 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 24, 2007 Pours a dark brownish red with a light brown (though somehow not tan) head that gave way quickly. The nose is toasty (which I don’t generaly like). A big toasted malt sweetness with a big chocolate tinge to it. A bit of caramel. Somewhat creamy. A rather sweet, though not overbearing malt backbone on this beer. Again rather toasty, but not unclean. Chocolate again noticeable. a bit of alcohol in the taste, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Something a tiny touch milky or lactic, though perhaps that’s just a smidge of roast I taste. Some floral hops and a touch of diacetyl in the finish giving way to a toast, caramel aftertaste. Not a bad beer, tastes like a slightly cleaner Double Bag.
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 22, 2007 22oz bottle. Very dark for an altbier, dark brown and reddish in color. Toast colored brown head. Pretty nice nose, with lots of maple and red apple scents, lightly hoppy, lightly doughy, almost a bread crust and toast smell. Wet and lightly sweet up front, more coarse with toasted grains and lighter maple in the back, finishes slightly dry over the back. Good, but lacking depth, and it’s more of a generic strong amber ale than an altbier.
merlin48 (516), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 21, 2007 22 oz bottle pours a clear and radiant ruby brown with a nice beige head. Aroma is chocolate, McIntosh apples, caramel, and floral hops with a vague hint of roast. Medium body with a satiny crisp carbonation. Taste adds some doppelbock character with dark fruits joining the red apple. Lots of malty chocolate and caramel with walnut nuttiness and floral and spicy hops. Alcohol is well concealed. One of the better alts I’ve encountered.
DrnkMcDermott (1852), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2007 Bomber bottle. Pours color of walnut stain with a stoutish cream head (poured as I’m hearing the dumb Lite commercial warning about "GHT"). Hearty dark roast malt smell noticed from two feet away. Hearty, yes, that’s how I’d describe it. Lightly coffee’d and toffee’d. Chewy like caramel, but not as sweet. Bits of anise instead. Noble hops really keep sweetness in check, or else the higher alcohol means it’s finishing much drier. Very earthy. Definitely no GHT here. Purchased directly from the brewery in Warrenville.
OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 8, 2007 22oz bottle pours dark brown with a big tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, caramel, and some dark fruits. Flavor includes caramel, toasted malts, dark fruit and some slight hops at the finish. Palate is well carbonated with medium body and a pretty soft mouthfeel. True to the style and not bad.
shp555 (1687), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
May 2, 2007 Pours a brown color with a light brown head. Aroma is of roasted malts. Flavor is malty with roasted malts, and a slight bitter finish.
CaptainCougar (5494), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 2, 2007 Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a spotty-lacing, wispy light tan head. Aroma of lightly sweet, toasty, caramel and Munich malts has a touch of noble hops. Starts fairly sweet and earthy caramely with nice lightly floral noble hoppy balance toward a bittersweet earthy finish with some light fruity esters. A nice altbier.
goldtwins (4081), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 2, 2007 Poured a clear brown copper color with a small tan head. The aroma had a hint of roast some light chocolate, light fruitiness and some alcohol which could be from the temperature this was served at. The flavor had a little fruitiness but dried out fast with an eathy hop at the finish. Mild to moderate bitterness. Light to medium body.
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