 17thfloor (726), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 31, 2008
Pours clear dark brown with a red tinge and a small white froth. Lots of raisins and rye in the aroma. Flavor of sweet rye malt, some roast, a bit tangy, light brown sugar, some soy/vegetable and a tad of smoke. Finishes very dry with some btiter cherry. Medium/light body with nice sparkly carbonation. Very easy drinking.
alexanderj (1339), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Bottle; have had it for about 6 months. Poured a nice brownish color with an off white head. Aroma of cocoa, bread, sweet malt, molasses and dark fruit. The flavor was so distinct compared to what I have had recently, I had to check to see when my last altbier was. It has been over a year since I have had an altbier. Flavor was fruity, chocolatey, sweet, bready, caramelly and earthy. Some floral and spiciness in the finish. REally enjoyable stuff. By the way golubj’s rating is very biased.
xnoxhatex (791), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Bomber from Armanetti’s on Lincoln, Chicago. I thought that this was originally just going to be a one off but judging by the most recent ratings it looks like this is the second batch they have done of it. Opaque, dark brown with a slight ruby tint, Large creamy tan head with nice lacing. Nice sweet nutty aroma with some caramel, toasted malt, biscuit, bread and some raisins. Sweet, boozy vanilla upfront in the flavor with bread and nuttiness, also mollases, perfume and some smoke. Medium body with nice carbonation. This beer is better than I remembered and might be one of the better ones that they have done, that being said though the flavor is a little too boozy and perfumey for me and the body could be a little fuller or atleast could have some more creaminess to round it out.
riversideAK (1632), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle from RCL. Thanks dude! Pours dark brown with a thin head. Aroma is that of sweet malts, chocolate, dark sweet bread, and dark fruits. The flavor is also very malty with lots of sweet bread, chocolate, and dark fruits. A mild toast comes through as well. A little bit of spicy hops and alcohol are felt in the finish. For the most part, this is smooth drinking and nice.
FunkyBrewster (145), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 31, 2008 Aroma is sweet caramel with some raisin fruitiness. Very dark brown in color, nearly too brown to see through. Very nutty sweet start, with some brown sugar flavor and some saltiness that is in the back. Very sooth finish but the alcohol does become apparent. Medium body. Surprisingly refreshing, and the type of beer I could drink several of in one sitting. I expected heavier and was happy that it wasn’t.
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