Schlafly Altbier

Brewed by Saint Louis Brewery
Style: Altbier
Maplewood, Missouri USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

on tap-pours a tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-toffee/roasty. Taste is sweet medium malt-toffee/roasty, some herbal.

Sweet caramel and malt aroma, festive and sweet grass as well. Bright orange and clear appearance. Grainy and sweet like the aroma, but more subdued. Quite refreshing.

This rating was from the Hop In The City event where brews from the previous year were sampled (5 oz) by the attendees from kegs. This brew poured a small head of white colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a hazy orange brown colored body. It had a mild malt floral aroma and a bubbly mildly biting mouthfeel. THe flavor was hoppy and somewhat spicey.

Draft at The Tap Room served in an imperial pint glass. Pours a clear, vivid, rich amber color with a small off-white head that settles quickly into a film. The aroma is faint, but I get some toasted malts, fruits, bread, and paper. Flavor of toasted malts, bitter earthy hops, fruit, and minerals. Medium-bodied, with sharp carbonation and a crisp mouthfeel. Dry finish, with some lingering astringency. Not a bad altbier at all.

Nice dark caramel amber color. A tan head. Interesting aroma of wet grain. Grain and rye flavors along with sweet malts. Tart hops underneath. It leaves an aftertaste of wood, caramel, and tart hop. An interesting and tasty beer.

UPDATED: MAR 22, 2009 Pours dark copper with an off-white head. The aroma has caramel malt, moderate amount of fruitiness and heavily toasted malt. Medium body with a bit of sharp carbonation that accentuates the flavor. The flavor starts with heavily toasted malt with smooth dry caramel. The finish is grainy, spicy and dry. Very enjoyable alt. (7/4/4/3/15 - 3.6)
rerate for new reformulated improved version. There is not a lot to update from the original notes really, but it has been been redone and everything is better. I’d say this is easily the best US version of the style I’ve had (not that there are many). If you are in the STL area around my rerate date of this - go to the Tap Room and have it - very well done version.

tap-hop in the city-pours copper amber with a small white soapy head. carmely malt and funky yeast character predominate the aromas. lots of caramel malts. the flavors are mostly malty with notes of carmel, chocolate and lightly toasty. good body-full and a nice palate. some decent grassy hop notes on the finish with a touch of earthy hops as well. pretty damn good alt!

Pour is a almost bright red with a white head. Aroma is caramel and hops. Flavor is a nice mix of hops and roasted malts that leaves a nice nutty aftertaste after the swallow. This could be one of the best Alt’s I have ever had.