Anchorage A Deal with the Devil Double Oaked

**Aroma:** “Sherry, dark fruits, roasted pecans, molasses, and caramel malt notes with hints of vanilla and a touch of tobacco/leather, perhaps from the barrel. Strong barrel character, perhaps cognac?” **Flavor:** “Toasted marshmallows, with hints of caramel, toffee, and butterscotch, followed by a complex barrel contribution, with hints of vanilla, tobacco, and licorice, all complemented by apricot, raisin, date, fig, and plum. Strong alcohol backbone: spicy and warming, but very smooth. The lightly bitter aftertaste is like a smooth roasted coffee.” **Overall:** “This beer offers some of the most complex barrel character I have ever had in a beer. With notes of licorice, figs, dates, vanilla, and even tobacco all complementing the rich, full-bodied malt character, this is a truly unique beer to experience. Even the tiniest of sips offers a world of flavor.”

“Aroma-wise, a healthy dose of alcoholic heat punctuates caramel and cinnamon notes with hints of vanilla, toffee, milk chocolate, coconut. The flavor stays in the same lane. The booze is the star of the sip but deftly pulls everything together.”

“Barrel character is forward in the aroma—vanilla oak braces a caramel-raisin-date trifecta. In the mouth, these characters melt into thick caramel, toffee, coconut, toast, dark fruit, and chocolate with a delicious full-bodied sweetness balanced with just the right hops bitterness. A dark spiciness marks the alcoholic warmth, which is aggressive, but never harsh. Between the drying alcohol and the firm touch of hops bitterness, the sweet malt stays within bounds. The aftertaste suggests rum-soaked fruitcake. Yum! One to be sipped and thoroughly enjoyed in front of the fireplace on a snowy night.”