Carolina Brewery Alter Ego Altbier

Draught. Pours dark brown, with off-white head. Aroma is very malty, chocolate and caramel. Flavor is also malty. Soft mouth feel, bitter at the end, but very sweet up to that point.

pint, at Tylers Apex. Good aroma, sweet. Caramel, fruity (berry, orange) cardboard. Orangy brown color, small head that faded quick, no lace. Bitter flavor, like aroma, with what I call cardboard mellowing the other characteristics. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter dry finish. Nice brew, easy to drink. Aroma was best part. I sniffed a while before sniffing, flavor was a bit more subdued.

On tap at brewery. small fizzy off-white (quickly and fully dissapating) head into amber body. aromas of moderate spices, light hops, moderate malts (toffee). flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter. moderate finish length. good stuff; impressive.

Date: 04/12/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops

Appearance: clear amber, fine dirty white head,
Aroma: dry caramel aroma with an earthy character,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, light earthyness adds some balance, light bitterness from the earthy character,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

Draught at the brewpub. Part of the sampler. Copper brown, no chill haze. Thin fizzy offwhite head. The aroma was sweet, malty, crisp, a little grainy, not too upfront. The flavor was similar sweet and very crisp, tastes like a lager. malty and grainy, didnt stand out too much.