Schwelmer Alt

Brewed by Brauerei Schwelm
Style: Altbier
Schwelm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Bottle, Edelweiss Restaurant, Greenville VA. Dark brown with tan head, really pretty beer. Aromas of sweet and sour fruit-- raisin, apple, plum-- and slightly toasty malt. Flavors of dark fruit, again sweet and sour, with a sweet, toasty malt throughout. Bitter enough to keep it from being candy-sweet, light but not thin on the palate. Went great with my sausages, tasty stuff.

Bottle. Aroma of earthy, roasted malt, overripe dark fruit. Flavor rich with the roasted malt. Very nice.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of raisin, dark fruits, some cardboard. Yep, this tastes like the other Schwelmer beers even though it’s a different style. Cardboard and stale wheat. Blech.

500 mL swingtop from Wine Warehouse. Slightly hazy auburn color with a large fizzy head. Low retention. Very toasty malt aroma with some nutty notes. Taste is tart first, with a toasty maltiness following. The tartness is a little offputting and the finish is bland. Medium body.

Attractive nut brown color with tinge of red, nice off-white foam. Sweet malty aroma, caramel, a little earthy. A little thin on the mouthfeel, and the flavor for that matter. Slight maltiness, and a little bit of hops in the flavor. Finishes about the same, a malty aftertaste with the slight influence of bittering hops. Not interesting, but drinkable.

sweet malts and toasty slight bitterness some smoke but not too much decent balance

330 ml bottle. Pours clear brown with nice tan head. Flavor is roasted malts, a little sweet, caramel, and a little nutty. The body was a little watery though, but still very enjoyable. I drank this one down in about 5 min, and was ready for another.

Bottled. A dark amber beer with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also a light note of straw, leading to a dry bitter finish. The body is a bit thin. Thanks yespr.