Hygge

Name: Hygge
Brand: Anchorage Brewing Company
Rating: 2.56 (10 reviews)

Anchorage Brewing Company

Anchorage, AK

Tavour Rating

2.56

Style

Barrel Aged Barleywine

ABV

18.2%

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About This Beer

For this latest masterpiece, the crew teamed up with their friends at Tired Hands and Stillwater Artisanal, playing up each brewery’s strengths for one incredible sipper. They started by dry hopping the beer with Strata and Nelson Sauvin for a robust, hoppy complexity. And they let it mature for 39 months in a blend of Willet, Elijah Craig 20 year, and Willet Rye barrels!

Tasting Notes

We’re expecting the hops to play beautifully against raisin and dark fruit nuances from the Barleywine base, with ribbons of rich caramel swirling just beneath the surface. And we’re looking for sublime cask character to impart hints of vanilla oak and whiskey to a shockingly smooth 18.2% ABV!

Malty Rich Boozy

Noteworthy Ingredients

Bourbon Barrels Nelson Sauvin Hops Strata Hops Rye Barrels

Reviews

2.56

10 Ratings

rhys22

1.0

I love most Anchorage barleywines, but this just ain’t it. Bitter, earthy and then more bitter, the chaga does not help here.

Jimblekimble

2.0

Not a good beer, literally about to pour $50 down the drain.

Psalm27One

4.5

This redeems the style in so many facets; gone is the Dogfish Head 120, replaced by a balanced bitter hop backbone that is supported by a caramel and toffee body.

kevin9291

2.25

this ain't it, chief

Chadbo

3.25

This is an odd beer. Has a lot of qualities I really enjoy. Brown sugar, toffee, caramel, malty hoppy & sweet. But the distinct mushroom scent & flavor doesn’t play well with the rest of the profile.

fahuber3

1.0

awful, sickening that I have to drain pour a $50 beer

ted1128

2.25

too many flavors going on at the same time., a mess

jtwallen

2.5

There’s a lot going on here and not in a good way, seems like an experiment that didn’t turn out well. Not bad enough to send to the drain, but middle of the road.