Altbier
French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.18
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nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
22oz bottle pours a hazy, burnt orange, with a creamy off white head. UH OH, infection. Nose is sour, smoke, lacto. Flavor is lemons, lacto, grass, orange juice. Medium bodied, sour finish.
gtaegeek (6356) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz. bottle. The pour is a translucent copper with a huge fluffy beige head. The aroma is apricots, floral hops, dates, and a little caramel. The flavor is sweet up front, get a little bitter, and finishes bitter and a little sour. The palate is medium wieght, sticky and very astringent. Overall, a subtle and complex beer. Not bad.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Sampled from a bottle known to be very old. DMS and pale malt aroma. Hazy orange, enormous head. Malty and grassy flavor but a bit like creamed corn. Harsh overly carbonated mouthfeel. Probably not bad when fresh. Bonus point for listing SRMs, IBUs, and gravity on the label. Will re-rate.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours orange, thin white head. Aroma of wheat, light caramel, hints of sweetness (rice) and herbal Flavor, light hops, some citrus notes with caramel. Herbal close to basil with some faint yeasty notes. Seems to get a good amount of cereal and grains followed by herbal mouthfeel. Tasty.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours copper with gold edges with some haze and thin white head. The aroma has a bit of lemon citrus hop notes blending into crystal malts, caramel malts, a touch of nutmeg, an herbal quality and some earthiness. The taste is much the same with notes of citrus lemon acidity, earthiness and smooth notes of caramel. It begins to dry out by midway with light herbal, earthy and slightly nutmeg notes and remains that way into the finish. Seems a bit Saison like which is a tad odd for an Alt. Plenty interesting though.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
on tap @Barleys Taproom-pours a light tan head and gold color. Aroma is easy citrus-orange, light malt. Taste is light malt/honey, citrus-orange, light caramel.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Greens Discount Beverage - Atlanta (Buford Hwy), 6/8/09
Aroma: Light nose, grainy and some spice, a bit floral, and some caramel there as well
Appearance: Hazy, dark orange color
Flavor: Flavor is mostly a light sweetness, malty grainy flavor, and a bit sour
Palate: Pretty easy drinking, an average mouthfeel, light-medium body
Overall Impression: I thought this one was alright, a bit of an odd tang to it that just didn't work quite right for me. Not awful, but not so good either.
**Just submitted a photo for this one, as it was missing one.
notalush (7339) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
The last beer from this brewer I had had the signs of an infection setting in, and this one has a full-blown infection going on - the nose and flavor are acidic and sour, with just faint notes of the original beer underneath, with flavors of nuts, caramel, bread dough, light fruity esters - I actually don’t mind the infection in this one (some beers taste better sour), but, as I know this is a flaw/unintended result in the brewing/bottling process, I can’t exactly rate this well - even the remnants of the original beer don’t taste all that good - meh.
maniac (11822) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from River City Cellars on 01/31/2009. Slightly hazy golden body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet grain and light toasty malt aroma. Toasty malt flavor with some light grain. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.
Drake (22934) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. I am VERY excited to see that they have increased their distribution to my hometown! Pours a clear copper color with a medium slight off white head. Good head retention and average lacing. The aroma is both sweet malts with caramel and raisin notes and bitter, leafy hops. Some tea and peach in there as well. Taste is nutty, earthy malts with caramel, tea and the same grassy hops. Fewer fruity notes than in the aroma. Medium bodied.