Gordon Biersch Alt

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Altbier
Palo Alto, California USA

Okay. So mayhaps I was unduly influenced in my rating by the attractive lady behind the bar and her two lovely, large, lucious eyes (Caught you by surprise, didn’t I, RAYBOY01?), but I liked this beer.
It poured a clear brownish-copper body with a respectable, sustained pale beige head. Good lacing. The aroma was toasted grains, lightly roasted malt, a subdued caramel presence, and an earthy, herbal hop bitterness. The hoppy bitternes grew during the drinking and tipped the scale in its favor, but the rich maltiness, seasoned with black pepper, remained sturdy throughout. The finish was dry and peppery with an herbal/earthy bitterness. Nice.

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Draft at brewpub in Columbus, OH. Poured clear brown color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate toasted caramel malt aroma. Medium body. Medium toasted balanced flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. I would recommend this to a freind.

From a sampler at the Gordon Biersch DC location on September 4th, 2005. Bronze with a faint aroma. Indeed I stuck my nose into this several timea nd got nothing more than some sweet malts and light fruit. Taste is malty with light grassy notes and fruit (some citrus). Mild carbonation feel and a medium body. Finishes the same. Weak beer and a bit disappointing. However, it could be better with a full sample.

Copper with a ring of head. Mild aroma, and a low malt character, excpet for the color. Finishes clean and smooth without a lot of fuss and lower in carbonation than some of their other beers. This must be meant for the unadventurous types who want to think they’re taking a step up in the world. (on tap at downtown Washington, D.C. location)

Draught sample form New Orleans location. Light hops aroma. Light bit of funk with mild caramel. Reddish amber clear with no head. Medium watery body with medium carbonation. Starts dry with light sour mash character. Fairly banal ale with light nutty brown bitterness and mild acidity. Dull papery finish.

This was incredibly easy drinking, almost to the point of being thin. Nice brown color, some malt and hops in the flavor, mostly indistinct. But only $3 at happy hour, so that was good.

Caramel coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts, light spices and a bit of hops - not really altish - but I’ll give it an amber. Medium-bodied; Strongish malt flavour with some toffee and caramel sweetness coming out, followed behind by alcohol and toasted malt. Aftertaste has a lot of nutty and caramel characteristics, but the overall finish is fairly light. Overall, I thought this wasn’t too alt-ish, but it wasn’t offensive in anyway. Regardless, this isn’t such a great beer, and like most of their beers, not necessarily worth trying. I sampled this half litre served from draught today on 26-March-2009 at the Washington [DC] location of the brewpub.

On tap in Columbus Ohio - Pours caramel in color with a short tan head that stays well. Good aromas of caramel, slight chocolate, and a touch of raisin.. Flavor is good and malty as well. Caramel, a little chocolate, a lot of raisin and a touch of german hops at the finish. Medium body with lively carbonation and a soft mouthfeel. I found this pretty tasty in spite of some of the ratings here..