Ishmael
Rising Tide Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.83
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught and bottles, since debut, most recently April 2015.
Clear copper-goldenrod body is topped by a small, off-white head that is mostly well-retained.
Toasty malt with flowers, light spices and some earthiness in the nose proclaim a pretty honorable rendition of the "traditional alt". Yes, there’s acidity and citrus here as well, but it’s light and helps take some of the intensity from the toasted malt sourness. No alcohol or flaws, very clean and fruity.
The munic malt does its usual thing, adding tons of sourdough flavor, but there’s enough residual sugar to balance, leaving a malty caramel flavor lingering, while floral hoppiness and citrus bitterness also coalesce on the finish. Vanilla and brown bread notes are subdued and the carbonation is strong and helps clear all of this malt (both the sour and sweet) and hop bitterness.
I don’t love beers with a high proportion of munich malt. It just exacerbates any hop acidity with the heavy sourdough/toasted flavors and really fatigues the palate, requiring, in turn, more fatiguing sweetness to balance. That being said, they do a good job here and it’s still quite drinkable, especially if youre looking for a more substantial beer to go with a meal or whatnot. Again, very clean and not much to complain about.
Clear copper-goldenrod body is topped by a small, off-white head that is mostly well-retained.
Toasty malt with flowers, light spices and some earthiness in the nose proclaim a pretty honorable rendition of the "traditional alt". Yes, there’s acidity and citrus here as well, but it’s light and helps take some of the intensity from the toasted malt sourness. No alcohol or flaws, very clean and fruity.
The munic malt does its usual thing, adding tons of sourdough flavor, but there’s enough residual sugar to balance, leaving a malty caramel flavor lingering, while floral hoppiness and citrus bitterness also coalesce on the finish. Vanilla and brown bread notes are subdued and the carbonation is strong and helps clear all of this malt (both the sour and sweet) and hop bitterness.
I don’t love beers with a high proportion of munich malt. It just exacerbates any hop acidity with the heavy sourdough/toasted flavors and really fatigues the palate, requiring, in turn, more fatiguing sweetness to balance. That being said, they do a good job here and it’s still quite drinkable, especially if youre looking for a more substantial beer to go with a meal or whatnot. Again, very clean and not much to complain about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2015
at 09:27
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Candia Road Convenience. Aroma is toasted bread, cereal, hop, and slightest hint of chocolate and smoke. Appearance is clear copper with good sparkle with creamy off-white less than finger width head with foamy lacing. Taste is balance of moderate sweet and bitter with some smoke. Palate is light to medium bodied, average texture, lightly creamy with average carbonation--lightest buzz on the tip of the tongue and wet but fairly abrupt finish with balance of sweet and mild bitterness. Overall, above average beer with decent attributes but nothing that is spectacular or really stands out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2015
at 20:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes. Consumed 1/06/12.
The appearance has a copper brown colored body with a small tan lumpy head with a speckled lacing.
The smell has a light sort of mild malts and hops with a light cooked apples and an added sort of bread/biscuitiness.
The taste is basically sweet through the previously mentioned flavors.
On the palate, its mostly on a medium sort of body with a nice sessionable sort of quality to it. There is a decent light harshness on the tongue, no aftertaste or finish.
Overall, this is good for the style and good for me.
The appearance has a copper brown colored body with a small tan lumpy head with a speckled lacing.
The smell has a light sort of mild malts and hops with a light cooked apples and an added sort of bread/biscuitiness.
The taste is basically sweet through the previously mentioned flavors.
On the palate, its mostly on a medium sort of body with a nice sessionable sort of quality to it. There is a decent light harshness on the tongue, no aftertaste or finish.
Overall, this is good for the style and good for me.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2014
at 19:12