Arctic Devil
Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.93
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Malt: Marris Otter, Caramunich
Hops: Fuggles, Amarillo
IBUs: 20 Int'l Bittering Units
ABV: 13.2% Alcohol by Volume
Available: Special Edition
Arctic Devil Barley Wine, aptly named after the ferocious wolverine of the north, is an English-style barley wine that ages to perfection in oak barrels for several months before being blended, bottled and released in the fall. This highly acclaimed and awarded barley wine is a classic annual release of Midnight Sun, where a deceptively simple grain bill turns into big bold flavors hosting hints of caramel, vanilla, slight fruitiness, and strong malt sweetness that claw to the surface with every sip.
Hops: Fuggles, Amarillo
IBUs: 20 Int'l Bittering Units
ABV: 13.2% Alcohol by Volume
Available: Special Edition
Arctic Devil Barley Wine, aptly named after the ferocious wolverine of the north, is an English-style barley wine that ages to perfection in oak barrels for several months before being blended, bottled and released in the fall. This highly acclaimed and awarded barley wine is a classic annual release of Midnight Sun, where a deceptively simple grain bill turns into big bold flavors hosting hints of caramel, vanilla, slight fruitiness, and strong malt sweetness that claw to the surface with every sip.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Sample at the Blarney Wine tasting on 03/16/2013: The beer is a clear dark mahogany color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, hops and oak. Full-bodied with flavors of malt, oaky bourbon, vanilla and figs. The finish is rich and malty with a bourbon and raisin aftertaste. Very good Barley Wine all around.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2013
at 21:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Alaskan Barleywine festival
Appearance: Cloudy brown with a medium sized tan head and spotty lacing
Aroma of toasted malts and brown sugar. Flavors of roasted malts, brown sugar and vanilla
Nice and tasty.
Appearance: Cloudy brown with a medium sized tan head and spotty lacing
Aroma of toasted malts and brown sugar. Flavors of roasted malts, brown sugar and vanilla
Nice and tasty.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2013
at 16:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at The Barley Wine Tasting, London - many thanks to Bruce! Pours hazy, ruby-gold with a large and sturdy off-white foam head. Nose of cherries and berries, wet leaves, grapes. Medium to big sweet flavor with sugary bread, some more berries, faint caramel and brown sugar. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, some alcohol sting, fructose sugars, faint berry tang. It’s good but lacks richness and complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 07:26
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
From Mar 2006
Poured from bottle(room temp) a dark red/gold with about a 1" head of foam that shrinks to about a 1/4" layer that stays for the duration.
The smell is all malt, a very sweet caramel air permeates my nose.
The taste at first is very malty, hugely malty, caramelly malty with a fruitiness that adds to the sweetness but also takes some of the sweetness away. I can detect some hop character mid way through and in the finish but for this brew, that's all that's needed....it's all about the malt! Yummm..this is definitely a very authentic English style BW, like a vintage JW Lees Harvest which I love. I'm going to store the other bottle away for as long as my will is willing and see what happens. :^)
Note to self: self....I'm sure glad that my palate has evolved enough to enjoy BWSAs as sweet as an Arctic Devil and as hoppy as a Bigfoot and hold both in equally high esteem.
Bottom line: This is a Great *English* style Barley Wine style ale!
If you see some in your neck of the woods, grab some!!!
Poured from bottle(room temp) a dark red/gold with about a 1" head of foam that shrinks to about a 1/4" layer that stays for the duration.
The smell is all malt, a very sweet caramel air permeates my nose.
The taste at first is very malty, hugely malty, caramelly malty with a fruitiness that adds to the sweetness but also takes some of the sweetness away. I can detect some hop character mid way through and in the finish but for this brew, that's all that's needed....it's all about the malt! Yummm..this is definitely a very authentic English style BW, like a vintage JW Lees Harvest which I love. I'm going to store the other bottle away for as long as my will is willing and see what happens. :^)
Note to self: self....I'm sure glad that my palate has evolved enough to enjoy BWSAs as sweet as an Arctic Devil and as hoppy as a Bigfoot and hold both in equally high esteem.
Bottom line: This is a Great *English* style Barley Wine style ale!
If you see some in your neck of the woods, grab some!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 08:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of rlgk. Pours hazy reddish brown with a thin beige head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is sweet, malty and fruity with sweet dark bread, golden syrup, orange zest, grass, pine, caramel, alcohol, prunes, raisins, glue, rubber and hints of cereal. Taste is sweet and bitter with sweet dark bread, toasted cereal, salty liquorice candy, orange peal, resinous wood, pine, alcohol, lemon balm, parsley, gooseberries, vanilla fudge, moist soil, wet stone and golden syrup. Mouthfeel is round, herbal bitter, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly bitter with sweet dark bread, gooseberries, toasted cereal, vanilla fudge, wet stone, resinous wood, moist soil and lemon balm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2012
at 10:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Bruce THE at Barley Wine Tasting, August 2012. It pours dark brown, with a thin off-white lace. The nose is damp leaf, toffee, light toasted coconut, sweet caramel, light roast and sweet, over-ripe fruit. The taste is toffee, ripe dark fruit, leaf, spice, earth, maple syrup, metallic aspect and underlying alcohol warmth, with a bitter-sweet finish. Full body, low carbonation and well balanced. An enjoyable sipping beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2012
at 05:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a thick chocolate colored brown with a thin off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel, fruit, and booze. Taste is dark fermented fruit with strong caramel malt, stick to the palate. Finishes with boozy warm alcohol. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 22:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Location: Bottle shared by NickD717, 6/2/12
Aroma: It has a fairly complex nose with sweet malts, caramel, earth, fruits, wood, and spice
Appearance: This one pours a mahogany brown color with a small head atop it
Flavor: The taste has a rich malty flavor with some nice really complexity, and minimal bitterness
Palate: The body is full and on-style, with a rich mouthfeel, and a good bit of heat (that's not overpowering)
Overall Impression: Thanks for flying this one across the counrty Nick! This beer was really really good! I quite enjoyed drinking this one. I hope Midnight Sun gets distributed out east some time soon!
Aroma: It has a fairly complex nose with sweet malts, caramel, earth, fruits, wood, and spice
Appearance: This one pours a mahogany brown color with a small head atop it
Flavor: The taste has a rich malty flavor with some nice really complexity, and minimal bitterness
Palate: The body is full and on-style, with a rich mouthfeel, and a good bit of heat (that's not overpowering)
Overall Impression: Thanks for flying this one across the counrty Nick! This beer was really really good! I quite enjoyed drinking this one. I hope Midnight Sun gets distributed out east some time soon!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2012
at 16:39
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Shared a 2011 bottle with friends. Poured a red, semi-translucent color with a very wispy white head. Aroma was sweet toffee malts, with a touch of alcohol, vanilla, caramel. Flavor was sweet caramels, vanilla, and a ton of toffee, candy-filled brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2012
at 22:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2011 bottle shared by BuckeyeBoy. Nose of caramel, minerals, chocolate, vanilla. Not all that fragrant, though. Almost black with lace. Flavor of vanilla, bourbon, caramel; sweet and tasty, with apple. Not in perfect condition, I think, maybe a problem in bottling. Decent, but nothing like expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2012
at 20:21