Alaskan Winter Ale Alcohol by Volume: 6.4% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: I love seeing the various winter ales start to hit the shelves this time of year, and I’m hoping to get to quite a few winter beer reviews over the next few months. Apparently, brewing with spruce […]
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Raspberry Wheat
June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Beer Reviews
Alaskan Raspberry Wheat Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Summer seasonals vary greatly in style, but many focus on various types of fruit. Alaska has more than its share of local berries, and Alaskan Brewing incorporated more than 3,000 pounds of raspberries into this limited […]
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Imperial IPA
March 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Beer Reviews
Alaskan Imperial IPA Alcohol by Volume: 8.5% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Alaskan Brewing has really impressed with their Pilot Series of special releases over the past year. Their Black IPA, Barley Wine, and Raspberry Wheat were all wins in my book, and following those up with an […]
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Alaskan Brewing Releases Imperial IPA
March 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Beer Releases
Here is a new release from Alaskan to look forward to starting today. The Imperial IPA is part of their Pilot Series, which has brought us several interesting special releases in 22oz bottles. It weighs in at 8.5% ABV and 60 IBUS, and it is brewed with Chinook, Amarillo and Centennial hops. Juneau, Alaska (February […]
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2010 Alaskan Smoked Porter Releases This Month
November 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Beer Releases
One of my favorite beers on earth, the Alaskan Smoked Porter, is being released this month. The beer also just took top honors in the Smoked Beer/Rauchbier category at the European Beer Star Awards. There is no telling how many other beers it beat out, or which ones, but two German Rauchbiers placed 2nd and 3rd […]
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Alaskan Brewing stops into Brouwer’s tonight on their way to GABF
September 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Events
Stop on by Brouwer’s this evening to sample a selection of Alaskan beers, including a special keg of Bourbon Barrel Smoked Porter (the beer geek in me just got very excited).
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Double Black IPA
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Beer Releases, Beer Reviews
Alaskan Double Black IPA Alcohol by Volume: 8.5% Look for this beer and more and Full Throttle Bottles! Intro: Next up in the Alaskan Pilot Series is their Double Black IPA. If you aren’t familiar with the black IPA style, it is exactly what it sounds like: a beer that has the hop profile of […]
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Cooking With Beer: Alaskan Smoked Porter Braised Short Ribs
February 2nd, 2010 · 11 Comments · Beer & Food
After the amazing short ribs we had at the Corson Building Belgianfest beer dinner, I knew that I had to try and recreate that dish myself. Thanks to a comment from Tim Nichols over at the Seattle Beer Pairing Examiner, it was brought to my attention that the Alaskan Smoked Porter would be a perfect […]
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2009 & 1998
February 1st, 2010 · 7 Comments · Beer Reviews
Alaskan Smoked Porter – 2009 and 1998 vintages Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Intro: Alaskan was one of the first US breweries to make a commercial smoked beer in 1988, and theirs is still one of the benchmarks for the style. It’s amazing by itself, but it is even better paired with food. Alaskan uses local […]
