Widmer Brothers Double Alt (84/09)

Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Altbier
Portland, Oregon USA

9/09/2009: Widmer 25th Anniversary 8409 Double Alt... Aroma: Smells pretty much like an alt with some light caramelized sugar and slightly nutty undetones. Appearance: Deep caraelized sugar/pecan pie color; transparent; foamy beige head. Flavor: Moderately sweet with a good balance of caramelized sugars and a respectable Noble hop bitterness (slightly orangy/citrusy). Palate: Medium, smooth. Overall: Surprisingly good alt, but WTF is a "double" alt?! I don’t have a problem "imperializing" certain styles, but alt now?!

22 fl. oz. bottle ( 9.8% alcohol by volume; 09:02 OR APR1509) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad. Rating #23 for this beer.

( 22oz bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer) Pours clear brown, great lacing. Nose is chocolate, taste is the same. Oily body with a nice matching hop presence. Very good.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured clear brown color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate toasted sweet malt aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Moderate toasted sweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. A good drinkable beer.

nasty, too thick, like a euro strong lager, like the baltika 9. this makes you feel like you need a shower and a big glass of water. Bottle from a tasting at the house of chris Montelius

bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. dark amber with a cream head. nose is malts, cornbread and caramel. pretty thick on the palate with a flavor of caramel and fruity malts. finish is sticky and heavy with caramel.

MALT bomb. Brown pour. Tan head. Aroma is pure malt...caramel, overripe fruit. Flavor is much the same. Malt is just too much and I am a malt-head!

( 22oz bottle, courtesy of ilovedarkbeer ) Pours a deep amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of roastiness, raisins, toasted bread, grass, and molasses. Flavor of raisins, toasted bread, caramel, grass, cocoa, and molasses.
Earlier Rating: 6/28/2009 Total Score: 3.3
(22oz bottle, labeled “25th Anniversary Double Alt”) Pours mahogany body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roastiness, caramel, grain, and brown sugar. Flavor of caramel, toffee, roasted malt, and mild grassy hops.

Clear brown color with a tan head. Roasty, nutty banana aromas. medium body. Caustic, biting flavors of rotten pit fruits, brown sugar, roasted nuts and over ripe bananas, dark caramel. Not that good.