Lucky Labrador Crazy Ludwigs Alt

Date: September 19, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear amber, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: seeet caramel malt aroma, nice bready character
Flavor: sweet caramel and bready flavor, light earthy bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

Draught at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall Deep, ruddy amber color with lace. Fruity, gumball, caramel nose. Fragant. Sweet, cherry flavor, with toffee, fruity, and good hops. Flavorful and balanced; the best alt I’ve tried outside of Dusseldorf to date!

Brown ale, that is a nice mix between a sweet malt, estery yeast body, and healthy dose of bitter more earthy hops thrown in.

Very crisp and tasty. Not too complex but very good nonetheless. Had on draft at Laurelhurst Theater Portland.

Two pints on tap at the brewpub. Nice crisp general malt and hop aroma, leaning Cascade and hop heavy. Snappy - I like this. Pours a rich coppery red, deeper hued with a good lacey off-white head. Flavor is rich and clean. Balanced fresh malt sugars play off a classic west-coast hop bitterness, accented nicely with restrained levels of flavor and aroma. Finishes bright and clean. Real drinkable and rewarding.

Tap @ Bailey’s Taproom... Poured a clear orange with a beige head. Aroma of floral, earthy tones and malted grains. Seemed almost like a muted pale ale in character. A mild hop bitterness with toasted malts and sweet caramel in the finish.

Draught at pub. Poured waldheuning red with thin lasting head. Moderate lacing. Aroma of malt and grassy hop malty flavour, with a full hoppy after bite. Notes of toast and bread. Lasting hoppy finish..

Tap bottled, 2 weeks travel. Poured a dark amber color with a big fluffy head. Caramel sweet aroma mixing with floral grassy hops. Toasty and bitter on the tongue, very refreshing with a great bitter hop bite. Foamy rolling mouth feel. Great beer, even after it’s extensive travel.