Diebels Alt

Brewed by Brauerei Diebels (InBev)
Style: Altbier
Issum, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Generally I prefer beers from smaller breweries, but Diebels is an exception to the rule - my favourite Alt by a fair way. I could happily drink this every day, excellent quenching ale.

Bottle courtesy of Bierkrug von Bayern - thank you again! I don’t know what Diebels means, Urban Dictionary came up empty - stupid dictionary...

Dark amber color with white foam head. Soft toned beer with some fruity aroma, yet some bitters. Nice calm beer for relaxed drinking. (Düsseldorf 201202)

Torkade frukter, karamell och maltsötma går igenom i både smak och arom. Fint stort skum ovanpå den rödsvart ölen. En vän som drack den höjde den till skyarna. Jag nöjer mig med att säga att den är god och passade bra till schnitzeln som serverades.

Bottle, pours dark tawny with a lacy white head and sweetish dark fruit and malt on the nose, plus just a hint of grassy hops. Full flavoured and very well balanced, with the nutty, plum pudding notes matched by a touch of dark marmalade and a good dry hoppy bitterness. Marmalade, dark fruit and dry hoppiness last long into the aftertaste.

butelka z zieloną etykietą; świetny alt, ciemnobursztynowy kolor, gęsta gruba piana o lekko brązowym odcieniu choć niebyt dlugo się utrzymująca, typowa dla alta goryczka, aromat super przyjemny z wyraźnymi nutami karmelowymi, mięciutki lagodny plyn ogólnie rewelka a wszystko to w piwie które piję 2 miesiące po zakonczeniu okresu trwałości. koniecznie kupic i wypić świeże

500 ml bottle a dark brown colored beer with a white head aroma malts caramel spicy and some fruits flavor malts spicy some caramel and hops

Creamy head strong carbonation deep copper pour aromas salt sea air grassy metallic earthy fruit the flavours mild to medium ibu grassy citrus earthy caramel morishing taste the finish bitter sweet taste good on palate aftertaste of grass citrus eart lasting bitter very tasty alt

0.5 Litres in the ‘Berliner Republic’ a fun bar in Berlin where the beer prices go up and down like a beer stock market: there is a big screen to see how the prices are moving, choose a beer than is cheap obviously! I had a lovely tour of the brewery a long time ago, well before beer sites came into being and we were given some small barrels of this beer to pour ourselves in the tasting lounge: great fun. This wasn’t the best draught Alt I’ve had, but it wasn’t the worst either, nor was it as fresh as the beer I remember from that brewery trip. It looked fine though, nice brown colour, a cross between mahogany and oak: on top sat a thin off-white covering of bubbles, which soon left the scene. The smell was semi-sweet malty molasses with a hop backdrop. The flavours are malty at first, the hops arriving a bit later in the mouth feel to give the beer a mini bite and a mild bitter finish. Body depth about right, not rich or deep, but enough to carry the flavours and alcohol content without any problems.

Nose- dry,woody,a bit yeasty mouthfeel - oily, very smooth Taste- mild, slightly sour-ish, earthy Aftertaste -bitter, warm, grassy An ok light brew