VCBW 2013 Altbiere Collaboration
Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Altbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.30
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Each year BC craft breweries team up to create the VCBW Collaboration Beer and donate profits to a local charity. This year the brewers have chosen to recreate Storm Brewing’s Red Sky Alt, one of the first craft beers produced in BC.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Judging by some of the earlier ratings, many aren’t familiar with the altbier style. Brown, lasting beige head.Somewhat grainy malt nose. Light malt palate with a medium strength hop bitterness in finish
Tried
on 24 Aug 2013
at 11:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear mahogany brown with full beige head. Strong nutty aroma with roasted malt. Light, creamy texture flavoured with mild nuts and sweetness. Similar to a nut brown ale, but sweeter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2013
at 01:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask - Toasted malts and grains. Clear brown with a thin head. Toasted malts, some light hops. Light refreshing and clean finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2013
at 21:04
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Very little head and an off-brown body. Weak watery aroma of barley. Flavour is swampy with wheatgrass notes. I really didn’t like this one, it was neither here nor there. There’s lots of better things going on for Craft Beer Week over this brew.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 11:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with light head. Aromas of biscuit, toasted malt and grass. Similar taste with an element of dried fruit. Sharp but not strong. Nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2013
at 17:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a dark amber with a medium creamy beige head. Aroma of toasted bread, some dry fruity notes and light hops piercing through. Flavour is brings out toasted bread and some very dry fruity notes. Mouthfeel is dry and creamy. Nicely crafted and drinkable, but not so exciting. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2013
at 09:40