Uerige Alt

Brewed by Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei
Style: Altbier
Düsseldorf, Germany

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

A Mes rate: Draught at GBBF.
I would love to have a proper rate for this but all it says in my notes is "A really good alt." I’m sure I intended adding more but got carried away with something else. It’s an altbier, we all know what they are like, in my humble opinion this is a good one...

On tap at the GBBF 2008. Dark brown colour, low head. Nice aroma of caramel and butterscotch. "Dusty" flavour, malty with a noticeable hoppy finish.

This altbier pours a deep brown color from a 330ml swing top bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel malt, sweet and earthy. A medium bodied altbier. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are spicy and earthy and fairly bitter. Good carbonation. Nice balance. It certainly is aggressively bitter for the style, mostly in the finish. Some roasty malts as well. Interesting. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is bitter.

Pours deep amber into an altbier glass. Fluffy off-white head with good retention leaves sheet lacing as it recedes. Dark carame, breadl and malt aromas. Soft upfront turning fizzy with deep, dark caramel. Lasting bitter finish.

IT WAS GERMAN PERFECTION. A VERY NICE BOTTLE. HAD A STRONG BITTER AFTERTASTE. ONE OF GERMANY’S BEST.

Pours clear medium brown with substantial head, well-retained. Noble hops aroma, some fruitiness, rich body, significant bitter finish.

deep bourbon color, slight off-white head, some lacing. earthy, musty nose. mildly provacative flavor, as in i am provoked that i am not drinking a more interesting beer. medium body, weirdly bitter finish. don’t understand this one; not very interesting or exciting.

Deep auburn pour with a persistent head. Dry yet rich flavor. Fairly bitter aftertaste.