Interval Ale (Altoberfest)
Element Brewing Company in Millers Falls, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.62
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
750mL bottle, #338, bottled 8/16/15.
Hazy, chestnut-colored with a rapidly receding beige head. Fades to nothing.
Floral hops precede a bready maltiness that seems dry from the nose. Not really any rich toffee or caramel, but it is an alt not a bock so that seems fine. Clean, though, which is appreciated. A little bit of roast and toast and no alcohol noted.
Perfumey and floral hops are lovely and very fkavorful, with soft, toffee-laden malts and low, fairly tight carbo. Lightly sugary, seems like it could be more dry, though the sharp, perfumey hoppiness is a bit problematic and does need a good deal of maltiness to balance. A bit more carbonation may be beneficial as well. No alcohol notes. Messy, odd sharp hops and a bit sugary, but would be interested in trying their more dry offerings, if they exist.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
750 ml bottle with a bottle date of 16 August 2015, bottle number 338 but doesn’t have an overall number is not shown?? Hazy cloudy copper color with no head. Aroma is a earthy German malts, caramel, maybe a fall like spice, nutmeg ? Toasted grain.
Flavor is German earthy malt base. Sugar and toasted grain. Pretty sugary sweet, could use some sort of balance of the malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Poured from bottle 338 thanks Airforcehops bottle Aug 16 2015. Pours cloudy red almost darker with minimal head. Aromas of caramel malt and dark fruit. Taste is faded hops dark fruit and oak.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle #338 of 99.Thanks AFH for sharing! 750ML, This is a cloudy light red almost plum color beer. not much head. Smells nice, a light cherry aroma with caramelized sugar and pineapple. Taste-wise, hops are pretty faded, a chalky like mouthfeel with oily finish. High bitterness that lingers, woody, oak, good tree fruit taste, a bit bark-like.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared by Tim at weekly share. Pours amber off white head. Nose/taste of burnt pine, tree sap, woody caramel and burnt toast. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at the Amity Hall, 9/27/13
Aroma: The aroma has some caramel malts, toast, grains, and some earthy hops
Appearance: It pours a nice reddish-orange color and a tan colored head
Flavor: The flavor is both malty and hoppy, pretty much tastes like a hopped up Octoberfest
Palate: The body is medium, it has a decent mouthfeel, average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought that this was an interesting example of a generally uninteresting style. It's fairly unique and worthy trying. Not amazing, but good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours an autumnal golden red into a shaker. Off-white micro head pancakes and leaves soapy lacing as it recedes to coat surface. Sweet toasted caramel and mild resin aromas. Sweet and dry with carmel, candy corn and toast upfront turning to slightly sour earthy leaves and hops in the lasting slightly hot finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Element Altoberfest. One of the Interval Ales. 750 c&c from cakanator. Tag (like a doortag - has 3 autographs) indicates it’s #473 of 530. Bottled on 8/18/2010. Pours deep copper and darkly ruddy with a creamy tan head. Smells of malt and medium dark fruit. Near fully bodied;creamy/foamy carb. It’s very malty and it’s expressing a bit of heat. It’s definitely more bitter than sweet. Seems to have a good dose of hop. Even a bit astringent. Drinking like a dark, but not thick, strong ale. Really good.