Southampton Altbier

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Altbier
Southampton, New York USA

Bottle Fresh meadow nose, light bready character, light woody notes as well. It does pour large white-tan creamy head, amber brown in color. Neat lacing. Medium bodied, brown malts, gentle hop presence. I like that gentle woody character so typical to alts. Over all made in right direction just a bit on light/thin side.

Slightly reddish brown body with a bunch of lacing left by a mediocre head. Aromas are unispiring... maybe some caramel, mabye some nuts, but nothing really exciting. Flavor is much better than I would have guessed with our phenomenal start. Nice nutty flavoring with some lightly roasted malt presence and a touch of toffee like sweetness. Comes off a bit watery every now and again, but some sips seem much fuller than others... perplexing, to say the least.

Aroma has treacle, malt and spice, clear copper, pours a good sized white creamy head. Taste is a firm candied malt, with spice, woody, nutty flavours too. Light bodied, balanced, bitter and bold. Very vice example. Thanks Radek.

On tap at croxley. Pours a medium to deep amber with a nice off white head and good lace. Aroma is caramel, lightly nutty, some roast, herbal hops and a bit yeasty and doughy. Nice crisp clean flavor though with lots of light caramel some toasted munich malts and a nice clean bitterness in the end. I think this is quite a bit better on tap than in bottle- always tastes fresher at least.

GABF 2006. Keg. The beer pours to a glowing dark golden body with a nice creamy white head. The aroma is raw grains, crisp and clean. Plain flavor with hints of butter and grain. Plain boring palate but nothing offensive.

12 oz bottle: Medium dark amber, lightly hazy, with a lasting off white head. Toasted and grainy malts get the party started, followed by their dates nutty and chocolate, but the chocolate is very faint! Light green apple and herbal hop show up fashionably late! The dance is well balanced between hop and malt partygoers in the flavor with some bitter wallflowers showing up near the end of the dance. They hang around and are the last ones to leave except for the few drunken toasted malt flavors that just never seem to want to go home singing "How Dry I Am". Chocolate malts come back because she forgot her purse, then helps toasty and some of the bitters get home! although it’s a fairly light crowd at the dance with very bubbly personalities floating around, everyone dances very smoothly. Not a bad little dance to attend. I think I might make this a weekly event!!!!

12oz bottle pours dark brown with a creamy offwhite head that stays really well and laces the sides of the glass. Smooth aroma of nuts, caramel malts, and light chocolate. Flavor is nuts, caramel, light chocolate and some brief hops at the finish. Carbonation is fairly strong but there is a creamy soft mouthfeel. Not bad.. but not so sure why this one was a secret..

Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Sep 22nd, 2006: Well the secret is out and I’m not quite sure why it was a secret in the first place, as this is a pretty run-of-the-mill Altbier. Pours dark clear brown with a compact light tan head that lingers. Patchy lacing. The aroma is nutty and malty.Medium-bodied and smooth with a toasted malt and hops flavor, along with some nuts. The finish is nutty with a lingering hops aftertaste. Thoroughly average.