Anchorage Time Waits for No One

Slightly muted aroma—light coffee, ash, crème brûlée, coconut, vanilla. No obvious barrel. Sweet flavor, like semisweet chocolate torched with brown sugar crust. Notes of cherry, raspberry, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, molasses, coconut. Rich, thick, warming.

Aroma: “Vanilla, toffee, caramel, semisweet chocolate, leather, and tobacco. Spicy phenols. Candied orange peel and fig, burnt maple syrup, and maybe just a bit of wine grape.” Flavor: “Caramel, toffee, vanilla, maple, bittersweet chocolate. Sweet, but balanced. Boozy and warming, but not harsh. Fairly viscous for the style, full-bodied. Pleasant oak notes of bourbon, sherry, port. Finishes sweet, but not cloying.” Overall: “A wonderfully complex, full-bodied, sweet, big, and delicious barleywine. Well-balanced and beautifully boozy. An exquisite beer that begs to be savored.”

Aroma: “Intense coffee and roasted malt mixed with vanilla, booze, and a smoky character. Inviting caramel whiffs, with plenty of ethanol.” Flavor: “Semisweet bitter chocolate is the dominant character. An ashy roast note from the nose is still present and leaves a lingering tongue-smacking chalky feel. The finish is rich and not overly sweet, and the bourbon and wood character add a nice underlying warmth.” Overall: “A boozy iced chocolate mocha, even if a little thin. Well-balanced and not harsh or over the top. A good breakfast beer, if you’re so inclined.”