5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep amber. Poured with virtually no head. Smells like pretty typical amber brews. Smooth going down, but has a quite average/plain taste. Seems like they could have done a lot more with this one (especially since I’ve heard so many good things about the Alaskan brews).
Tried
on 12 Jun 2004
at 15:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2003 edition. This dark brown-bodied porter poured with a minimal light tan head. Smoked malt aroma carries over into the flavor- I felt I was drinking liquefied smoked chubs (oh, so good!). Salty cured meat with toasty, roasted malt flavors carry the body. Rather thin-bodied. Also rather unidimensional.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2004
at 00:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
My first Alaskan (it’s my frist time in Cali). Fruity and slick, is the way i can describe it- a good beer- with everything I expected from an Alaskan brew (I’ve been hearing many good things)
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2004
at 03:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled, thanks rauchbier! Near black. Smokey licorice aroma. Firm and rounded, but a bit clean. Intricate mix of burnt malt with smoke. Salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2004
at 05:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Vintage 2003] A black beer with a chocolate brown collapsing head. The aroma is smoked yet sweet with notes of tar and blubber. The flavor is sour malty with notes of wood and only slightly smoked. But the alcohol runs over the tongue even though the mouthfeel is thin yet soft.
Tried
on 08 May 2004
at 20:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2003 bottle. Interesting stuff here. At first I think, well they went and forgot about the beer. But as it warmed and I sipped it, I picked up a lightly hoppy amber ale in the background, a nice distinct hops quality was definitely there. Great smoke flavor, not quite as deep (well nowhere near really) as the aecht schlenkerla line. Good though, medium light body is a big drawback. 19641968. If you think this shit is good, try the aecht rauchbier urbock. That stuff will rock your world. This is practically unsmoked compared to that. Still a good beer, but in need of a serious injection of malt. Looks good, though it’s filtered. Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of light smokey bacon and burnt fat. It’s funny how some beers just hint at goodness and make you want to go out and buy the better example. I am off to purchase some aecht schlenkerla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2004
at 19:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep amber color with hints of ruby make this look like an ESB should look. Caramel malt and hops come to the nose and the flavor is a well balanced echo of the aroma that ends with a slightly bitter hop finish. Not bad.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2004
at 14:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flat dark ale with a strongly hopped vineous aroma and a mainly bitter flavour. A basic American strong ale.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2004
at 16:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden colour with some haze, starts with a nice citrussy nose but with a little bit of cardboard. Again, in the mouth, there is a plaeasnt hops and citrus dancing together, but there seems to be some oxidation. Still a rather pleasant beer
Tried
on 12 Dec 2003
at 19:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. 2003. dark (not quite black) body with a cocoa colored head that disapates quickly. Aroma isn't as strong as I'd thought. Faint roastiness with a hint of chocolate. The flavor is a fantastic smokey/chocolate/cofee/caramel/creaminess that tingles the tongue. The smoke doesn't overpower, but blends very well (the high alcohol content helps and makes it's presense known). Very smooth and drinkable. Very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2003
at 18:44