A Deal With the Devil (2022)

Name: A Deal With the Devil (2022)
Brand: Anchorage Brewing Company
Rating: 4.62 (182 reviews)

Anchorage Brewing Company

Anchorage, AK

Tavour Rating

4.62

Style

Barleywine - Other

ABV

17.0%

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About This Beer

This absolute bucket list beer is one of the most sought-after brews from Anchorage, whose world-famous dark beers disappear almost as soon as they appear.

To craft it, the Alaskan legends aged their world-class Barleywine in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for seven months before transferring it to freshly emptied Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon barrels for another nine months.

Tasting Notes

Cascades of caramel coated dates, golden toffee, brown sugar, and rich whiskey vanilla course through every quaff. Whispers of oaky spice carry on the end of every chewy mouthful, all hiding an enormous 17% ABV!

Thick Rich Smooth Oaky Boozy

Noteworthy Ingredients

Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels Bourbon

Reviews

4.62

182 Ratings

August1982

4.75

delicious as usual

adrian1055

5.0

smooth, boozy, delicious

miguel932

5.0

Fantastic!!! Just plain fantastic!

mrkantz

4.75

absolutely bonkers beer. barrel and sweetness is just perfect.

myoungil

2.5

good beer

chris12063

4.5

I knew this was a super exclusive beer but I couldn't wait. This is a delicious fruity barrel aged barleywine. I was afraid it was overhyped but it was definitely worth the price tag.

Galos11

5.0

goat bw.

richard1276

2.5

it was flat and not flavorful

nicholas3494

5.0

makes you want to drive to Alaska for more

shu14

4.75

Burley that seems to have matured in the barrel of Woodford Reserve DO. The 17% frequency disappears somewhere, and it has a strong sweetness, charred grains, and a condensed fruitiness derived from barrels. It has a rich taste ... but it is also drinkable, and the bottle melts in seconds.

kelly1843

4.5

Anchorage Brewing is one of the best and everything I have tasted is wonderful. thick ~ dark ~ boozey ~ will buy again if possible

anders43

4.75

Manach

4.5

second best barley wine I’ve had. not quite worth the price tag but glad I tried it.

DaveSA210

4.75

one of the best barleywines out there damn good! smooth super easy drinking for a 17%

Koloss

4.75

Taste like smooth sweet bourbon caramel

mar19

4.5

another ABC banger!!!!

Kungfuraven6192

5.0

wow! so glad I have the triple oaked and A Deal With Evil in my possession as well!

matthew3854

4.75

amazing

aaron4560

5.0

most incredible

brian4799

4.5

Very good barleywine! Glad I checked this one off finally!

Stoutymofo

4.75

as per the usual, this beer never disappoints

mhenson42

4.5

one of the best

villgjaer

4.25

Great way to celebrate the end of an OT week.

TechnoFreak21

5.0

The stout to end all stouts.

livingston23

4.5

phenomenal body w a silky mouthfeel

jeremy2220

5.0

Outstanding

zach2548

5.0

Heavy out of the gate, but it quickly fades into a really smooth Carmel, bourbon flavor, with a delicious chocolate aftertaste. I can’t believe that it justifies the crazy price tag, but it totally does. Phenomenal.

ray1283

4.75

Perfect barleywine

Mikebikesforbeer

5.0

outstanding

patrick3503

5.0

the beers are interstellar! out of this world delicious.

john5589

5.0

Bucket list barleywine. Glad I got to try this. Not exactly BW wx in August. Ah, well. Cheers! Have the '21 ADWTD 3xO as well, that I'm cellaring.

Mattd5454

5.0

Carmel, sugar, boozy goodness.

PirataFabri

4.5

awesome bw

Mike_F

5.0

Liquid opulence

rodeo720

4.25

Bourbon, Caramel

EricRThompson

4.75

Absolutely amazing! Had to split it with friends!

Monguse26

4.25

solid but doesn’t blow my socks off at the price point

james228

4.75

could’ve benefited from cellaring. base flavors were great, but tough to ignore that ABV/barrel burn

annika13

5.0

absolutely amazing and worth every penny

jason8814

3.75

Really good. Just thought it was gonna be better.

michael128

5.0

excellent, my first barley wine would def call it a more desserty brew…. sweet, hints of dates, vanilla and bourbon…really amazing

Shadarlo

5.0

Spectacular beer that is already improving with age.

justin7440

4.0

It is very thick in texture, and has a very strong date and caramel flavor. I don't understand when people say: "It has, coconut, and leather notes." It does have a very strong, chocolate taste from the bourbon barrels, but the 17% a.b.v overpowers.

patrick3986

5.0

amazing

Lostboydp

4.75

Smooth, rich, warming. Lovely Bourbon & oak layered over the dark malts & dark fruits.

joe12898

3.0

boozy but not much barrel

clarence31

4.25

dates

jlofgren22

5.0

elite

johndubo

4.0

Very tasty. caramel and boozy.

alex5300

4.75

Bourbon, dates, burnt brown sugar. Pretty delicious