Pilot Series: Perseverance Ale
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
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7.27
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This complex and malt forward Imperial Stout is brewed with an array of local ingredients and flavors to add dimension and celebrate Alaskan’s history and home. Alaska birch syrup from Wasilla lends a deep, almost tart character to the dark malt profile, while fireweed honey from Delta Junction adds a delicate sweetness and floral notes to the aroma and finish. The slight addition of our in-house alder-smoked malt alludes to the distinctive roasted flavor of turn-of-the-century malting practices, without overpowering the more subtle flavors of this dynamic anniversary brew.
To celebrate their quarter-century milestone, the Alaskan Brew Crew wanted to create a beer that was big, bold and brewed with ingredients from Alaska that could be enjoyed fresh or cellared to be brought out to remember the anniversary for years to come. The Russian heritage still present throughout our state make this Russian Imperial Stout a tribute to all that makes our beers truly Alaskan.
This limited edition Imperial Stout is brewed with glacier-fed water, birch syrup from the Alaska Birch Syrup Co., fireweed honey from Alaskan Bee Apiaries, brown sugar and an array of different malts including malted oats and a dash of our world famous alder-smoked malt.
The sturdy flavors in Alaskan Perseverance Ale pair well with rich and savory proteins ranging from fresh oysters to wild game meats. Custards, dark chocolate truffles, New York cheesecake and other creamy desserts bring out the the sweeter notes of fireweed honey, oats and brown sugar
Original Gravity: 1.093, ABV: 9.0%, Bitterness: 50 IBU, Color: 140 SRM
30th anniversary:
Perseverance is a tribute to our 30th anniversary and with this great accomplishment we want to celebrate with you. Kick back and enjoy this big, bold Russian Imperial Stout and don’t forget your commemorative anniversary glass. Cheers to 30 years!
(from https://alaskanbeer.com/2016/09/01/september-events)
35th anniversary:
Russian imperial stout brewed with birch syrup and wildflower honey
2021
(from label)
Alaska birch syrup from Kahiltna Birchworks
wildflower honey
This recipe, originally released as the Perseverance Ale, now resurfaces every time the brewery celebrates a 5-year milestone.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Very dark brown color. Smokey, roasted malts with some honey notes in the nose. Roasted malt, but body is a bit too cloying with honey and lots of roasted malt. Pretty good, with nice smokey finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Autumn Brew Review, 2015. This beer was labeled as 2011. sweet, lots of malt, a hint of coffee. Heavy on the palate, some alcohol, and not much carbonation left. It was a good beer, but even while I was drinking it, I was surprised to hear it was an imperial stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Anchorage Dec ’14 Tasting: Poured a dark brown with light brown head. Aroma is smokey and malty. Taste is a mixture of sweet, chocolate, malts, light smoke, and roasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to a trade! Pours a clear dark brown with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of roasted malts with some light smoke with a bit of of underlying chocolate and honey. Flavor starts with roasted malts and smoke backed by just a bit of chocolate and a hint of honey.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Toronado San Diego, San Diego, CA. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
21st January 2012
Opaque black beer, tidy tan head. Softish palate, a little dry. A little bubblegum underneath some even dark malt. Floral sweetness, well integrated. Trace of fruits and a pinch of spice. Off the beaten track and quite drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Paul’s "Blind" imperial stout tasting. Pours black. Nose and taste of roast chocolate malt, light smoke, birch sap, flaked oats and light coffee roast. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bomber courtesy of Marsiblursi. Pours black with a small dark mocha head that leaves a small trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet, malty and sugary with roasted malts, burnt caramel, prunes, dark honey, resinous wood, banana bread, alcohol, raisins, pears in brandy, golden syrup, orange zest, dark grapes, dark honey, fruit toffee and Lemon zest. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter and malty with sweet dark bread, dark honey, lemon peal, golden syrup, milk chocolate, dark roast coffee, alcohol, brown sugar, lemon hard candy, fruit toffee, banana bread, oatmeal cookies and hints of resin and pine. Mouthfeel is slightly smooth, round, tiny sticky sweet and medium bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly bitter with roasted malts, sweet liquorice candy, milk chocolate, raisins, prunes, dark roast coffee, fruit toffee and hints of lemon zest.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Dark brown, near black pour with a small brown head. Aroma of heavy roast, light cocoa, and a very light sweetness that I’d attribute to the fireweed honey. Tastes of heavy roast and has a light smokey element. There is just a little bit of bittersweet; the real sweetness coming from the honey, but its very light. The roast and smoke has a nice flavor and really stands out as the backbone of this brew. I am really liking how the smoke plays a complimentary role and it just rolls with the heavy roast instead of taking over. Very good overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22oz bottle-thanks to Blazer06 for sharing-pours black with a retaining thin light brown head. Aroma is chocolate-dark malt, birch, earthy. Tastes is smoke/peat-dark malt, wood, earthy hops.