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Sleigh'r Dark Doüble Alt Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Company
- From:
- Ninkasi Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Altbier
Ranked #54 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,482 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 11.97%
- Reviews:
- 183
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 10, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 08, 2009
- Wants:
- 36
- Gots:
- 111
Called 'Dark Double Alt' on the label.
Seize the season with Sleigh'r. Layers of deeply toasted malt are balanced by just enough hop bitterness to make it deceivingly drinkable. Paired with a dry finish, Sleigh’r is anything but your typical winter brew.
An Alt ferments with Ale yeast at colder lagering temperatures. This effect gives Alts a more refined, crisp lager-like flavor than traditional ales. The Alt has been “Ninkasified” raising the ABV and IBUs. Sleigh'r has a deep, toasted malt flavor that finishes dry and balanced.
50 IBU
Seize the season with Sleigh'r. Layers of deeply toasted malt are balanced by just enough hop bitterness to make it deceivingly drinkable. Paired with a dry finish, Sleigh’r is anything but your typical winter brew.
An Alt ferments with Ale yeast at colder lagering temperatures. This effect gives Alts a more refined, crisp lager-like flavor than traditional ales. The Alt has been “Ninkasified” raising the ABV and IBUs. Sleigh'r has a deep, toasted malt flavor that finishes dry and balanced.
50 IBU
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Reviewed by mariposafan from Wisconsin
3.18/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Looks great - clear dark amber with a nice, though ephemeral, head.
Smells pretty good - toasty, caramel.
Tastes lousy - Too bitter, too much pine tree, too much hop aftertaste. Probably good for the IPA crowd.
Feel is decent - a little thin, but not too bad.
Overall a disappointment - for all of the label talk about malt character, the hops are overpowering. My first Ninkasi, and likely my last.
Dec 02, 2022Smells pretty good - toasty, caramel.
Tastes lousy - Too bitter, too much pine tree, too much hop aftertaste. Probably good for the IPA crowd.
Feel is decent - a little thin, but not too bad.
Overall a disappointment - for all of the label talk about malt character, the hops are overpowering. My first Ninkasi, and likely my last.
Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
4.12/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Clear rich amber/ruby red with a beige head that settles down to a thin lid and leaves good lacing behind
Aroma: Warm brown bread, rock candy, earthiness, a little toffee, and some spicy hop notes
Taste: Follows the nose well and more or less, in the same proportions I got in the aroma – bready/candy/earth dominate with toffee and spicy hops weaving in and out of the frame. Finishes with bread and toffee along with light earthy hop notes and mild bitterness
Mouthfeel: Full, medium-high carbonation, slightly chewy at times, and mild dryness on the finish
Overall: I dig it. Although hoppier than a traditional Altbier (though I know they no longer refer to this beer as a Double Alt), it’s Ninkasi so not surprising plus I like the overall depth of this beer. Need a malt and hop fix all together in a winter seasonal – give this a run and it won’t disappoint
Nov 16, 2020Aroma: Warm brown bread, rock candy, earthiness, a little toffee, and some spicy hop notes
Taste: Follows the nose well and more or less, in the same proportions I got in the aroma – bready/candy/earth dominate with toffee and spicy hops weaving in and out of the frame. Finishes with bread and toffee along with light earthy hop notes and mild bitterness
Mouthfeel: Full, medium-high carbonation, slightly chewy at times, and mild dryness on the finish
Overall: I dig it. Although hoppier than a traditional Altbier (though I know they no longer refer to this beer as a Double Alt), it’s Ninkasi so not surprising plus I like the overall depth of this beer. Need a malt and hop fix all together in a winter seasonal – give this a run and it won’t disappoint
Reviewed by Smileynulk from Washington
4.25/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I usually don't like dark winter ales. They are typically too bread-like and sweet for me. The Sleigh'r however is a wonderful hybrid between a winter ale, and an IPA. The bitterness from the hops gives a nice kick when it first hits your tongue. There is also all of the normal winter ale flavors that come through, the deep roasted malts, the spices, and the lingering sweetness.
This is by far my favorite winter ale. Originally picked up a 22oz bottle and drank straight from that, it was a good at that point, but not amazing. I decided to grab a sixer of it and tried it from a glass, and let me tell you, letting this beer breathe and expand does it wonders, would highly recommend drinking it from a glass rather than the bottle.
Picture of it in a glass and the bottle. https://imgur.com/a/G2xMY2F
Dec 14, 2018This is by far my favorite winter ale. Originally picked up a 22oz bottle and drank straight from that, it was a good at that point, but not amazing. I decided to grab a sixer of it and tried it from a glass, and let me tell you, letting this beer breathe and expand does it wonders, would highly recommend drinking it from a glass rather than the bottle.
Picture of it in a glass and the bottle. https://imgur.com/a/G2xMY2F
Sleigh'r Dark Doüble Alt Ale from Ninkasi Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
627 ratings
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