(10/16/08) Bottle at friends’ house in Philadelphia. Hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma of lots of malt and caramel, a bit of cookies, a bit of alcohol and some vinous fruity notes. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, some dark fruits (plums notes, some grapes) and a bitter dry finish with some slightly herbal hops, a light citric touch and a bit of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied. Really interesting stuff. I like it.

Sample at the Columbus Ratebeer gathering at ogglethorp’s 11/20/08: This Altbier is a pale amber-orange color with a medium and creamy beige head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Malty aroma with notes of dark fruit and hops. Medium-bodied with flavors of malt, molasses and hops. Warming alcohol is evident at times. The finish is full and malty with a bittersweet malt and hops aftertaste. Another enjoyable Alt from this brewer.

Tasting at Brewtopia. Cloudy reddish pour wtih a very small head. aroma is really malty with some caramel, toffee, and sweet fruit. Flavor is again very malty. Caramel and toffee are everywhere/. Smooth and enjoyable without a doubt!

great bottle, red brown colored pour, aroma of strong malts, flavor is malty with a big floral, perfumed note on a dry bitter finish

Pours a muddy reddish brown with little to no head. Aroma is sweet malt and alcohol, but mostly malt. This is such a malt heavy sweet complex beer, the first sip literally made me say ’’woo!’’ This beer is all about the malt and it does malt very well. Sweet and bready, with a twinge of bitter backend and a nice alcohol bite. This was a really nice beer.