5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bomber Bottle, in .25 l straight-sided glass. My sample is just labeled "Brew Kettle German Style Alt (old) Beer," which the bartender said shouldn’t be rated because it was not being commercially served. But this bottle, from the cooler of the BOP section, has the ol’ gov’t warning on its label, and other non-Ringneck stuff has rated pretty well, here, so I’ll assume this is the same recipe, except this one may be extract-based. Deep coppery pour with a frothy, persistent eggshell head. A Munich/Vienna malt nose that does taste a little like extract and steeped grains. Smell is bit hard for me with a swollen nose right now, but I can get pleasant hint of a little hops and a very slight smokiness, perhaps a bit nutty, too. I agree that it’s a very clean beer. I had thought I shouldn’t hold on to this much longer because it might not have been filtered, conditioned or pasteurized, but it had held up very well. Ultimately, the taste is a little on the light side for what should be a hoppy German style, but there is nothing displeasing about it.