3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle thanks Skyview) pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma has some slight apple and berry. Taste was sweet malt with a slight but still nice piney finish. Pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. The Sitka spruce aroma really comes through and a whiff of sweetness too. Clear Copper color. I find the brew on the lighter side. The malt component is actually tamer as I expected. This is the third I have tried of the spruce tips variety. It is not bad at all.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This one is a winner, and that might be because it appears to be a clone of another winner, Alba Scot ale. Spiced aroma. Flavor has lots of pine and medium sweet malt, but not perceivable hops and that is OK. Alcohol seems low for an old ale, maybe a spiced beer instead.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at John’s Marketplace in Portland, Oregon. Pours a semi-hazy copper amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, spruce, some dark berries and a touch of spice. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated , smooth creamy with flavors of caramel malt, raspberries and spruce hops. Taste is semi-sweet, dry character with a nice malt and berry aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 15, 2012 Original rating, Oct 12, 2007. 2006-07 batch. Thanks to Skyview. Copper color with no head. Slightly spicy yeast aroma and some malt. A very spicy spruce flavor and a sweet malt base. Very similar to Alba Scots Pine. Tasty and well worth the search for it. 6/3/7/3/16
Re-rating, Jan 15, 2012. 2011-12 batch. Copper/goldish color with no head. Malty and biscuity aroma. Almost some honey. Sweet, honey biscuit flavor. Moderate bitterness. Full bodied.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to Skyview for sharing. Pours a nice burnt auburnish orange color. Nice almost apple like aroma with a hint of spice and a little ripe fruit. Nice Full creamy mouthfeel with a good dose of ripe rasberry and a good dose of floral hoppiness. Great beer!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Poured red with foamy white head. Malty aroma. Full body, with malt and raspberry notes, Tiny bit of spruciness. Lingering raspberry finish with a hoppy tang.
Because of the spruce, I had’nt expected to like this. Surprisingly I do
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 8, 2009 12 oz bottle from Vons. Winter 2007 release. Poured a rich copper color with an off white head that faded to 1/8 inch. Aroma was light with sweet malts, red fruits and almonds. The flavor was rich with malts and a large dosing of cherries and raspberries. Mouthfeel was very full, creamy and heavy. This is a beer you can almost chew. The finish fell short and showed just a trace of piney hops and some alcohol, but thankfully their was no lingering sweetness (which I had anticipated by this point). Overall: this is a most pleasantly original brew--my congrats to Alaskan. Recommended.
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