Pumphouse Four Alarm Copper Ale

Brewed by Pumphouse Brewery and Restaurant
Style: Altbier
Longmont, Colorado USA

On tap at the brewpub, 4/13/06: Milky consistency, almost. Sweet and lightly caramelly. Red beer, or dark copper. I’d call this an average "brewpub beer" ... like a standard recipe.

Draught. Copper with a thin creamy off-white head. Creamy spotted lacing. Sour caramel, roasted grain malt aroma with a citrus, grapefruit, hop nose. Sour malted grain flavor with a slightly acidic spiced hop finish. Light to medium body and somewhat creamy.

Draught. Body is medium amber. Aroma is moderately hoppy (resin, grapefruit), lightly malty (cookie), lightly yeasty (dough). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately sweet, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. American hops seemed to dominate my sample, which made me wonder how they call it an altbier, but whatever.

Good orange color. Sweet, candied aroma. Taste is very robust, they are getting a lot out of the malt. Sweetness and alcohol come later in the finish. Very balanced.

This is a well-made beer. Nice clear coppper color leads into an easy drinking alt. It’s malty, w/ a bit of hop bitterness.

Good beer in the alt style. They got the caramelly-malt thing going on, with a little American hop bitterness thrown in. Nice on tap at the brewery.

Clear and deep amber-orange with a thin, lasting head. Nice mouthfeel (rich, with a palate-cleansing carbonation). Malt flavors were nice: roasty, sweet (caramel) and chewy. Wholesome and earthy. Hops were rich and somewhat bitter, with notes of sweet flowers. Balanced, well-made, and easy to drink.