Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery | Anchorage, AK, United States of America
Vital Statistics
Beers
Overall average:
78 (logged 68 times)
78 (logged 68 times)
Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout:
85 (logged 29 times)Stout (Imperial / Double, Aged in Barrels, Oak, Bourbon)
Midnight Sun CoHoHo Imperial IPA:
50 (logged 1 time)American India Pale Ale / IPA (Imperial / Double)
Midnight Sun T.R.E.A.T. Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter:
78 (logged 3 times)Pumpkin Ale (Imperial / Double)
Collaborations
Midnight Sun Sun of a Beak Ale (collaboration):
72 (logged 10 times)Porter (Imperial / Double, Aged in Barrels, Bourbon)
Logs for beers from this brewery
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2014)
Solid. A little bit more of that nice lingering almost toasty finish that I like.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2014)
Plummy, a little vinous, concentrated. I know this isn’t the maple beer of the bunch but there’s a bit of a caramelized quality in the flavor. And I'm fairly certain this is not at all like what this beer tasted like when it was younger.
Draft at The Beer Junction, Seattle
Best of the bunch, just slightly better than the Reuben's. But I mean, this is a barrel aged dark beer, so it had an unfair advantage.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
A rich, thick umami-sweet stout, what you'd expect from Midnight Sun. Starts sweet but dries out very quickly, leaving a molassesy, burnt bitter finish. A bit of a cherry syrup quality throughout.
Draft at Thirsty Hop, Kirkland
I guess there may be such a thing as too long in the cellar; this poured a profound black and had all the sweet umami of a Berserker, but with less creaminess and completely flat. I was able to appreciate the smooth complexity, but it wasn't exactly joyful to drink.
Bottle at Odin Lounge
A bit forward on the pumpkin spice, but otherwise a smooth, milky stout that drinks very easily. Totally different from the other beers in this tasting, though, so that first sip was a weird one.
Bottle at Xbeer One
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (unknown release)
Boozy, with a lot of bourbon character. Medium-sweet. The basic hop character of the barleywine is toward fruit, balanced with a lot of caramel.
Draft at Thirsty Hop, Kirkland
Dry sweet strong molasses burnt flavors.
Bottle at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Molasses. Thick, heavy molasses. Like the time Boston was covered in molasses.
Bottle at Karthik's
Midnight Sun Son of Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
Draft at Malt & Vine, Redmond
Midnight Sun Son of Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
A medium-bodied stout with some sweetness but a highly roasted character. The finish has some hints of peppery spice, a bit of smoke or ash and moderate bitterness, but finishes clean. It's nothing at all like the Berserker, but it is a very solid stout.
Draft at Malt & Vine, Redmond
Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
This is very sweet though not obnoxious like the first nail. But I'm kind of sweeted out, so terhaps you should take this review with a grain of salt.
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout (unknown release)
Draft at Brouwer's Cafe, Seattle
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2014)
Smells like caramel molasses. The molasses continues into its sweet taste with a noticeable alcohol vapor at the end (13% ABV). Like a light non-viscous alcoholic maple syrup.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Bubblegummy grapefruit IPA with a peppery juniper bite on the finish. Over time, the bitterness builds up, but it starts out clean.
Bottle at Microsoft Building 85, Redmond
A great barrel aged stout but this is a competitive category.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Coats tongue with a maple taste and residue. Sappy mouth feel.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
not as good in a bottle as on draft, a little stronger
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Even better on draft, hard as that is to imagine.
Draft at Malt & Vine, Redmond
Delicious, thick bourbon-toffee stout with a silky cocoa mouthfeel and a whole lot besides going on. It's a hammer to the face but a super-well-balanced hammer - MADE OUT OF ALCOHOL. You guys, I could drink this forever, although I'd probably be dead after just a couple.
Bottle at Home
It tasted okay, but rather one-note. Nice coriander and Belgian yeast flavor but I was hoping for a bit more champagne-like tang to go with the orange peel. It would have fought off the rather alcoholic finish nicely.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Nice, I liked the orange flavor and the crispness of the beer
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Clean malt smell and taste. Some alcohol aftertaste due to minimal taste. Sharp edge but not sour, fizzy sharp.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Out of the bottle, the coconut was more subdued and a syrupy wood flavor emerged strongly at the finish. Afterwards, my mouth was dry and sour, which was an unpleasant touch on an otherwise strong beer.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Smells sour syrupy. Wood birch finish but have to fight for the coconut taste. Coconut reappears after drink.
Bottle tasting at Odin Lounge
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil (2013)
Strong, strong alcohol flavor. Too strong? Cloudy, unbelievably rich butterscotch flavor. Slightly numbing finish.
Draft at Malt & Vine, Redmond
Toasted coffee notes followed by a strong hit of alcohol flavor, mellowing quickly into a pleasant, warm coconut sheen. If the transitions were just that much smoother this would've been perfect, but still.
Draft at Black Raven Brewing Company, Redmond



























