bitterness. A bit of tongue-turning sourness on the finish. Worth trying once but likely not again.

Light amber colored, with lots of bubbles topped by a thin white head. Strong malty aroma from arms length away, alcohol, blueberry, fruity hop aroma. Very sweet in flavor. Medium body with crisp bubbles. Weird, but drinkable.

There IS such thing as using too much tree in your brew. This is a fine example. Overwhelming spruce taste. Closest thing to drinking a Christmas tree.

An average beer. Some spice and toffee in the aroma. Caramel malt and some mild fruit in the taste. A tiny warming sensation. Simple, but not bad.

Deep amber. Light head. Resins, burned sugar, toffee aroma. Flavor is bold with resinous hops and caramel. Not bad.

Deep amber pour, white head, and springy carbonation. Mostly caramel malt, light fruit, and mild generic hops. Flavor profile is a solid caramel maltiness, a touch of grain, light spruce, with a moderately bitter finish and trace malt. Medium body. A solid brew.

12oz bottle from Downer Wine & Spirit. Pours a clear amber color with a thin white head. Aroma is malty, cereal, fruity, Maybe a little yeasty. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, cereal, maybe a hint of spruce, with a sweet cereal grain finish. I was hoping his would be more spruce-y, but it is pleasant enough as is.