Anchorage Brewing A Deal With The Devil Single Oaked 2026

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

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Anchorage Brewing Company’s A Deal With The Devil Single Oaked (2026) is the entry point into one of American craft beer’s most legendary barrel-aging series, pouring a deep mahogany-brown with barely any head retention — a telltale sign of its formidable density and ABV. The nose is immediately arresting: layers of bourbon-soaked toffee, dried dark fruit, vanilla, toasted oak, and a whisper of dark chocolate invite slow contemplation rather than quick consumption. On the palate, the mouthfeel is lush and viscous — almost oil-like in its coating presence — with a restrained yet warming sweetness that never veers into cloying territory. Key flavor notes include caramel, fig, molasses, raisins, and a subtle char from the single barrel treatment that keeps the profile focused and precise rather than layered with competing wood influences.

The finish is long and warming, with residual oak spice and bourbon heat that lingers for minutes. Compared to its multi-oaked siblings, the Single Oaked expression lets the base barleywine’s tremendous malt character shine through with greater clarity. An exceptional candidate for cellaring, this 2026 release rewards patience — cellared examples will see the alcohol integrate further and the fruit notes deepen considerably over two to five years. Discover more about this release on Untappd.

Food Pairing

The Anchorage Brewing A Deal With The Devil Single Oaked 2026 American Barleywine pairs magnificently with aged Comté or a well-matured Gruyère, whose crystalline nuttiness and salt cut through the beer’s viscous malt sweetness in elegant counterpoint. For a dessert pairing, a dark chocolate and salted caramel tart mirrors the beer’s own toffee and bourbon character, creating a harmonious, indulgent finish worthy of both the glass and the occasion.

Anchorage Brewing Company A Deal With The Devil Single Oaked (2026)