7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pretty hazy golden coloured body with a nice, but thin and very fast-dying off-white head. Aroma of bright chiles with some lighter biscuity malts and some graininess here, but the chiles and some dry, grassy hops and their associated alpha acids do come through towards the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive chile flavours and a mild dose of heat comes through at first and provides a good balance to a little bit of sweetness here as well, seemingly from caster sugar, but the malt and hops themselves are balanced out nicely with a good kick of grainy malts and some noticeable hops here - very nicely struck balance between them tall. Aftertaste shows the chiles of course, but not at a gimmicky sort of way - they are structured well to complement the rest of the flavours from the beer, and also bring out some additional bitterness from the hops, which they do nicely. Overall, quite impressive for a chile-based beer, to be honest, with the balance and flavour profile done in a very nice way, at least to me, who appreciates heat and especially the flavours that chiles can provide to food/drink, even in beer. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 01-July-2021 for US$3,25 sampled at my house here in Washington in my Midnight Sun glass from the brewery itself, reminding me of a good time in Alaska, even when it's super hot in the summertime on the East Coast.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours dark brown. Toffee, strawberry, caramel, biscuit, rich vanilla and red fruits. Medium body. Good.

7.8

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

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

7.5

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

Can shared in Canary Wharf / cheers to SHIG via Cloin. Pours unclear orange with a creamy, white head. Moderately sweet, ripe citrus, pine, crackers. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sturdy bitterness to finish, marmalade and ripe citrus, pine needles. Nice old-school stuff.

8

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

Can shared at the sweltering Columbus tasting. 13/07/2022. Many thanks to SHIG for this one. A hazed amber caramel, coloured pour with a halo of magnolia head. Aroam is toffee, caramel, sticky pine, light booze. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, sticky toffee, woody pine, caramel, pine, . Old scholl american barley wine. Palate is semi sweet, sticky malts, highish carbonation. Good old school vibes.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

13th July 2022
Level 6 tasting. Can. Cheers Shig! Mild to medium haze on this amber beer, tiny pale head. Light palate, decent fine carbonation. Malts are caramel and cream whilst not being overly sweet. Ripe fruits on the back end. Some spice develops on the finish. A somewhat old school barleywine but a nice one.

6

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

Refrigerated can from a general store in Talkeetna. Slightly hazy deep golden with big white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops and slightly bitter finish.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Wil. Hazy deep golden with small white head. Aroma is heavy fruit, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is ripe citrus (overripe?), coriander, and some booze. Hoped for more.

9

Been forever since I had this and still fantastic. Sweet fig boozy love. Shame on the tavour pricing but worth it in the end. Light bodied deliciousness.