Southampton Altbier

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Altbier
Southampton, New York USA

Great beer with a very unique flavor and body. Very refreshing and quite filling. A great after dinner beer. A great American Altbier.

12 oz bottle, labelled "Altbier". Pours dark orange with small off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some earth, caramel, and slight yeasty notes. Flavor is, again, on the sweet side, but fortunately not to the point of cloyingness. A pretty nice toasted malt character dominates, with some earth, tanned leather, and dried fruits in there, too. There’s just a touch of hoppy edge in the finish. Not bad.

12oz bottle labeled Altbier. Pours a clear copper with a moderate sized off white head, that shows great retention. Aromas of sweet malt, caramel, and some light citrus. Flavors the same, sweet malt, bread, and a smooth finish. This bottle was definitely better than the first that I tried. A well crafted easy drinking session beer.

12oz bottle 2/27/09 (Knightly Spirits)-Had as Southampton Altbier. Pours a medium brown with no head or carbonation. Aroma of malt. Taste of malt, caramel, and toffee. This medium bodied beer is very well blanced and even throughs in a little hops as well. Pretty tasty.

This was an excellent beer. Sour cherries throughout, without the carbonation and acidity of a lambic. Nice malty characeter and has an extra dimension to it that is sweet and not cloying. Very good, btu a bit different.

Pours a dark brown with a good deal of ruby highlights. Very clear. Good sized frothy white head that leaves a little lace as it resides. A semi-sour nose of cherries and port with a honey malt sweetness jumps out backed by a soft floral aroma. I wouldn’t ordinarily call it appetizing but for some reason or another I am curious. Flavor and nose are pretty much dead on with each other. A sour fruitiness with a prominent caramel malt flavor profile. Finishes sweet and sour with a lingering bitterness. Body has good density and the texture is very smooth. Not my style but overall not bad.

Bottle as Altbier, @ Redlight Redlight. This is a bottle full of WIN. Deep bronze color, firm head. Nose is pungent with a deep melanoidin malt that hints at a vinous fruitiness somewhat reminscent of port wine - but then its coupled with a strongly perfumed floral hop. Man, this is just a dead on altbier flavor with a nice creamy palate, firm malt presence (toffee, cookies, brown sugar) and a serious hop bitterness. Hop flavoring tends to floral. Long bitter finish. They just nailed it.

Bottle as Southampton Alt. Dark caramel orange-brown, thick finger of off white head. Dry caramel sweetness, chocolate, some citrus hops. Taste is caramel, sweet, more chocolate.