Special Edition Allies Win the War
21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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In a surprising turn of events, rival superpowers have joined forces to bring a beer of might to the world. According to top-secret documents, recently unclassified, brewmasters for 21st Amendment in California and Ninkasi in Oregon began their brewing careers together many years ago. ALLIES WIN THE WAR! is 21st Amendment Brewery’s first ever collaboration beer, a traditional English-style Strong ale aged on native California dates and dry hopped with all-Northwest aroma hops. Available now in limited edition four-pack cans and draft.
Old ale with dates.
Old ale with dates.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Picked up a 4 pack of this one - shared the first 12 oz can. Poured a brownish color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was hoppy, with plenty of spices, roasted malts. Interesting spice, dried fruit flavors. Not too bad.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2011
at 11:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Supermarket, DC 4-pack ($10): Pours a mahogany color with a beige head. Aroma is of citrusy hops, caramel, malts, and a kind of spicy tinge. Taste is intermediately hoppy, but there are taste before the hops, and the hops are most apparent around the middle. Some sweet fruitiness, although I cannot really be sure if that is the dates or something else. Nice creamy mouthfeel. I like this beer. It is good, but not quite my style.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2011
at 20:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Malt & Vine - but the can ABV is 8.5%. Pours dark ruddy copper with a creamy light tan head. Aromas of resin and darkish fruit. Near full bodied with creamy carb. Flavor is pine resin with some accompanying darkish fruit character (can states brewed with dates!). A good beer which could stand imperialization.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2011
at 16:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a dark brown color with orange highlights and a medium sized beige head that lingered and left great lacing. The aroma was pine, resin and dryish nutty malts. The flavor was pine, resin and tangy caramel with a light dry nutty presence, a hint of date and vague spices. The finish was medium length sour and tangy nut and pine. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2011
at 17:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Solid orange peel nose. Clear rust, medium yellow head, plenty of lacing. Exquisite cedar and grapefruit peel flavor with pineapple underneath. Medium body, alcohol not noticeable. Nice layering and balance. All the flavor of a barleywine, but more quaffable. No dates detected but a wonderfully rustic IPA. Arrogant Bastard in a can, ’nuff said.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2011
at 10:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours clear deep mahogany into a shaker. Off-white head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Earthy resin aromas. Sweet honey upfront turning to sour vegetable before the lasting pepper and resin finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2011
at 14:09