Anadromous
Anchorage Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.37
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Aged in French Oak Pinot Noir barrels with Kodiak Salmon Berries and brettanomyces.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; Batch #2, bottled in November 2014. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big tart cherry, raisin, currant, lemon, green apple, red grape, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, red wine vinegar, toasted oak, black pepper, leather, light vanilla, hay, straw, light funk, and yeast/oaky earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy/acidic yeast, roasted malt, and oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart cherry, raisin, currant, lemon, green apple, red grape, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, red wine vinegar, toasted oak, black pepper, leather, light vanilla/char, hay, straw, light funk, and yeast/oaky earthiness. Moderate balanced tartness/spiciness and light roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart cherry, raisin, currant, lemon, green apple, red grape, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, red wine vinegar, oak, black pepper, leather, light char, and yeast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/acidic yeast, roasted malt, and oak barrel flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately acidic, and slightly creamy/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent sour stout style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/acidic yeast, roasted malt, and oak barrel flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced acidity. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2015
at 22:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to my mom! Pours black with a thin grayish brown head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma is mainly dark grains but has a bit of sour dark red fruits and a hint of wine. Flavor has a good amount of red wine dryness with sour dark red fruits and a dark grain backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 16:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Scopey 10K, acquired in CPH, 26/11/15. Black with a well appointed light tan covering that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is bitter red berry, funk, dark fruit notes, brett strokes, red wine tones, fruit cake. Taste comprises bitter fruit, funk, light vinegar, damp wood, charr, earthy berry, tangy dates, bretted licks. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with warming alcohol and moderate puckerings. Decent dark sour with a subtle enough barrelled edge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 12:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at my 10K, thanks to Theydon Bro. It pours pretty much black with a decent tan head. The nose is rich, sweet-sour, oily, funky, dark chocolate, vanilla, toasted coconut, mild whisky and jammy blackcurrant. The taste is bitter-sour, earthy, funky, some acidity, charred wood, cocoa, granny smith apple, charred wood, leather and some alcohol heat towards the finish with a dry, woody finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Interesting, but I am never quite sure about the balance of dark roasty sours. Not bad anyways.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 11:59
Tried
on 08 Oct 2015
at 19:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Location: 750 ml bottle from Winooski Beverage, 9/26/15
Aroma: The aroma is dark berries (black, blue, black cherry), oak, and red wine, plus a little plum
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a thin ring of light brown head and mild lacing
Flavor: The flavor is sour fruity, and yeah, pretty much exactly like the aroma would suggest
Palate: Medium-plus bodied, more of a sipper, drinks nicely from cellar temp through room temp
Overall Impression: Another excellent one from Anchorage. There's a ton of complexity here, most of which seems to come from the barrels and the brett. I'm sure the underlying beer was solid too, but those are definitely the dominate flavors here.
Aroma: The aroma is dark berries (black, blue, black cherry), oak, and red wine, plus a little plum
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a thin ring of light brown head and mild lacing
Flavor: The flavor is sour fruity, and yeah, pretty much exactly like the aroma would suggest
Palate: Medium-plus bodied, more of a sipper, drinks nicely from cellar temp through room temp
Overall Impression: Another excellent one from Anchorage. There's a ton of complexity here, most of which seems to come from the barrels and the brett. I'm sure the underlying beer was solid too, but those are definitely the dominate flavors here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2015
at 13:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap. Dark brown almost black color with beige head. Roasted malty and yeasty aroma, licorice, funky bretty, fruity, wood, dusty. Sweet and light acidic taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2015
at 08:55
8/10
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 07:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 75cl corked. A very dark brown beer topped by a small, dense, beige head. The aroma is quite roasted and sourish, a bit simple perhaps, but very pleasant. Some vinegar, oak and berries. It’s full-bodied, soft and pleasantly carbonated, rather tart. Prunes, roasted malts, some salty licorice hint, oak, lemon notes, dark berries and some balsamic vinegar. Lasting roasted, sour and vinegar-ish finish. Quite lovely this one, perhaps a tad too much vinegar though. 150612
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2015
at 17:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml @ Hotel Room, Hotel Lord Berri, Montréal, QC
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has notes of tart, vinegar, wood, dried fruits and balsamico. Taste is light to medium sweet and heavy sour with a long dry, sour, vinegar and dried fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has notes of tart, vinegar, wood, dried fruits and balsamico. Taste is light to medium sweet and heavy sour with a long dry, sour, vinegar and dried fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2015
at 17:50