Silver Gulch Grand Reserve
Silver Gulch Grand Reserve
Rated 3.200 by BeerPals
Brewed by Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.
Fairbanks, AK, United States
Style: Doppelbock
13.6% Alcohol by Volume
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Difficult to fully describe without using descriptors usually reserved for sherry, port, and barleywine-style ales. This lager (yes, it IS a lager!) was the brainchild of one Brian Schneider (one of our bottling crew members) and Glenn Brady. This beer is meant to be served at 'cellar temperature' so that you may fully appreciate the complex aromas and flavors that make this beer truly unique. Take a small sip and let the flavors develop on your palate for several minutes; from the sweet, malty, vinous initial impression, to maple/raisin notes and on to a mellow, warm, smooth sweetness with faint notes of hops and roasted malts.
ID: 12427 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 19 years agoKey Stats
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Statistics
| Overall Rank | 22648 |
| Overall Percentile | 59.3 |
| Style Rank | 236 of 428 |
| Style Percentile | 44.9 |
| Lowest Score | 3.0 |
| Highest Score | 4.1 |
| Average Score | 3.320 |
| Weighted Score | 3.200 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.455 |
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5 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 6
right outta AK, biotch! bottle from 2002 .. . light cognac and sherry .. very easy to put in your mouth and swallow .. . dark molasses in color ... madness i say!
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6
Poured a murky brownish red color with a small, tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma was filled with oxidized sherry, light smoke, roast, and some soy as well. Taste of some molasses, more soy, dark fruits, roast, light smoke, and some alcohol. I got some bitter notes as well, but i’m not sure where they came from.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
Oxidation was the first thing I found when tasting this beer. I don't know how long or what conditions this bottle was stored in, but the taste was also a bit like soy sauce. I think that it could be consumed over a nights festivities, but as far as a repeat customer this won't find it's way into my fridge. Perhaps I can find another bottle some day and compare.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 9
I didn’t much care for this one at first sip. Something seemed off for some reason. But the more I sip on this the more I’m liking it. The deep mahoganey body is topped by only a few bubbles, but lack of head is expected from a beer this old (this was purchased at the brewery where they aged it in the bottle for 3 years). The aroma is very vinuous and sweet smelling with loads of sugared raisins. Aging, browned fruits (pears, apricots) perhaps sauteed lurk around under the initial wine-like odors. The flavor turns malty with toast, caramel, and cookie and a bit of almond. A hint of vanilla and cognac. A hugely complex beer (the guy at the brewery called it a barley wine with a few creative twists) and you’d never guess it was fermented with a lager yeast. This rocks.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
Pours with a dark reddish-brown body with a thin head and little lacing. The aroma and flavor are both sweet and malty with nice caramel and candy sugar notes, and a little bitterness. Full bodied, smooth and oily.
