A Deal with the Devil - Triple Oaked Batch 13
Anchorage Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
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7.72
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Aged 30 months in a mix of Willet Rye, Wild Turkey Bourbon, and Heaven Hill 15 Year Malt Whiskey Barrels. Transferred to fresh barrels 3 times throughout the aging process.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle at the 270 tasting, at the Mount, 01/08/2025.
Black with a tan head that veers to the edge.
Nose is fruit cake, spice, dark malts, molasses, booze, toffee.
Taste comprises molasses, bourbon rip, spice, molasses, brown sugar melt.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Tidy sipper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours black with a reddish hue and no head. Notes of vanilla, oak, dried boozy fruit, muscovado sugar, molasses. Nice boozy finish with a drying close. Lovely
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
1st August 2025
ADTWD team tasting in sunny Halzlemere. A mild haze on this amber brown beer, small bubbly dark tan head. Smooth airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Light bodied malts but very rich, mellow dark chocolate, bitterish dark toffee, a little oak induced vanilla. Big bourbon and whiskey. Rounded but very rich. Rich fruity bourbon. Oak induced vanilla. Rich bourbon spicy fruity finish. Bloody Nora!
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at the high Wycombe fancy pants tasting. 01/08/2025. Many thanks to the team. A thick dark brown black coloured pour with a halo of mid tan head. Aroma is semi sweet oily, hazelnut, green apple, raisin, fruit,. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, Warming alcohol, bourbon, cognac, nice warming alcohol, vanilla, oak. Palate is semi sweet, oily, staves, oak, boozy fruit. Palate is medium sweet, oiky, moderate carbonation. Fantastic.