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Gordon Biersch Alt


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48
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An Altbier brewed by
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Palo Alto, California USA

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103.1/5.03.05/5.0Summer-39.2 Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

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 beaconstreet (810), Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20

Oct 27, 2006  
Nice flavor, mellow grassy taste. Big fan of this. Washington, DC location. One of the best places to have a beer and casual early evening conversation in DC.

 esjaygee (603), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Yellow-brown with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malts and mild hops. Taste of floral hops, lemon, light caramel with a mild bitter finish. Drinkable and forgettable.


 stefanje (463), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/517/20
May 23, 2008  
Pint glass from San Diego’s Mission Valley Brewpub. Served from tap to a pint glass. The pour was a medium brown color with some amber highlights. The head was off-white, creamy, ample and had good retention. The aroma was muted (probably because the beer was served way too cold) I detected a faint trace of molasses and some nuttiness. The flavor was rich with walnuts, roasted malts, anise, cloves and molasses. The mouthfeel was full, smooth and creamy. The finish was long with lingering biter walnuts. Overall: I was pleasantly surprises and impressed by this beer. Better than the average Gordon Biersch offering.


 Cornfield (4245), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 13, 2008  
Okay. So mayhaps I was unduly influenced in my rating by the attractive lady behind the bar and her two lovely, large, lucious eyes (Caught you by surprise, didn’t I, RAYBOY01?), but I liked this beer.
It poured a clear brownish-copper body with a respectable, sustained pale beige head. Good lacing. The aroma was toasted grains, lightly roasted malt, a subdued caramel presence, and an earthy, herbal hop bitterness. The hoppy bitternes grew during the drinking and tipped the scale in its favor, but the rich maltiness, seasoned with black pepper, remained sturdy throughout. The finish was dry and peppery with an herbal/earthy bitterness. Nice.

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 1more4dessert (216), Upstate, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 15, 2008  
medium amber color, little head or foam, on tap NOLA. lots of caramel malt, medium body. no hops reveal themselves, but then again - you can’t even sniff a hop in Nola anywhere. Drinkable, nothing off but nothing to write home about either.


 Nate (2162), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/57/20
Apr 6, 2008  
Draught sample form New Orleans location. Light hops aroma. Light bit of funk with mild caramel. Reddish amber clear with no head. Medium watery body with medium carbonation. Starts dry with light sour mash character. Fairly banal ale with light nutty brown bitterness and mild acidity. Dull papery finish.




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