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Buzzards Bay Alt

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
193.02/5.02.95/5.0Special5%32.1Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
Buzzards Bay Brewing’s Alt is the South Coast’s take on a German classic. Brewed with copious amounts of German malts and hops, our Alt is a well-balanced copper hued old-world ale. Like all Alts, ours toes the line between two worlds. It’s brewed with an ale yeast, but it is treated like a lager. It is fermented and cellared at a colder temperature, for a longer time than most ales. The result is a clean, drinkable beer with a very light and warming estery aroma that accents the earthy Hallertau hops added late in the boil. We hope you enjoy our Alt as the weather turns colder. Cheers and prosit!
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 Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of cavie. Pours dark copper with a thin white head. Smells of sweet malt, some vegetal hints. Tastes of earth, tea, some caramel, spice, peppery. As the beer warms, it tastes more like iced tea than beer.


 BMan1113VR (2884), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 30, 2009  
"Reserve" bottle thanks to cavie. Pours with a clear amber body and a light white head. Aroma of faint hops, caramel and sweet malt. Taste is caramel, sweet and lightly grassy. Very sweet finish. Light bubbles.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (2010), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Oct 25, 2009  
This one came in my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-caramel color with a medium sized orange-cream head. The aroma was faintly malty, lightly fruity and a touch yeasty. The flavor was dry, bitter and nutty with moderate fruity and floral hops and a touch of caramel. The finish was short, tangy and fruity. Medium body. Ok.


 travita (1920), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Nov 16, 2009  
Bottle thanks to cavie. The smell is caramel, sweet, malts, and good. The taste is sweet, nuts, and malts. The look is clear, copper in color, and has an off white head.


 mar (1862), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 19, 2009  
Bottle thanks to cavie. Brown pour with a white head. Nose is butter, caramel and nuts. Decent on the palate with a flavor that reflects the nose quite well.


 Swalden28 (1510), McKinney, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 4, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Cavie. Pours a clear, light amber with off-white head. Aroma of malt, faint honey, light fruit. Flavor is kinda watered down, some malt and honey with some light fruit. Mouth feel is watery, medium body, medium carbonation. Overall, nothing to write home about.


 Cavie (1430), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Brownish orange pour. Smells fresh with some aging hops. Bland watery taste with a little grain taste. Not impressive.


 crazyvin (1252), New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Beer of the month. Had a nice copper body with a white head that had some retention. Aroma had a nice malt note to it. Some sweet notes and some almost biscuity notes. Flavor was similar but did have a delicate hope bite at the end. A little thin on the palate, but carbonation was minimal. A nice session ale, but not out of this world.



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