French Broad Altbier

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Altbier
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Good session beer whose color was off according to the brewer. A good example of a smooth Alt. Great beer. Highly recommended.

Bottle. Hazy copper pour. Tall beige head. The head was so tall, I thought this may be spoiled/infected. Thankfully, it isn’t. Aroma is toasted malt, light toffee, spicy and earthy hops and soft fruit notes. Taste is stronger spicy hops, light herbal notes, toffee, hints of caramel, toasted malts and fruit notes. Body is light, soft and a very bubbly. Ends with more spicy hops, toasted malt, caramel, sticky toffee, fruit, and light earthy hops. Not bad.

Bomber. This was the gusher to end all gushers. What started as a typical "open the beer then go get a glass then oh shit it’s gushing all over the place" soon turned into an epic comparable to War & Peace as, long after I’d placed the open bottle in sink and cleaned up at least 6 ounces of beer from the table; underside of the table; chair; and floor; I turned back to the bottle and saw it still gushing at a rapid pace. I poured as much as I could into a pint glass and within seconds it was back spewing out the bottle. I should have timed the duration, because I think it would have been a world record, but I swear this thing did not stop gushing for well over 5 minutes. It was truly a site to behold.

You’d think the beer would end up being infected after that, but it tasted fine, just like an altbier should. It was actually rather decent.

Bottle. Poured amber with a creamy off-white head that left light lace. Aromas of toasted malts and bread. The flavor found caramel, earthy, and a toasted malt and hop background. Medium body and toasted malt aftertaste.

Orange colored pour with medium sized head. Aroma of lemon sweetness, hint of caramel. Major lemon flavor with hint of watered coffee, complex.

Clear orange-red, white foam. Sweet fruity, caramel aroma. Taste is fruity, toffee, caramel apples.

Pours orange, thin white head. Aroma of wheat, light caramel, hints of sweetness (rice) and herbal Flavor, light hops, some citrus notes with caramel. Herbal close to basil with some faint yeasty notes. Seems to get a good amount of cereal and grains followed by herbal mouthfeel. Tasty.

Thanks sebletitje for the share. Pours orange-red with a white head. Nose is caramel, bread, and some some earthy, band-aidy smokiness. Flavor is caramel, biscuity malt, vinegar/ acidity, citrus, nutmeg, and slight bitterness. Medium-bodied and good altbier.