Bitter Billiken

Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Rotating

Score

6.94

ABV: 5.7%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 3

Bitter Billiken Ale is a medium-bodied, deceptively-sessionable ale brewed as an Americanized version of the classic English Best Bitter style. Slightly darker than the traditional Best Bitter, the Billiken glows a rich chestnut color, echoing the complex and European-focused malt flavors. Nutty, toasted almond, biscuity, and toffee malt flavors flirt with hints of wheat and chocolate. Fruity hop aroma and flavor with notes of mango, tropical fruit, strawberry and subtle resin is imparted by hearty dry-hopping using several U.S. hop varieties, including Simcoe, Bravo and El Dorado—a new hop variety harvested for the first time in 2010. The result is a quick burst of hop fruitiness, aroma and flavor that does not overwhelm the complex malt flavor.

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6.9

Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Bitter Billiken from Alaskan Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On draught at Seattle Taproom at the airport. Pours a clear amber color with a medium foamy white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, hops and caramel. Light to medium body with flavors of roasted malt, earthy hops and sweet caramel. The finish is malty and fruity. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2013 at 14:31

6.8

SHIG (13882) reviewed Bitter Billiken from Alaskan Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft: Poured an orange dirty brown with off white head. Aroma is malty light hops. Soft bitter front that leaves way for some semi sweet malt.

Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2013 at 21:27

7.9

Bitterbill (4330) reviewed Bitter Billiken from Alaskan Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A- pours a hazy deep amber, 1" head of foam, good lacing.

A- lots of citrus aromas, close to equal amount of malt...I get notes of bread and caramel. This smells GREAT.

T- starts off hoppy with notes of grapefruit, a bit of pine, moves to an earthy malt character, some bread, not much carmel malt sweetness that I think, would be more to my liking. Especially for the style.

P- medium for both the body and the carbonation.

O- an enjoyable brew but I think a stronger malt profile would give me what I hoped for. Definitely worthy of a try.

Tried on 25 May 2013 at 09:32