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Offa

California

4.65/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is a very characterful, yet easy-drinking beer, balanced, and (logical since it is an ale) betrays qualities that are about as similar to English ale as I suspect any traditional German beer likely comes.

Deep red brown, bubbly, faintly hazy, it has a huge, pale tan head that steadily shrinks to a lasting, foamy, rocky top. It leaves some decent lace.

Aroma is rich, raisiny, fruit, rich whole wheat toast, lightly winey, with a hint of sweet-sour fruit and toast, hint of earthy leafiness. Faintly like an English ale, it is excellent, complex, very pleasant.

Taste is light, peppery-fruity toast, leafy, spicy hops, light raisininess, hint of caramel. It is lightly on the sweet side before lightly spicy bitterness balances it out for a dry finish, followed by lightly sweet, caramelly aftertaste.

Feel is good, solid, but not oily

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2009 01:26:05 | More by Offa

avylover

Virginia

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Came in an impressive looking flip top bottle.Clear ruby mahogony color with a very small snow white head. Very little carbonation. Aroma of sweet bread, fruit cake, and a clean caramel maltiness. Plums show up in there too. OK, you have my attention. What separates this beer is the finish. There are all sorts of flavors going on here, with fruity esters and malt fused together perfectly. The finish is almost like a cider, with apples and a champagne type tastes showing up. Mouthfeel is very smooth but dry, with a slight bittering hoppiness. Drinkability is top notch, especially with just 6% ABV and this much taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2004 01:55:23 | More by avylover

meathookjones

Virginia

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Pours out with a brownish amber color body and a decent sized off white fluffy head. Clumps of lace were left by a cap of foam that stayed intact. Toasted grains, caramel and some nuttiness. Light fruity notes linger about as well. Mild grassy and flower hop notes blended in well. Flavor starts off with a nice sweetness caramel covered fruits mainly. Toasted biscuit malts and some very light nutty notes are present. Hops are there providing a great grassy and earthy flavors. Light bitterness on the finish. Smooth with a solid body. Ridiculously drinkable stuff. I could sit and drink this all day and not get sick of it. A most excellent sessionable brew.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2005 17:17:55 | More by meathookjones

techdiver

Pennsylvania

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle opens with a pop as soon as released. Was a little concerned about the 1202 code. Pours a a deep amber copper with a solid head that dissipates slowly leaving a small cap of foam with solid lacing.

Great malt greets the nose with the hops noted as well.

Taste is very smooth with elements of aroma making a solid statement. The hops making a much more evident statement here.

Mouthfeel is crisp but lighter on the carbonation than the appearance would lead one to expect.

Quite drinkable, will be sure to pick up more when I find it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2007 16:28:05 | More by techdiver

goochpunch

Texas

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottled on 27.10 (???)

Pours out an orangey, dark caramel with a thinnish white head and some nice, abundant, ornamental lacing. In the nose is lots of toast, toffee, and dried fruits with a backing of very pronounced spicy, floral, and woodsy hops. The malt in the flavor is very solid with a little less fruitiness than in the nose, but with a lot more toastiness. Caramel/toffee is holds about the same amount of weight in the smell. There is also some sweet, moist tobacco in here. What surprises me is the very loud hops. They are extremely floral and spicy. Just about perfect. There's a nice little bit of bitter astringency in the finish, which works well with the initial hit of sweetness. Mouthfeel is moderate in weight, but it's kind of fizzy for me. Delicious. This is definitely the best the best altbier I've tried. Very quaffable considering the abv.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2008 04:21:45 | More by goochpunch

cretemixer

Indiana

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

.33 litre longneck swingtop. This really cool bottle opens with an explosive "pop".
Clear auburn in color with an ivory colored head that fades to a thin collar rather quickly.
Extremely clean aroma. Caramel malts with a hint of alcohol. A sweet fruitiness comes though too.
Very clean taste with a metalic tinge. The malt is very well balanced by the hop presence that kicks in towards the finish.
Soft mouthfeel with crisp carbonation.
Undeniably drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2004 14:14:57 | More by cretemixer

Jon

Illinois

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A firm pour yields a dark copper liquid with a quickly fading taupe-hued head. Sparse trails of lace remain on the glass.

Roasted, nutty malt aromas persist and are accompanied by an assertive hop presence. Very nice.

Hoppier than any altbier I've tried, woody, caramel and slightly roasted malt flavors struggle to maintain balance. A coffee liqueur character appears, though the hop flavor (Hallertau I'm guessing) persists very nicely and creates a very well-rounded, mildly bitter character overall. No complaints.

