Winter Ale
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter|
Score
6.45
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English Olde Ale. Traditionally malty with the warming sensation of alcohol, Olde Ales are brewed in the fall as winter warmers.
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.
Alaskan Winter is made from glacier-fed water, Sitka spruce tips and a generous blend of the finest quality European and Pacific Northwest hop varieties and specialty malts. Our water originates in the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Ice Field and from the more than 90 inches of rainfall we receive each year.
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.
Alaskan Winter is made from glacier-fed water, Sitka spruce tips and a generous blend of the finest quality European and Pacific Northwest hop varieties and specialty malts. Our water originates in the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Ice Field and from the more than 90 inches of rainfall we receive each year.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 18 Feb 2026
at 02:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured a clear copper. Some caramel notes and a hint of spice but unspectacular
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Brew'd Craft Pub, pours a clear copper amber with a small beige head. Aroma has some spruce tips, bready malt and a hint of toasted caramel. Flavour is very dry, with plenty of spruce, bready malt and a hint of subtly sweet toasted caramel. Nice use of the spruce tips, but it's a pretty average, forgettable beer. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2023
at 04:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Malty. A- Light copper color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Malty. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- A real malt bomb. Pass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2023
at 20:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
15th Dec 2019, 355ml bottle while in California. Golden/amber body, wispy head, then nothing. Fairly sweet, spiced with something more than a spruce tips that's for sure. Struggled to enjoy this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2019
at 04:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear amber with an ecru head. Aroma of toffee and spruce. Flavors are moderate sweet caramel with some berry-like notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2018
at 19:30
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Shared 12 oz. bottle. Clear pale amber, off-white head. Malty aroma. Taste is malt, caramel, nuts, spruce notes. Finish is very malty and sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2017
at 23:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a clear copper with a large white head. Aroma Is sweet caramel malt with some mint leaves. Flavor Is more sweetish caramel malt with some wintergreen and cherry. Kind of different and I liked it the more I drank it. Kind of a spruced up, no pun intended, amber ale
Tried
on 05 Nov 2016
at 18:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Here is a situation where I expected one thing and was very wrong. Draft pour pint at Frankies. Clear golden pour with an active fizz head. Sweet berry aroma and flavor. Very soft hops, and a fruity, sweet malt finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2016
at 00:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3
A lot of unfermented sugar in here and some citrus tang. Very syrupy consistency, sweet and tangy finish. Doesn’t come together very well. Tap at Alaska Lodge at SEATAC.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2016
at 12:46