3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Poured a clear burgundy with a grayish off-white head. Bubbly. A potent nutty malty aroma with a touch of caramel. A bit stale tasting with a dry almondy flavor. Tingly on the palate with a lingering bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sweet nutty aroma. Taste is sweet and malty. Finishes smooth with spicy hops aftertaste. Very good and drinkable.
1.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20
Cola, tea, hay, and roasted malt bouquet. Cola colored with a medium off white head. Malty, weak, and unhoppy. Watery mouthfeel. Subdued sweet tea finish. This is my first alt and it is pretty much what I expected, dark and hopless. The one thing that surprises me is how tea-like it is. It’s not unlike Malta Goya.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
This beer pours a dark nutty color with not much of a head to it. There is an aroma of mild fruits and nuts. As you drink it there is a strong flavor of walnuts and mild hops. It also has a tangy after taste on the palate.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
A clear chestnut coloured ale covered by a slowly fading off-white head. A very clean example of an alt with the usual toasty, bordering roasty, nutty malt notes complemented by herbal, spicy hops that serve mostly a bittering purpose. It has a certain floral acidity that joins the rest in mouth, but not obtrusively while more clean, earthy, soft malts of limited sweetness sing their song. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep brown beer with some amber highlights. Dark herbal maltiness. A touch of buckwheat honey, black licorice and molasses. Herbal and slightly fruity. Strangely dry and sweet at the same time. Earthy with a dark caramel nuttiness and a rosemary/thyme herbal character. Anaesthetic hoppiness. Decent brew.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled, 500ml swing top, courtesy of Der Doppelbock. Chestnut brown with light, short head. Initially, thin and slightly watery, not giving an Altbier impression at all, but gradually the nutty, fruity and slightly acidic flavours come through with touches of toffee & caramel. A nicly drinkable beer with enough going on.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: 04/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head, specks of lace, huge sweet dark caramel malt aroma with a huge caramelized sugar character, sweet and fruity malt flavor, nice dark fruits, light bitterness adds a touch of balance,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
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