Red Star Altbier

Formerly brewed at Red Star Agave Grille
Style: Altbier
Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Sample at the brewpub. Dark amber color with a thin light beige head. Thin, spotty lacing. Mildly malty nose with a bit of nuts and caramel. Medium-bodied and sweet with malt and nut flavors, as well as a touch of hoppiness. The finish is short and sweet, with a nutty aftertaste. Slightly above average all around.

As "Heart’s Alt". Mild nutty grainy aroma with some sweetness and dusty dry bitter nut aroma. Dull clear mahoghany amber with no head. Medium to light watery body with medium to high carbonation. Starts dry and smooth. Touch of nutty sweet malt and light caramel. Mild beany and tart cherrystone notes. Finish is some mild honey with dry alum-like bitterness. Crisp hops to end, with light sweetness. Also has a quite smoky profile for an altbier.

Nothing really distinct about this one. I think I originally tried it because they had no IPA on tap. I wound up coming back to it as a good session beer.

UPDATED: SEP 4, 2011 Not really a style that I am overly fond of but the Red Star did a credible example. +++Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a medium bronze color with a small white head. The aroma is sweet and malty. The flavor was thick and richly malty with a light nut undertone. Dry malty grainy flavors linger on the aftertaste. A fine brew

Draught: This one pours with a bit of a fluffy head. The color is pretty much a clear coppery amber shade. The aroma is a little thin. There were some hopiness, along with some minor malts. There was a bit of a hop taste to the beer, with a dryness in the aftertaste. There was also a hint of fruit sweetness to the taste.