3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured clear, light amber, "shiney penny" color with a thin, light head. Pleasant pine/hop aroma and first taste. The spruce doesn’t seem as prevalent as in past years. It’s hard to pick out from the hops. A real pleasant mouth feel and mild after taste.
One of my favorites. I look forward to it every winter.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured a nice deep amber color, thin head, with the thoughts of drinking a Christmas tree. The spruce tips freshened the flavor and it held it’s own throughout the glass. Another welcome addition to the Alaskan Brewing Co.’s arsenal.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light bodied and fairly easy drinking, a fair amount of carbonation with a crisp finish. Aroma and taste of brown sugar. The spruce is lacking, but overall a nice session-able wintertime ale.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
My least favorite of the Ak brews but still likable. It is a complex blend of fruit and pine but somewhat varies from batch to batch.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
I really liked this beer i have only drank it straight out of the bottle but the flavor is great is brewed with spruce tips one of my favorites
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This one has been holding me over all winter. The spruce tips add a delicate spice to the malt and a jasmine character to the nose. Thick and rich throughout, apples, pears and caramel compliment the floral notes up front.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Initial flavour of sweet blueberries without a tart aftertaste. A bit of spruce evens out the flavour. The finish is hoppy in an inoffensive manner--good for those who like flavourful beer without a heavy hops taste.
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