Tyranena Headless Man Amber Alt

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: Altbier
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

On tap brewery. Pours a clear light gold. Head is thick, good lacing. Aroma is malts and hops with caramel and a bit o’ honey. Taste is malts and some sweet from the caramel. Finishes with a wet hop that stays in the palate. Heavier body but more towards a medium feel. Good brew.

12 oz. bottle. A bit light as color goes for alts or amber, but a nice rocky head on top, delivering an assertive malt and bitter smell. Taste is of a darker amber with the bit of smoke I come to associate with alts. Sharp noble hops hover at the back of my mouth. Quite tasty. Bought at <a href=http://ratebeer.com/Place/wisconsin/kenosha/w in Kenosha.

Pours a light amber color. Aroma is peanut, biscuit, and honey. Taste is buttery biscuit, roasted malt, and a mild bitter hop finish. Highly drinkable.

Aroma is honey, caramel, and earthy grains. Red color with a thin creamy head. The beer sort of coats your throat and is slightly sticky, but in a good way. Easy drinking and pretty good flavor for a lager beer. I’m not super familiar with the Altbier style, but I like this beer.

Sweet malty aroma. Taste is likewise sweet and malty with butter, biscuit, and honey. Stiff, bitter lingering finish.

12 ounce bottle. Shaker glass. Amber with a thin head. Aroma - sweet malt and caramel. Taste was dominated by roast malt and caramel. There was some dryness with a touch of hop bitterness on the finish. Perhaps a bit thin, but highly drinkable.

12oz Bottle $6.99 6-Pack Coffee Grounds, Eau Claire Tyranena’s Headless Man Amber Alt pours dirty copper with faint orange highlights. A two finger white head formed on the pour that fell to a cap with a thick collar. Leaves a respectable lacing after every few sips. Aroma is nicely balanced with a somewhat damp fruitiness and a pleasing caramel, toasted maltiness. Fairly simple but with a rich maltiness on the backend. Taste is right in line with the aroma. Caramel and lightly toasted malts create a backbone that the fruitiness plays along with nicely. Leafy hoppiness on the swallow. Again, straightforward and simple but definately enjoyable. Medium bodied with a nice smooth rather quick moving mouthfeel. Carbonation is higher than the look would lead you to believe. Slightly gritty on the swallow. Easy drinking superbly balanced brew from Tyranena. I could sit down and drink a few of these without a problem. Solid Alt from Tyranena. Probably my least favorite from them I’ve tried so far but a solid example none-the-less. The only reason this is my least favorite is because every other beer from Tyranena I’ve sampled has been from really good to spectacular. 10/17/07

Amber color with a large, frothy head. Slightly sugary aroma. The malt body is quite dry, with a bit of smoke, leather, nut and earth. Feels a bit chalky. Nice!