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The Explorer

Anchorage Brewing Company

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Anchorage, AK


Tavour Rating

4.33

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Style

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Stout - Imperial / Double

ABV

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15.0%

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A Note on This Beer

“Dare I say, perfection in a cup?... The chocolate is pure fudge, the spice is just enough to cut any overly richness. May I say my favorite dark ever!” –Dark beer lover @Joya R. 

There are Chocolate Stouts, Coffee Stouts, Milk Stouts, and Stouts with Chili peppers. 

Then, there’s The Explorer from Anchorage Brewing — a ridiculously decadent, 15% ABV limited release that encompasses it all, and then some! 

Starting with a big, roasty base of dark malts, the brewers fermented and aged The Explorer in Missouri Oak foeders to mellow out the boozy intensity and impart notes of woody spice. And, the real kicker? They finished it all on quite the impressive ingredient lineup: Madagascar vanilla beans, coconut, Ancho chilies, cocoa nibs, Klatch coffee, and milk sugar.

It sips down stunningly smooth for its strength and brims with rich Mexican mocha flavors. 

Alaskan locals know how special this beer is — they already snatched up every last can from the brewery!

So, if you want a taste — not later, not tomorrow — right NOW is the time to grab it. We’d love to accommodate every dark beer aficionado, but there’s only so much of this behemoth to go around. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! 

With Tavour, it's easy to beer it forward! Just head over to Tavour.com/gifts to send a gift box or gift card to the craft beer lover in your life. Cheers!

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


Reviews

4.33

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561 Ratings

zach2548

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4.25
I refuse to believe that it’s possible to create a more chocolatey beer than this. Melted, high quality chocolate flavor mixes with a nice level of sweetness as well as a delayed booziness. Awesome.
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Admiral_Ackbeer

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4.75
Thick and delicious! HEAVY chocolate, lots of coffee, and good kick from the ancho chilis. Not sure it was worth the price tag, but it’s damn tasty!
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sarahsmile

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5.0
The vanilla, coconut, and cocoa nibs really come through and the flavors are well balanced. The ancho chili is subtle but just enough to add yet another layer of flavor. Not a whole lot of spice. One of my favorite aged beers yet. Would definitely buy again at $30 a bottle.
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PTrainor

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4.75
Chocolate!! Great mouthfeel, with a bit of heat on the finish. Glad was able to get this in Florida but this would be best on a cold night! The price point was high but worth it, I couldn’t drink more than 1 of these in a sitting anyway
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alex3223

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4.5
Dark chocolate and coffee were the flavors I noticed right away, but when it warmed up the chili's really came out!
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thomas3334

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4.25
Yes
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austin2565

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4.5
Definitely an excellent dessert beer! When you pour it the foam looks like there’s cocoa powder on top of it and it tastes almost like a really rich hot chocolate. You cannot taste the 15% ABV at all
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josh2156

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4.5
Good stuff
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todd458

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4.25
Solid. Lingering heavy dose of coffee and chilis.
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corey1209

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5.0
Peppers not overwhelming.
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chris2157

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4.75
Perfect blend of coffee and coconut!
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jonathan1137

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5.0
Amazing! As most of these waxed small format Anchorage stouts/BW's are...
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Jonexplores

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4.25
Chocolate
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Elprofemaycol

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4.25
Get the chocolate along with the coffee. Coffee seems to be the more dominant flavor and is not my jam.
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matt7242

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4.75
Dope dope. Thick & deep, sweet but manages to avoid being syrupy. Love the balance of flavors.
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alex3946

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4.5
Boozy. Peppery. Chocolate Milk.
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uber

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4.75
Damn
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Dannygdandan

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5.0
Magic in a bottle
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jlofgren22

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4.25
Chocolate milk. Chunks were not appealing though.
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devlon

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5.0
Best dark beer ever! Chocolate and coffee flavors are bold. The chili spice was a nice surprise adding to the flavor complexity. This is the smoothest 15% abv. Sips like a 5% abv.
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tim11360

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5.0
I should have bought two. Delicious and look forward to getting more
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czamora

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5.0
This stout is great and proves to me anchorage stouts are above everyone else...well balanced between chocolate, vanilla and coffee and subtle hint of spice at the end
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patrick3503

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5.0
I get coffee and chocolate. And chili peppers. No coconut. Some vanilla. Otherwise delectable. Not worth $33 or is it bc I’m jammed as Juan would say.
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Isobeer

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4.75
Dark hot chocolate w/ a hint of vanilla and chili. Also present is coffee, which helps to balance out the chili. Delicious.
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Beardedswine

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5.0
This brew is so thick like syrups, thats what allows it to be enjoyed at every level!!! Its like drinking cold liquid Ganache, it that is even a thing!!
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victor5

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4.5
Rich bold coffee complements the barrel!
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Say10

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5.0
This is truly something special 💞
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edgar90

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1.0
Be careful with really dark beer guys
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christopher4736

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5.0
One of, if not the best beer I’ve ever had.
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tsmo65

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4.75
Love the chilis in this one. Straight chocolate and coffee with a heat on the end
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nathanael47

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4.75
Overwhelming chocolate and coffee flavor on the pallet followed by a subtle spice from the chilies. Absolutely delicious!
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Crumpers

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5.0
One of the best stouts I ever tasted. The pour was sloppy but that flavor was out of this world. Super well balanced. Sweet, with a small heat kick with a milkshake mouth feel and coffee to round it all out.
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samuel692

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4.0
Roasty
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chris11347

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5.0
Delicious! Chocolate goodness
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Zjm4192

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4.0
Decadent chocolate up front, with a nice spicy finish!
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jonathan3805

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5.0
Absolutely delicious. The notes are incredibly distinct and have a wonderful evolution in your mouth starting with the deep chocolate flavors from the cocoa nibs, to a deep smooth coffee and wrapping up with the vanilla and as ancho chili’s.
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jsl37900

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4.75
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chris10545

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5.0
Amazingly smooth and drinkable with fantastic chocolate flavors.
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ryan10081

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5.0
Thank you sir may I please have another
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zack742

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4.0
Dessert
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terry709

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2.0
Not impressed! This my second Anchorage stout. No carbonation almost totally flat. Disappointing.
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nathaniel108

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5.0
Thick chunky chocolatey spicy goodness
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Galos11

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4.5
Super sweet and boozy
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MattV

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5.0
Sexual chocolate
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richard2863

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4.75
Very enjoyable. Would buy again.
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alix29

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5.0
Would be amazing a winter fire. Strong chocolate dessert coffee notes, I would hardly classify this as a “beer”.
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Mikebikesforbeer

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5.0
Wow! Brownie batter, waves of chocolate and coffee
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Koloss

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4.5
Strong notes of chocolate with hints of coconut and vanilla, tastes wise it's heavy on the chocolate while the ancho chilies kicks but not overpowering. Overall one hell of a desert stout.
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JohikoFox

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5.0
Chocolatey, boozy, spicy, and not overbearing in any way. But honestly, you already know it’s great. I’m so glad I got more than one.
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McCArch

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3.0
This was just too sweet and too chocolatey for me. I usually like stouts, but this was sweeter than the stouts I prefer. Impressively thick, heavy and DARK, but just not my style.
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