Anchorage Brewing A Deal With the Devil Triple Oaked Batch 15 2024

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Tasting Profile

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Anchorage Brewing Company’s A Deal With the Devil Triple Oaked Batch 15 (2024) is the Alaskan craft beer world’s most obsessively refined American Barleywine, clocking in at a formidable 18.66% ABV. In the glass it pours a deep mahogany-chestnut hue, nearly opaque, with an ultra-thin tan collar — head retention is minimal, as expected from a beer of this gravity and barrel intensity, with rich, viscous legs coating the sides of the snifter.

The nose is immediately seductive and layered: waves of bourbon-soaked dried fruit — dark raisin, Medjool date, and fig — meld into a core of salted caramel, crème brûlée, and toasted oak resin. Rye spice weaves quietly through the sweetness, a nod to the Russell Reserve barrel influence. While vanilla extract and a hint of dried apricot complete the aromatic portrait.

On the palate, the mouthfeel is full-bodied, chewy, and almost syrupy — the hallmark of a 37 Plato starting gravity pushed through 26 months of triple oak conditioning. Sweetness leads with rich toffee, brown sugar, and molasses. Also balanced by a restrained but present bitterness and warming barrel-driven alcohol heat. Flavors of praline, dark chocolate, rye bread crust, and old cognac linger through the mid-palate. The finish is long, warming, and complex — caramel and oak resin holding well past the last sip.

A singular cellaring candidate from one of Alaska’s most revered wild-fermentation breweries. Explore the full tasting community at https://untappd.com/b/anchorage-brewing-company-a-deal-with-the-devil-triple-oaked-batch-15-2024/6027815.

Food Pairing

Anchorage Deal With the Devil Triple Oaked Batch 15 2024 calls for pairings of equal decadence. Serve alongside a wedge of aged Époisses or Comté washed in marc de Bourgogne — the cheese’s funky richness mirrors the beer’s layered rye and bourbon complexity. Alternatively, pair with a dark chocolate fondant dusted with fleur de sel and served with salted caramel ice cream, where the beer’s caramel-toffee depth and warming heat create an unforgettable dessert experience.