Swashbuckler Fat Altbier

Brewed by Swashbuckler Brewing Company
Style: Altbier
Manheim, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Dark red, beige cover. Aroma is bready, fruity, light grassiness. Taste is much the same, sweet, brown sugar, toasted sweet bread, fruits.

Draft at PARenFaire. Hazy burnt sienna pour with nose of pumpernickly malt, brown sugar, fig. Tastes malty, with a somewhat figgy, brown sugary mid-palate, mild nutty finishing notes, and a decent body. Smooth.

Draft @ McGrath’s Pub in Harrisburg. Cloudy dark brown/bran muffin colored body, medium sized toasty brown head. Nose of fresh bread crust and toast scented malts, very light note of roasted malt, medium sweet, medium to low yeast presence but still noticeable. Dusty, bready, minerally malts, medium to low hop aroma. Flavor is full and bready toasted malt, semi-sweet maple flavored syrup, a small greenish celery note but nothing strong or distracting. By no means a traditional altbier, but still decent stuff.