Full, perfectly carbonated mouthfeel lends very well to this beer, especially in the bottle.

Drinkability, due to the refreshing qualities of the hop bitterness that persists, is near perfect if not totally.

Very nice altbier. Certainly the most outstanding I've sampled. I just wish it were more readily available, especially on draught.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2004 03:22:00 | More by Jon

HardTarget

Texas

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bottle Inspection: Ok, I bought it for the bottle. Notes bottled on 31.01 (I’m hoping that’s day/month) and 6% abv.

Aroma: Earthy. Very slight skunk note, otherwise a nice sweet caramel with notes of licorice and a pronounced spice, mace maybe?

Appearance: Deep brown amber with a white thin cover that left fair lace.

Flavor: Balanced, with a scorched caramel flavor and rich spices. Some toasted crumb notes as well. Very “German”

Mouthfeel: Soft texture, low carbonation, brief finish.

Overall Impression: Great beer! Complex yet soothing and easy drinking. Ok, I still got it for the bottle.

Hand carried back from Kansas City.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2006 22:42:00 | More by HardTarget

soulgrowl

United Kingdom (England)

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Tawny, slightly hazy Bengal orange-brown with a greyish-pale yellow head with fair retention.

Smell: Big port and red wine notes, with a lovely tart fruitiness that actually reminds me of a Flanders red. Black currants, green apples, rooibos tea, cranberry juice, pine wood, and lemon rind brighten a beer that is bready and slightly candy-like at its malty core. The aroma of fall leaves adds an earthy depth, while tea-like, floral hops provide a light balance.

Taste: Powerfully reminiscent of Flanders red, with a simple, Helles-like malt base soaked in fruity/spicy red wine. Tart and sweet with notes of sour apples, sherry, and lemons; earthy, spicy, and bitter with ample leafy hops, licorice, tea/wine/cacaomass-like tannins, tobacco, and distinctly Scotch-like alcohol.

Mouthfeel: Light- to medium-bodied, deliciously dry, and perfectly carbonated to buoy the malts and accentuate the tartness and bitterness.

Drinkability: I had no idea Altbiers could be so complex and robust. This is an eye-opening beer experience! Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2008 12:41:51 | More by soulgrowl

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Perfectly clear copper. Big and bubbly cream soda colored head. Lacing is good enough with it's oily and spotty residue. Nose consits of caramel malt, toffee, herbal hops and sweety taffy. The mouthfeel is so appealing. The beers disolves like cotton candy in the mouth. The taste is a thing of beauty. Sweet toffe mixed with lightly carmelized malts and drying hops. This alt is nicely hopped, but has a good malt presence as well. And a really nice sweetness is present. This is gone way too fast.

I had only come across 3 highly impressionable alts in my day (Summit, Sherlock's and Double Bag).

Until today.

Huge thanks for this enlightening experience is thrown out to cokes.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2004 04:36:44 | More by Bighuge

hopsaplenty

Virginia

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Bottled on 31.01

Pours from the uniquely shaped bottle with a short vanilla colored head of tiny bubbles that quickly reduces itself to a few lingerers at the edges. The soft copper and amber highlighted beer produces only a few small carbonation streams. The smell is carmelly and sweet, but with subtle hop notes. The taste is initially malty and sweet and finishes with nice gentle hops that linger a short time. The flavors are well integrated and beautifully balanced. Soft mouthfeel and medium bodied. This is a wonderful beer that is absolutely drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2006 03:24:01 | More by hopsaplenty

wschumac

New York

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Didn't have a stange to pour into but will be getting one soon since I found a place close to buy this beer.

A - caramel coloring with large lingering off-white head.

S - Fruity aromas with hints of maltiness

T - Malty sweetness with dry hoppy after effects.

M - A little light side but close to medium bodied.

D - Just waiting to get the glass

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2008 00:25:56 | More by wschumac

RoyalT

Ohio

4.53/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance – Dark brownish-orange in color and very “alt-looking”. The head is modest, which I have found before with this style.

Smell – The toasted, caramel-infused malt base here smells sticky-sweet. The aroma is very inviting. I can also pick up a faint, floral hoppiness, but it’s just barely there (maybe I’m imagining it).

Taste – Oh, yeah, this is the real deal. The malts are serious. They aren’t roasted or dark, but they are toasted to the core and sweetened with toffee and heavy-duty molasses. The hops bring about a very bitter finish. This is one of those beers that pleases the old German at the Stammtisch and frightens young men, women, and children.

Mouthfeel – This bier will melt away in your mouth like a ghost. I swear, I’m pouring it in but I’m not swallowing. It literally dissolves in Pixy Stick-like fashion, like cotton candy on a warm summer day. This is probably the best mouthfeel of any bier that I’ve reviewed on the site.

