Schwelmer Alt

Formerly brewed at Brauerei Schwelm
Style: Altbier
Schwelm, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

A soapy, fast fading head sits on top of a dark, coppery-reddish-brown-hued body. It is very dry, which is its most striking characteristic. Lots of ash/minerals in the flavor. It is not sweet at all - no hints of sweetness, although I expected some from the highly malts aroma. Pleasant, although very mild. Earthiness and nuttiness are also present, but mild. I’m not sure what kind of food this would pair well with - potatoes maybe. It is a thin and simple beer, of which the dryness stands out the most.

Pretty bland. Light brown color. Thin mouth feel. Few hops. Mostly malt flavor.

500ml bottle from Whole Foods. Clear bronze colour with a slight, short lived head. Sweet malt and some red fruit in the aroma. Flavour was a bit restrained - a touch of caramel with a smidgin of dryness in the finish. Distinctly middle-of-the-road.

A clear beige pour, slightly off-white substantial head, aroma is sweet with a bready note. Nice flavor profile, the malt stands out of course but there is some fruit character as well. I found this to be one of the better examples of this style that I have been able to sample.

Half liter swingtop bottle. Poured into a Gaffel kolsch glass, clear brown with a frothy and bumpy almond colored head. Lattice lacing. Malty, grainy aroma, with some dark brown sugar notes in the nose. Interesting flavor of dark but not too sweet malt with a tinge of a lemony hop. Finished like a high-fiber whole grain dark bread, with a bit of hop grass on the aftertaste. Flavors kind of undermined by a thinness in the body, however. Otherwise generally OK looking and tasting.

Bottle. Clear medium brown color with a average fizzy fair lacing off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark bread, roasted, molasses, caramel. Initaial flavor is moderate sweet, finish flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finsh feel is light metalic.

Bottle. Pours a beautiful clear mahogany with a small brown fluffy head. The appearance is definitely the highlight of this brew. Toasted (burnt) malt nose. Flavor is the same with some hop bitterness that comes through at the end. Metallic taste is present too. Easy on the eye and easy to consume.

Poured a clear brown with ruby highlights and a small short lasting head that leaves decent lacing. Aroma of sweet and nutty malt with almost no hop presence. Taste is nutty and slightly sweet with good bitterness. A very easy drinking beer