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Alaskan Winter Ale

Alaskan Winter Ale

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An Old Ale brewed by
Alaskan Brewing Co

Juneau, Alaska USA

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2993.24/5.03.24/5.0Winter6.4%30 Dimpled mug, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Style: English Olde Ale. Traditionally malty with the warming sensation of alcohol, Olde Ales are brewed in the fall as winter warmers.

Flavor Profile: Brewed in the style of an English Olde Ale, this ale balances the sweet heady aroma of spruce tips with the clean crisp finish of noble hops. Its malty richness is complemented by the warming sensation of alcohol.

History: From the seafaring adventurers of the 1700s to the homebrewers of today, adding spruce tips to beer has a rich history in Southeast Alaska. The tender new growth of Sitka spruce tips lends a delicious, yet subtly sweet floral aroma to tea, jelly and now Alaskan Winter Ale.

Ingredients: Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Ice Field. A complex blend of six malts including Pale, Wheat, Munich and caramelized malts. Prized Czechoslovakian Saaz hops and Sitka spruce tips.


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 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottled at City Beer, San Francisco. Lightly hazy deep golden, no head. Blackberry aroma. Medium sweet with clean mouthfeel and medium body. Lightly buttery with intersting notes of pine needles, juniper berries and blackberries. Salty finish.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy gold, wispy white head, sweet candy malt aroma with a nice spicyness, sweet caramel malt flavor, nice fresh spicyness, touch of candy, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 argo0 (6145), Washington DC, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Dec 19, 2002  
Clear orange-copper body with minimal head. Aroma is very sweet fruity (berry) and slightly caramel. Flavor is really berry and slightly malty with a trace of piny hops on the back half of the tongue. Doesn’t do it for me.


 Hildigöltur (5051), København Ø, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 25, 2003  
[Draught at The White Horse, Parson's Green, London] Dark amber coloured. It has some Belgian yeastiness in the aroma. Strong malty flavour. Sweet finish. Too carbonated.


 CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Pours a transparent bright copper bronze with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet caramely and pale malts with some grainy notes and light fruity esters. Body starts fairly full and sugary sweet with a light bitterness toward a semi-dry finish. A pretty decent old ale.




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