Drinkability – I swear I started thinking in German while drinking this bier. A good, authentic Altbier is almost impossible to come by here in the US, but this is the real deal.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2004 00:27:39 | More by RoyalT

shippos

New York

4.53/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

poured with a milky foamy white head packed tight with little bubbles on top a lear amber color with some touch of haze.
dry grassy aroma, with some sticky hop resin showing through. as it warms you get hints of earth and must, dried weeds (not that kinda weed) and stale cracked pepper.
hoppy as hell in the taste with a smooth body, just a touch of roasted to over toasted malt. dry bitter finish, and the mouthfeel gets a bit richer towards the end. very very hoppy though. might be worth picking up again. definetly give it a shot though.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2005 17:30:59 | More by shippos

PatandDavid

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This was pretty darn good! Dark clear amber, very still. Carbonation is very low with this one. Aroma is like bread rising, and even a whiff of alcohol coming off. The taste is very interesting. When I first started drinking it (out of the fridge), it was very malty, and the hops weren't that present. Now about an hour and a half later, the hops are asserting themselves. You have this thin sliver of malt to taste, then it gets surrounded by bitter, but not overpowering hops. It's hard to describe, it's like the well-rounded bitterness of the hops predominates more than their taste or aroma. Good Stuff, glad I bought a few bottles. I think the 6% alcohol is detectable.

The bottle is nice as well, dark brown, it has a lot of detail: Braille on the bottom. There is even a saying on it: Dat leckere droeppke, which I think is dialect for the tasty drop. Swing top adds to the charm.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2004 01:05:33 | More by PatandDavid

beergeek279

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Served in the 330 mL long-necked swing-top bottle, into a pint glass. The color is dark copper, with a foamy white head with some good retention. The smell is a dark semi-dry malt. The taste is strongly malted up front, with a strong (especially for German beer) low-alpha hop bitterness to it. Mouthfeel is a nice thickness. As for drinkability, this is one that I could absolutely have several of.

Thanks to trbeer for this bottle. trbeer was definitely enthusiastic about this beer, and I can see why. A very solid alt in the sticke style, where a richer malt meets hops, making this one I'll gladly enjoy again.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2004 02:31:34 | More by beergeek279

ElGuapo

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours to a nice copper brown topped in a finger width of off-white head with good retention. Aroma is nice a malty to start. Sweet aromas of fruit and citrus as well as nice floral notes. Nice touches of sourness round it out.

The mouthfeel is smooth with light carbonation and a medium body. A big malt backbone compliments the nice floral and citrus flavors well. It has sour notes as well as a nice cinnamon flavor to it. A buttery flavor comes and goes. The complexity is pretty well-rounded and well-balanced. Roasted flavors jump out in the dry finish. It is extremely drinkable, and I could have a few of these during a sitting. I think that this one really defines what I like in an alt. This is one quality brew that you shouldn't miss.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2004 20:41:35 | More by ElGuapo

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Should award extra points on appearance for the elongated swing top with raised lettering. It's a keeper.

Body is a light brown on my desk, a dark orange-red when held to the light. Topped by a couple of fingers of tight froth.

Aroma has a bit of coffee and some herbal, earthy hop notes.

Malt carpet rolls across the tongue and down the throat, smoothly, sweetly, but carrying enough noble hops that is well balanced. There is a candy quality, but not a super-sweet one, a mild toffee perhaps, or semi-sweet cocoa. Even the aftertaste has a mix of malt and hops rolling about.

Mouthfeel is as creamy as you can have without nitro. And the beer is vanishing all too quickly.

In some bizarre way, this seems to me a German equivalent of true Irish Guinness, and I mean that as a high compliment. Glad I have another in the fridge to share.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2004 05:30:13 | More by RonfromJersey

GreenWBush

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Penny-colored with suspended floaties.

Vinous, cidery, zinc-y tones on nose. Slight hits of vinegar. Uh oh, old keg?

The apple-cider bubble-head makes me think so. Not enough carbonation.

The taste is hidden by a little bit of musky taste and oakiness, but this winner shines through the adversity. There is an almost chocolately nature to this beer, and a huge hop profile. The mouthfeel is almost cask-like, heady and dangerously drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

11-10-2004 23:16:26 | More by GreenWBush

plaztikjezuz

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Pours a dark cooper, but had very light carbonation, which could of been because the beer was very cold when poured.

not to much aroma when cold soft malt and hops. the flavor was minerally, carmel, with a good bitterness, slight metalicness.

the aroma came out more as it warmed up, more hops and malt. the flavor came out more; bitterness and carmel.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2005 07:44:00 | More by plaztikjezuz

Westsidethreat

California

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A: Copperish amber color, mildly hazed from the chill. Thousands of miniscule bubbles rise quickly to the surface from the bottom of the glass. The head is just touch off white, small to medium sized bubbles. Pillowy enough to leap an inch high above the rim of the glass.

