Midnight Sun Brewery is located in Alaska, and when you think Alaska you think wildlife, forest, cold, and maybe depressing, but the last thing that comes to mind is quality beer. Well you would be wrong! Midnight Sun Brewery produces some of the finest and rarest beer in the country. With great beer's like Arctic Devil, Bar Fly, Sloth, and TREAT this brewery is hitting home runs with about everything they produce. TREAT is a chocolate pumpkin porter released in the fall. Its bottled in 22 oz bottles and priced anywhere between $10.99 and $13.99. Not to expensive for the quality of beer you are getting. But for all the god things there is to say about this beer, there is one negative.... availability! Midnight Sun does not distribute very far so not many cases get out of the state of Alaska. If you live in Washington or Oregon you have a good shot at finding this beer when its released, but if you live in California like me you'll be hard pressed to find it. Only a few quality bottle shops get this beer when its released and it sells out asap, so if your not on top of it your not gonna get it. However, besides that drawback, TREAT is an incredible beer, its drinkable, especially for a robust porter clocking in at 7.80% abv. Full of flavor and decent complexity this beer makes a great autumn beer. Moreover, enjoy TREAT with a wonderful thanksgiving meal as it will pair nicely with oven baked turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, and of course pumpkin pie. Lastly, even though this beer is a quality ale with plenty of character, TREAT can be enjoyed out of any glass of your choosing and serving size. So, if you are a fan of chocolate and pumpkin this beer is for you.Seek it out you will love it!Color: A dark muddy brown. Some lacing is left on the glass, but not much. A one finger head form from the pour of the off white nature...the head then recedes quite quickly to a tan ring around the top edges of the beer.
Nose: Milk chocolate in the forefront followed by the pumpkin and spices. Cloves come in and out as does some nutmeg and all spice. Very good aroma.
Palate: Smooth! Extremely drinkable and delicious. The carbonation on this medium bodied beer is fantastic making the mouth feel tingled with an array of texture and flavor. The sweetness of the chocolate is mellow, but noticeable. the spices mingle with the nice maltiness of this beer, and the pumpkin comes in waves coating the tongue with the taste of fall.
Finish: It goes down like chocolate covered pumpkin pie, and that is not bad at all. Well done Midnight Sun! Give me more.
Rating: 93 out of 100
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