 Drnk_McDermott (1545), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Dec 5, 2006 Draft sampler, Rating #989! Very much as described. Smooth and malty wins out over any German hop bitterness here. Good color, good beer smell, goes down real fast, so I’m pumping up my miniscule notes.
Schroppfy (1729), Ohio, USA
Apr 8, 2004 A good beer, and an OK alt. has some interesting and true to style elements (a sharp crackeriness to the malt, a kind of sharp walnutiness) but not balanced by that strange plasticy vagueness and some grassy noble hop flavors - both of which would add subtlety - but, all in all, it's refreshing and quite good.
Silphium (2017), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Mar 19, 2004 This is my first altbier, and it comes from a brewer new to the bottled scene. Poured cloudy, ruddy orange/red with a thin tan head. Aroma was toasty with floral/bitter hops and a touch of brown sugar. Likewise, the flavor was dominated by earthy hops which were balanced by somewhat nutty, brown sugary, toasty and biscuity malt. Left a bitter aftertaste. I've sipped many beers that are very similar but are not "altbiers." Good but not distinctive.
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