S: Deep malty signature, a touch metallic, brandy.

T: Begins much like any standard alt, little bit of a soft malt backbone. Brown sugar and roasted malts dominate. Quickly a piney hop profile pops up and delivers a sharp blow of bitterness to the tongue. Slowly all the flavors meld until...out of no where....a very deep caramel/coffee flavor comes forth

M: Full bodied and fairly silky.

D: What a great beer. Very original and well crafted with so many dimensions. Awesome.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2006 02:49:09 | More by Westsidethreat

Beertracker

Oklahoma

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Uerige Sticke Alt (Düsseldorf-Altstadt) is best served at cool, cellar temperatures (40-50°F) and enjoyed from a traditional short, straight-sided glass called a Stangen (pole) or Reagenzglas (test tube). Uerige Sticke pours up sublime with a low, light carbonation that creates a nice cream colored head that sits atop a bright, deep-copperish body. The head dissapates rather quickly leaving some Düssel lace in its wake. The decidely malty & grainy/nutty aroma has some distinct fruitiness/esters (e.g. Bosc pear, peach pit) with a nice touch of spiciness from the traditional 'Noble' German hops. The taste starts off solidly malty then gives way to a marked bitterness which carries into a crisp, off-dry, slightly nutty & decidely bittersweet finish. This firm, medium-full bodied indeginous specialty beer of Düsseldorfer-Altstadt (Old Town) is undoubtedly a special treat! This Sticke Alt is traditionally only brewed twice a year on the third Thursday of January and November. Suggested pairings include a selection of cheeses & sausages: Blood, liver or smoked sausage with Mainz, Camembert, Gouda, Liptauer ( prepared cream cheese ). Here's to "Grumpy" Wilhelm Cürten and his "Secret" Düsselbier!

PROST! Beertracker

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2006 03:38:41 | More by Beertracker

InDreams

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured out of a most interesting-looking bottle into my stange...

A: I was going to say amber from the start, but stopped because something felt wrong about using that term. I took another good look and realized it was because, although it is indeed amber, leaning towards brown, it's cloudier and thicker than most amber beers I'm used to (this must be the yeast, I'm sure). Got a good finger or two of eggshell off-white head, with a minimal amount of lacing. Looks inviting...

S: Quite interesting. Sweet maltiness but accompanied by a strong, bitter hoppy character. Molasses, maybe dried fruit. Good combinations all around, very strong, and definitely pleasing.

T: Very bready, sweet maltiness that runs parallel to this beautiful bitter hoppiness. Nutty, with a lot of dried fruit to it. I personally lean towards malty beers, but the combination here, especially the strength of the malts and the hops, playing off of and alongside each other, is nothing short of glorious. This is damned good.

M: Medium bodied, light-to-medium carbonation, and pretty smooth. No harsh bite from the hops, and all around it's kind of bready.

D: Can't say much else other than this is tasty enough to keep me going back for more.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2006 05:00:09 | More by InDreams

GLD

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Auburn, very thin head that quickly disappeared, nice lacing.
S - Malty, notes of oak and dried cherries and figs
T - Complex woody, more of the fruitiness. Very good
M - Very little carbonation. A bit dry at the finish but very nice.
D - A good beer, not something I could drink all night, but one every now and again would be great.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2008 06:16:20 | More by GLD

Beerzebub

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

11.2 oz bottle, served in a big wine glass at 59 F/ 15 C.

Deep red color, substantial cream colored head, plenty of fine sticky weblike lace.

Mild appetizing smell of toasty grainy doughy malt, nuts, herbal earthy hops, dates, and some banana.

Tastes like toasty nutty doughy malt with fresh pungent hops - grassy, herbal, spicy, earthy - with some date and banana. Plenty of grassy hop bitterness, quite refreshing. Fairly dry, with the help of the bitterness. Great balance between the malt and hops. Nuttiness like walnuts merges seamlessly with the hop bitterness. Long finish: nutty, toasty, grassy, bitter.

Smooth soft texture, very finely carbonated, with a bit of oiliness. Outstandingly refreshing and drinkable, I would gladly drink several of these.

Great beer, I really enjoyed this.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2008 02:14:44 | More by Beerzebub