Bièropholie Alt

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: Altbier
, Canada

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Bottle from Glouglouburp - thanks, Dany! Dark, cloudy amber pour - it wants to be brown, like a changing leaf. The nose is quite big and sweet, and unexpectedly, I got some distinct chocolate notes in there. Lots of sweetness, malts and fruits, but also some old ale qualities somehow. Very rich beer, almost too much so for the style perhaps, and some acrid notes in the finish. Good to try, though, and I’d happily have it again.

bottle by way of glouglouburp... pours a hazy deep red amber with a beige head. pleasantly rich aroma is full of chocolate, brown sugar, malt powder, toasted nuts, raisins and other hard to pin point dried fruits. the palate is quite thick with sweetness but it is in no way annoying or unwelcome... flavors of caramelized nuts, vanilla, brown sugar, malt powder, warm spices and a lightly bitter dry finish. there’s a strange sourness/acidity throughout much like green grapes which cleans up any sugar left on the finish. chocolate shows back up in the aftertaste. medium to full body with nice soft carbonation.

Bottle shared with JCB and emacgee. Deep coppery, clear pour with minimal tan head. Rich malty sweet aroma. Burnt sugar and toffee; vinous qualities. A bit nutty and grainy. Good.

Thanks JCB for sharing. Pours a translucent copper with a thin fizzy copper head. The nose is malty, sweet, lightly vinous, light alcohol, leafy noble hop character. The flavor is malty, lightly grainy, sweet, alcohol shows lightly, a light leafy bitterness. Crisp mouthfeel.

(Bottle). Earthy fruity aroma. Reddish copper color with small light brown head. Flavor is very nutty, with slight sweetness, and lots of malt. Nutty dry finish. Excellent.

341 ml bottle from Marche Jovi, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.

App.: A beautiful shade of copper, clear, with a slightly orange tan head. Aroma: Big chewy sweet malts – tons of caramel and fruits, minty herbals, huge brown sugar, raisins, figs, dried apricots, a bit nutty, a fair hit of grapefruit hops, wood, big, spicy and intense. Palate: Medium-ish body, soft but full carbonation (big bubbles). Flav.: Stern hops, black pepper, still enough fruit, more burnt sugar than caramel, slightly soy sauce, a bit of alcohol; off-dry with fair bitterness and a lingering burnt sugar note and light roasted hazelnuts.

Pretty intense stuff!

Bouteille de 341 ml achetée au Marché des Saveurs (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur de caramel fruité avec une pointe de chocolatée. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée voilée. Présence d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et de petits fruits foncés avec une pointe de noix. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de caramel brûlé en arrière goût. (Rating #1966)

Bottle courtesy of glouglouburp. Pours brown with a thin white head. Smells nutty and roasty with a hint of chocolate, touches of spice and some fruity hints. Tastes of rich roasted malt, some chocolate, lots of spice, some earthy hints. Mouthfeel is tingly. Very enjoyable!