Frankenheim Alt

Brewed by Privatbrauerei Frankenheim (Warsteiner)
Style: Altbier
Düsseldorf, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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Pours a light brown with a nice sized white head. Has some caramel and coffee qualities to the flavor. This beer is much better on tap.

A good balance between bitter and malty, both in aroma and flavor. Better than average, and quite like an english bitter, in fact. Not memorable, but it still beats any mass market beer.

copper colored no head to speak of (bottled) decent taste little malty and nutty think ill pass next time not my thing

Bitter musty flavor,thick consistancy,head is tan and thick then quickly diminishing,extremely dry,aftertaste is pretty bad.

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2009 The color is a deep cola brown with slight opacity. Tan head with a bit of lace. Not much intensity to the nose, yet it is distinctly malty. A smooth hoppy taste, followed by bready pretzel notes and a delayed dry, salty, malty finish. Medium body with a little extra carbonation.

watered down, old tasting beer. maybe a fresher example would have been better, but untill i have it this brand is bad.

Easy going, and light Alt. My first Alt-experience, but an extremely good one !!!

nice altbier.

Although mass-produced by a large brewery, Frankenheim Alt is one of my favourite Altbiers around. This is due to the full, malty body, which is a not as sweet as e.g. Schumacher Alt. The taste is supported by a refreshingly carbonated mouthfeel.

Not bad, but not great either. No off flavors. I’m starting to think that I may not be a big fan of alt beer. I found this in bottle form in the States. Maybe I need to try it fresh on draft in Germany.