Duckstein

Brewed by Feldschlößchen Braunschweig (Carlsberg)
Style: Altbier
Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

Bottle. Creamy white mostly lasting excellent head. Thin metallic aroma, but nice powerfull flavor. Average finish. A little watery.

Great beer, alt bier.I would prefer this one any time. Golden color, a little bit metallic in the after taste

Here is a very interesting and wonderful beer from the Holsten Brewery of Hamburg, Germany. What makes this beer unique is the fact that it is a version alt bier. Alt is the German word for old, old meaning, the "old style" of brewing beer. Unlike most German beers being brewed, with notable exceptions, Duckstein is an ale, not a lager. Alt bier is a style that you won’t find too often outside of Dusseldorf, Germany, so Duckstein is definately unique in that regard. What also makes it unique is an old process, that is proudly practiced by A-B here in the US, and used in the brewing of Budweiser. That process is called "Rotblondes Oberbrau auf Buchenholz Gereift". Duckstein is aged over beech wood chips. This unique beech wood aging process, gives Duckstein(and Budweiser) a brilliant clarity, and subtle hints of wood flavor. Duckstein pours to a brilliant deep copper color with a thick white head, and a lively carbonation. I must note how beautiful this beer looks when poured into a half liter glass. You use all your senses with a great beer, its visual appeal is all part of the experience of having a great beer. The nose is wonderful, grassy hop aromatics marry with some fruity esters. The palate is a solid malt base of slightly sweet caramel malt flavors, subtle touches of wood, and as the beer warms, more fruity esters. The finish is fantastic, a late, short, burst of grassy, herby hop flavors that dance on the tongue. Wow. I’m blown away. This is a wonderful and refreshing beer. I could see myself drinking liters of this stuff. Duckstein stands shoulder to shoulder with a classic Dusseldorf Alt bier such as Zum Uerige, it is that good. I would match this beer with roasted pork and saurkraut. If you can find this beer, seek it out, it is very, VERY impressive.

Bottle: Copper to light amber coloured, small off-white head, sticking to the glass; fruity (raisins) and caramelly nose, faint aromas of roasted malts; slightly malty, quite dry flavour, rather light bodied; fruity and malty finish with a distinctive, almost aromatic, bitterness in the end. Not bad, not unpleasant, maybe a bit too "light"...............

Amber colour with a medium, mostly lasting off white head. Aroma of malt and hobs. Sweet taste of malt. Lasting taste.

Golden color. Aroma of wet malt and corn. Some malt taste, medium body, caramel, bold bitterness, metallic aftertaste.

Draught. White shoret lived head. Golden copper body. Caramel, hops, roasted flavor. Served too cold so aroma difficult to judge. Could only smell malts.

Copper colour with lasting head. The aroma is malty, slightly yeasty, with a hint of wood. The flavour is malty with a decent balance from the hops and beechwood aging.