2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Coppery orange, modest tan head. Caramel aroma. Caramel flavour predominates with a boxboard dryness to the finish. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml Bottle, 5.0% a/v
Pours a magnificent fiery copper color, nice off white head. Contains a nose of very little frankly, hints of natural grains and hops. Tastes malty but with a hop aftertaste, with hints of caramel and spice. Goes down smooth with a nice body. Definetly a nice beer for sipping under the stars.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 9, 2009 Bottle 500ml- Copper colour with a medium creamy white head. The aroma is floral and herbal, maybe some notes of minth, raisins and caramel. Taste is marked by the wood maturation, roasted malts, well balanced with a nice touch of bitterness and a long hops aftertaste.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A deep amber copper colour with a strong white head. A malty nose with hints of caramel and smoky woodiness. the taste is of mellow smooth caramel maltiness, again there is a hint of woodiness and there is a tiny touch of citrus fruit in the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours copper to amber colour. Creamy white head. Pretty good. Lasting taste. Bottle.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Creamy white mostly lasting excellent head. Thin metallic aroma, but nice powerfull flavor. Average finish. A little watery.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great beer, alt bier.I would prefer this one any time. Golden color, a little bit metallic in the after taste
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Here is a very interesting and wonderful beer from the Holsten Brewery of Hamburg, Germany. What makes this beer unique is the fact that it is a version alt bier. Alt is the German word for old, old meaning, the "old style" of brewing beer. Unlike most German beers being brewed, with notable exceptions, Duckstein is an ale, not a lager. Alt bier is a style that you won’t find too often outside of Dusseldorf, Germany, so Duckstein is definately unique in that regard. What also makes it unique is an old process, that is proudly practiced by A-B here in the US, and used in the brewing of Budweiser. That process is called "Rotblondes Oberbrau auf Buchenholz Gereift". Duckstein is aged over beech wood chips. This unique beech wood aging process, gives Duckstein(and Budweiser) a brilliant clarity, and subtle hints of wood flavor.
Duckstein pours to a brilliant deep copper color with a thick white head, and a lively carbonation. I must note how beautiful this beer looks when poured into a half liter glass. You use all your senses with a great beer, its visual appeal is all part of the experience of having a great beer. The nose is wonderful, grassy hop aromatics marry with some fruity esters. The palate is a solid malt base of slightly sweet caramel malt flavors, subtle touches of wood, and as the beer warms, more fruity esters. The finish is fantastic, a late, short, burst of grassy, herby hop flavors that dance on the tongue. Wow. I’m blown away.
This is a wonderful and refreshing beer. I could see myself drinking liters of this stuff. Duckstein stands shoulder to shoulder with a classic Dusseldorf Alt bier such as Zum Uerige, it is that good. I would match this beer with roasted pork and saurkraut. If you can find this beer, seek it out, it is very, VERY impressive.
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