Alt Bier - Port Huron Brewing Company

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Now this is more like it! Pours out a clear brown-tinged amber color with three fingers of cream colored foam that lasts for two minutes and leaves some attractive lacing patterns behind on the inside of the glass. Medium-light body and carbonation levels.

I get a nice mellow caramel-nutty-grassy trinity out of this one, with the fruitiness of the yeast stripped back to a bare minimum, as it ought to be in an alt. Clean, subtle, and refreshing, sessionable even! This one actually hit the target it was aiming for IMO, and I find myself wanting to go back and revisit this brew later. It's tough to find good alts around here...

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 04:53:15 | More by WastingFreetime

sfran

Wisconsin

3.36/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Very good example of the style (from what a person who's never been to Dusseldorf can tell, anyway). Brilliantly clear copper color with little head. Clean aroma (i.e., no yeast) with a hint of caramel. Firm bitterness throughout with a dry finish and a bit of caramel to balance things out.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 02:28:35 | More by sfran