A Deal With The Devil - Double Oak-Aged (2017)
Anchorage Brewing Company

A Deal With The Devil - Double Oak-Aged (2017)A Deal With The Devil - Double Oak-Aged (2017)
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Anchorage Brewing Company
 
Alaska, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
17%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.61 | pDev: 3.25%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 26, 2025
Added:
Sep 06, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Cognac Barrel for 10 months, then transfered to Woodford Reserve Double Oaked for 5 months.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by SadMachine:
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Rated by SadMachine from New Jersey

4.81/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Jun 24, 2023
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama

4.58/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Opened on 11/22/2022. 2017 Box Set share.

Holding up really nicely. Traces of oxidation but still getting that abundance of booze-soaked raisin goodness you expect from DWTD. Finishes warm w/ undertones of Caramello candy and torched oak. Glad to finally tick this beast… rest of the set to go!
Jul 26, 2025
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Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut

4.45/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bottled in 10/2017 (Batch #4); consumed on 3/21/2023

Pours a deep, walnut-hued body topped with a finger and a half of fluffy, ecru foam; decent head retention yields a spotty few islands of cap, a large, creamy collar, and virtually no lacing clinging to the walls of the glass.

Aromas open to Cognac-flambéed grapefruit met with a brûléed toffee decadence, with rich caramel accents accompanying evolving notes of plum and orange peel into subtler, oaky vanillins.

Taste brings bourbon-laced vanilla and dusty cacao upfront, with burnt sugar edges guiding to a caramel lingering over the mid-palate and smoked toffee contrasting a deft red grapefruit essence fading with the finish.

Mouthfeel offers a medium-full body and a subdued yet creamy carbonation; robustly slick textures settle as a subtle prickle persists over the mid-palate and a warmth eases residual stickiness through the finish.

A playful cognac counter to exhaustive hop syrup yields an evenly melded alchemy of spirited intensity ushering waves of sweetness detailed with an amalgam of fruited accents; a brilliant all-around sipper and a heavyweight of the American Barleywine style.
Mar 22, 2023