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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bright orange; little white head. Not resiny nose, but indeed, fresh (spruce?) tips, and sweet malts behind it, and some caramel. Caramel taste, reduced orange juice gravy with a spiciness that is only spruce retronasal, some orangezest. Syrupy, without any cloying, near refreshing. This is definitely one of the better tries from Alaskan. Why don’t they advertise this a bit more?
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 14:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle:Pours a very light brown tan color, averade head. One thing i was hopeing for but couldn’t tast much of the spruce. It was Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2006
at 00:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle (Courtesy of FlacoAlto): Poured a clear deep amber color ale with a nice white bubbly head with average retention. Aroma of sweet malt with a subtle mix of spices. Taste is a mix between sweet malt and a subtle mix of spices. Body is a bit thin and I can’t say that I really tasted the spruce tips. I believe I would have appreciated this better with a stronger presence of spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2005
at 10:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a sparkling clear red/amber with a short fizzy head. Can't even maintain a little white skin so no real lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Piney,apples, grapes, plums maybe. Flavor is a nice surprise. A bit fruity, spicy, raisons, ...busy. The spruce is not as obvious as I feared. The ABV is a touch high, you can tell. Feel is quite thin and somewhat watery, and the carbonation is very soft. Only a slight grassy aftertaste with just a trace of hops. Interesting twist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2004
at 23:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber with fast fading head. Small bead. Malty nose. Faintly spiced malt flavor. 2002 bottle version
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2002
at 09:39