Cricket Hill Colonel Blides Altbier

Brewed by Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
Style: Altbier
Fairfield, New Jersey USA

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a regular white head. Nose is sweet, fruity and malty. I honestly wasn’t expecting much following the other reviews, but I was pleasently suprised, The brew was carmelized peaches with a malty undertone. Very smooth. The mouthfell was thin but the flavors were quite enjoyable. Might go here again, but the price is prohibitive at $4 for a 12 oz. bottle.

Bottle courtesy of decaturstevo. Poured amber with an off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with a touch of a hop background. The flavor finds some sweet honey and caramel with some grainy undertones. Light body, hint of bitter in the ending.

Bottle from Steveo, thanks. Label says cask ale. Orange colored pour with a white head on it. Sweet caramel smell, not much else. Light body, thin mouthfeel, a little bit of hops exist - light carbonation. Not alot to say about this one. Kind of bland.

Sampled under cask ale label. Pouirs amber with a off white head. Aroma of toffee, cookie, and citrus. Light to medium bodied, watery british mouthfeel. Flavor of toffee and wet grains, with a very faint bitterness. Diacetyl finish.

Labeled as "cask ale". Pours a clear orange hued yellow with almost no head. Picking up some alcohol and grass in the nose. Faint hop bitterness. Finish is a little hot. Not a big fan

Hazy, amber body under a skinny strip of foam. Malt-fruity aroma. Late fruits in flavour with maltiness gradually breaking through. Medium to full bodied. Rather heavy to drink (cask-conditioned at The USA & Rest of the world Bar, GBBF, half pint shared with Geir, 06.08.2008)

A Mes rate: gravicask at GBBF.
No head but a nice golden brown colour. I’m not sure what was going on here but my notes just say: Nose - reasonably alty. Flavour - not really alty, just a hoppy U.S.
I guess that just about calls it but I shall apologise for such pathetic note taking attempts all the same. Sorry.

Cask at the GBBF 2008, gravity dispense. ABV was 5.5%. Golden brown colour, no head. Fruity mild aroma and flavour, notes of blackcurrant and raspberry leaves. Low bitterness.