Auerhahn Urhahn Helles Alt

Brewed by Lauterbacher Burgbrauerei (Hochstiftliches Brauhaus)
Style: Kölsch
Lauterbach, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Found this at an obscure German delicatessen in Sacramento. Hazy, pale cold color with firm white head formation. Smell is very fresh lemon-grass, somewhat sweet but not cloying. Very full-bodied for light coloring, with a firm, gently-disolving mouthfeel that never gets fizzy. Flavor is pure German alt all the way, with juicy, biscuity sweetness perfectly balanced by an even hop balance that never even thinks about leaping to the forefront. Has the grainy, raw taste of Weihenstaphan lagers - it's the taste of true artisanal craftsmanship. This beer is a triumph!

Bottled 330ml. -Pale golden coloured, small to medium sized white head that went away fast, hint of alcohol in the nose. Malty, quite grainy and hay with weak hoppy notes. Bitterish finish. Drinkable but pretty average.

Bottle 500ml. @ home.

Clear medium orange yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, hay, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, dusty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long to average duration, sweet malt, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100828]

(br-btl gl/gn-lbl, "Urhahn")

gl-lct, med-head, med-co2, lgt-body.
bright-hop aroma, hoppy T1, §malty hop-bitter T2, hoppy § diacetyl §crcl T3, same thru.

Bottle. Clear golden colour with a white creamy head. Rich malty aroma and taste with grassy notes.

The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Nice head. Starts a bit moldy and sourish, the finish is a bit too dry. Not better than average! Thanks joss for the bottle!

Bottle. Courtesy WinterCoat. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Nice powerfull grassy aroma. Moderate bitter fresh flavopr. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Very nice kölch!

Bottle - Small white head, mostly diminishing. Gold color. Sweet aroma. Moderately carbonated and refreshin beer.

[bottle from Christoph] Crisp and grainy sort of Helles-ish aroma. Very nice balance of crisp malt and fresh, German hops. Straw with a very slight green tint, oddly. White patch and ring. Helles flavour: sweet and grainy malt with low bitterness. Plenty of noble hops flavour--would be better with a little more bitterness. Medium body, medium carbonation, sweet finish.

Bottle - Yellow gold color with a white, quickly falling head. Very sweet, fruity aroma. Very malty flavor with a bitter middle and a dry finish. Some roasted character as well. An interesting beer.

Bottle, 4.9%. Semi-fruity aroma. Clear golden colour. OK stable white head. The flavour is also semi-fruity with some naturtrübiness. Quite clean, though, with medium bitterness.