May the Wild Prevail

Name: May the Wild Prevail
Brand: Anchorage Brewing Company
Rating: 3.89 (216 reviews)

Anchorage Brewing Company

Anchorage, AK

Tavour Rating

3.89

Style

Sour Ale

ABV

9.0%

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A Note on This Beer

At long last, Anchorage’s brand new, barrel-aged Sour Ale is HERE! Although, I use the term “brand new” loosely… it may have just been released, but the brew itself is actually a few years old!

To craft May the Wild Prevail, Gabe Fletcher and his world-class crew aged their Sour Ale base in French Oak barrels for a full 27 months.

Then, they finished it on heaps of tangy pineapple and plush passion fruit for a tickling, tart interplay between bright, tropical juice and resoundingly complex woody notes from the barrels.

A generous dry-hopping of Strata lends sweet and fruity flavors that complement the lip-puckering Sour base with layers of luscious strawberry, ripe grapefruit and dank, earthy undertones.

If you want to make waves of jealousy amongst your friends, we recommend you grab this “new” barrel-aged Sour brew you won’t otherwise find outside of Alaska!

Anchorage is one of Thrillist’s Best Breweries in America!

Tavour strictly supports independent beer. Anchorage Brewing Company is certified independent by the Brewers Association

Reviews

3.89

216 Ratings

phillipc250

3.5

oaky, fruity, tropical. fun beer to try!

rachml

2.0

not the worst I’ve had but too dry or oaky for me, I can’t tell which it is.

modemtones

4.75

perfect blend of funky Brett and tropical fruit

matthew3854

3.75

very good

Melt

4.25

May the wild prevail is a perfect name for this sour. Aged for 27 months it tastes like the pineapple and passion fruit embraced being aged and came out of it transforming this dry beverage into a super balanced fruit dream. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys anchorage and beer in general for that fact.

alexis424

5.0

Danky passion fruit with a nice pineapple blend. Balanced grapefruity pungentness and sour. Great sour!

chris11934

4.0

good taste like oranges 🍊

gabriel154

3.5

great refreshing sour, a lil on the dry side but still solid.

rafael250

4.0

dank tasty sour

RogueATC

3.75

Decent sour ale, loved the pineapple finish.

maria776

2.0

I struggled with this beer a bit. it had decent flavor I just think I don't like the oak.

jason7879

4.25

Funky goodness in a glass! Every drop is lightly coated with tight grained oak notes. The pineapple is a great supporting cast, but the main star is the passion fruit. Cold and crisp in a glass is the traditional expectation, but let it warm up just a bit. It becomes a little more aromatic, and each profile increases in intensity.

john31

4.75

Party in my mouth

mppavese

4.0

Not a huge sour fan but I’d definitely have this again.

Jmar

4.25

dry with a nice fruit to it, I enjoyed it

jerry910

4.0

Dry and light, smells a little funky but would drink again in heartbeat.

Kuiper06

0.5

sour, but sour like it has actually gone bad

seokhyeon

3.75

basic sour

LibationsWithLen

5.0

cellared

erich128

3.0

Mostly just seemed sour, couldn't notice much else

Blackout0311

5.0

perfectly blend of sour

Phil_M_

3.0

Very dry, not very fruity, very brett forward. Its well done for the style not quite tart.

chris12063

4.0

sour pineapple

jchlubna75

4.75

May the Wild Prevail ~ Beautifully crafted wild ale (as expected, as per usual) vinous French oak, tropical pineapple and passion fruit and the perfect complement of Strata hops. Truly exceptional.

Gabrielflc

4.0

good barrel work

zach2412

4.25

different profile than most sours and thoughtfully constructed mix of tropical and old style sour

Papayaya

3.5

not the worst. but real weird kind of tartness. did not finish the bottle

joshmergl

3.75

had to try

benjamin1533

4.0

Fruity, a bit too stong with the pine taste

reed4

3.75

pretty dry

KimHeckman

3.25

would love to see this redone without brett

ServeIsLife

4.0

I enjoyed it! classic sour but high price point

Aquariusworld

4.0

smells like guava and passion fruit . really dank smell light mouth feel like air definitely sour .

Beardisweird

3.0

pretty good

joe15283

4.25

May the Wild Prevail

Rustgood

3.75

Dank and definitely pineapple. Not my favorite offering from Anchorage. Almost like they were trying too hard to make a perfect sour and weren’t quite sure what they wanted the end result to be.

nolhop0065

3.0

not my favorite, too much funk for me.

sherv00

3.5

this one didn't sit well with me. possibly the oak fermentation, not sure.

Jdub

5.0

the oak cask perfectly mellows the pungent acidic notes, smooth and crisp…another masterful sour from Anchorage

danie14

4.5

loved it

Kungfuraven6192

4.5

sweet tropical fruit, tart and bubbly

timothy1357

4.25

May the Wild Prevail

alvin27

4.0

crisp, sour, clean taste, easy drinking for sure

william1382

4.0

dry but fruity. good combo of flavors but sours are tough in the winter

andrew5178

2.5

The Brett, the brut, the sour, the oak. I don’t know, on paper it sounds fantastic, but I feel like it needed an anchor to bring all those blasts of flavor together. There was no real coalescence.

logan353

5.0

funky. sour, sweet, and oaky with the passionfruit and pineapple really coming through. the Brett wasn't super sour, bit was full of funky notes.

matt3408

5.0

pineapple comes through in just the right proportions

eder18

4.25

great sour!

nicole1883

4.25

citrus and nice clean fruit

nardcore

3.5

The wild piña prevails yet again.