Füchschen Alt

Brewed by Brauerei Im Füchschen
Style: Altbier
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Bottle 0.5 l BBE 08.04.08. Nice clear copper. frothy head. Nose has strangely strong banana and esters with a bitterish grassy and roasted maltiness. Flavor is dry, roasted malty and hoppy bitter. Good alt, altho maybe not quite on par with Uerige and Schlussel.

Füchschen, Düsseldorf. Head is initially large, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is clear medium to dark amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, cookie, caramel), lightly hoppy (herbs), lightly yeasty (dough). Flavor is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Good example.

Delicious white and compact foam covers the clear amber body. Fresh smelling alt displaying plenty of grassy tones over the gentle grainy maltiness of utter softness. More developed than most. Light nutty nuances accompany the crisp, toasty and rather dry maltiness. Mild fruitiness can’t be picked out individually, but is felt throughout. Strong, tight-bubbled effervescence is exquisitely refreshing. Slight woodiness. Extremely crisp altbier. Very active in mouth and this is what I’ll remember. Almost minty in its herbal finish. Hugely fresh.

On tap at Bruxellensis. Pale copper, thin white head. Some decent malt, bit grainy, some hop on end. Very tasty, good alt. More bitter than some others I tasted. Good drinkability.

Thanks to Andy from Bier-Mania for bringing these to Bruxellensis... It’s a nice quaffer with a grass-hoppy kick toward the end. Dark-orange amber with a white, filmy head. Faint biscuit-caramel aroma with apple notes. Just a touch sweet before a bitter, dry finish. Damn nice. RE-RATED after sampling at the pub in Dusseldorf.

Brown colored brew. Nice aroma, caramel. Flavor has got a distinct bitterness, not too overwhelming. A little sweetness too. Nice.

Clear brown color, short off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, some hop, bit toasty. Slight sweet taste, cookie, caramel malt, slight bitter. Not brilliant, but probably one of the better altbeers.

Bottle from a great trade with Koelschtrinker (thanks!). Clear brown with a beige head. Lovely aroma of toasty, caramelly malts, some dark fruitiness, hops and a hint of dark chocolate. Nice sweetish caramel malts flavor with some hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.