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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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 TheBeerLover (1013), DC Metro Area, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/519/20
Oct 19, 2006  
12 oz bottle. Pours to a light amber to copper color, with a soapy white head that fades, and a moderate to soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is very pleasing with aromas of caramel, and spicy hints of pine and spruce. The palate is soft with good flavors of toffee, biscuit, and caramel. This beer finishes with more good malt flavors up front, then ends with a piney/spruce finish that slightly lingers. The spruce tips in this beer makes for a very interesting and flavoful beer. You really get pleasing spruce flavor in the nose and finish. This is a nice, easy drinking, winter ale. A nice after work or dinner brew, and a good beer to sip and savor with a good book or a movie.


RasputinsBeard (11), Why do you give a fuck?, Oregon, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 22, 2007  
In my opinion this is a great example of a Scottish Gruit. The commercial description says English Olde Ale, but to me it is Scottish. Here is my review: AROMA - Some fruity-malt notes. Very crisp smelling; APPEARANCE - Medium amber in color. Faint head at the start that quickly fades. No real carbonation, and lacing is minimal; TASTE - The taste is that of a typical Scottish Gruit. The base flavor is malt, then the fruity bitterness of the spruce tips adds a nice roundness to the pallete; MOUTHFEEL - Mouthfeel is pleasant with roasted malty tones. No carbonation bite either; OVERALL - I really liked this brew. Beings that it is a limited release seasonally. If you see it, pick it up...dman fine brew.


badfinger (55), Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/518/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Good, but not as good as the regular amber, a little heavier and a little more bitter


MicroRob (42), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 12, 2003  
Quite different from most 'Winter Ales' with its lighter color. The spruce tip aftertaste is what is unique about this one. Very enjoyable.


Macanudo (14), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 3, 2005  
Spicey and bitter. This one is truly a seasonal. They add spruce tips to the recipe and you can tell. Nice color and is drinkable right after the pour.




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