Schumacher Latzenbier

Brewed by Brauerei Ferdinand Schumacher
Style: Altbier
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Fresh bottle, big thanks to pivnizub! Spicy nose - heather, honey, aromatic citric and herbal hops. Hazy red golden, lacing golden head. Dry hoppy entry, berry notes, honey, grain, spicy honey notes retronasal. Medium body, sparkly mouthfeel. Dry grassy aftertaste. Awesome!

I´ve just came back from the Latzenbier-Event at Schumachers´ in Düseldorf, which is held only trice a year (every third Thursday in March, September & November). Red amber coloured with frothy beige head. A sweety malty start is followed by a great long elegant hoppy aftertaste. I will be there again in September, that´s for sure. Swing top bottles were available for the home experience.

MoritzF habe ich den Test zu verdanken!! Gleicher Farbton wie auch schon bei dem klassischen Alt mit einer gewohnt großzügigen Schaumkrone. Herber Grundgeruch mit fruchtigen Zügen, die Schlüssel zu einer breitbandigen und intensiven Geruchswelt sind. Komplexes Aroma mit aufwendiger Malzigkeit, durchstrukturierter Hopfigkeit und subtilen Fruchtandeutungen. Sehr aromatisch, facettenreich sowohl im Bezug zum Malz als auch zum Hopfen, sodass die Vielfältigkeit gegeben ist. Natürlich nehmen die Aromen einen mehr in Anspruch, aber wer will das nicht??

Gravity from the wood at brewey tap. Dark gold with an off white head. At first a little sweet, but after a glass or two the hops come through in force and its not difficult to see why the whole town seems to decend on the pub to drink this nectar on the 3 days of the year that it replaces the standard house ale. Well worth targeting. Be prepared to josstle for service.

The best alt I´ve had, I like it a little better than schlüssel even! Wonderful copper color and head, flavor was perfect, I couln´t ask for more from an Alt bier! I can´t explain how much I liked the flavor! More hop flavor than most AltsCan´t wait to have it again next year! Thanks to Dortmunder for the sample!

At last! Swing top bottle @ LCRBM 2008. Pale amber color. Flowery hops and malt in the aroma. Malty sweetish firm flowery hopbitter flavor. Long earthy citric hopbitter aftertaste. Perfect balance. German beer at its very best.

Clay nose with a little sulfur as the glass warmed. Extraordinarily attractive beer: lovely copper-amber color and a creamy frothy head that stuck to the sides of the glass. Caramelly, toasted malt flavors, maybe some raisins and nuts in the middle. Spicy, slightly corriander-orangy end with a dryning effect. Great great balance. A fine and classy beer. Maybe the best Altbier I’ve had along with Uerige Sticke.

1L swingtop bottle, big thanks to pivnizub. deep shade of hazy amber, fat beige head with lasting large bubbles. aroma of watermelon and butterscotch. flavour begins with a tinge of roasted bitterness, then some red berries, caramel and some lasting lightly metallic bitterness. very tasty stuff indeed