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Orbit Beers in Walworth, Greater London, England 🏴
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.85
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The tradition of a stronger Altbier brewed once or twice a year survives to this day in Düsseldorf. Our version pays homage to those great beers: spicy hops and light toffee on the nose, along with a savoury note from the addition of beechwood smoked malt. More smoke on the palate, caramel, spice, bready malt, perfectly balanced by a firm, clean bitterness.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rauch Alt in the UK..I’ll bite. Bigtime bamberg smoke tones. I love it, but still has some fishy fining character maybe. Fully smoked, sweet malt tones. Satisfies all my rauch cravings with some Ale sensibilities. Great.
Tried
on 12 May 2017
at 00:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small, if reasonably stable yellow head over foxy amber beer with a slight veil. Smoked meat, bacon, phenols, tarred poles, partly burnt wood. OK, but unidimensional. Smoked, phenolic, woody, light acidic hint. Some hops too, it would seem, hint at banana. Bitter finish. Medium bodied, slick, bit oily and burning MF. Not the best of smoked beers, rather harsh. Thanks, Jezza!
Tried
on 12 Mar 2017
at 09:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at craft beer co Covent Garden... Copper thin white lacing... Soft smoke nose... Soft roast big smoke
Tried
on 23 Oct 2016
at 09:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Ales by Mail, drunk on the hottest day of the year. Tan/light brown, with a small clump of off-white head. Murky and very carbonated. Smoke, caramel, forest floor and a touch of Marmite in the aroma. Sweetish taste with a yeasty/meaty savoury edge. A marked bitter note in the finish, just half a step away from being too harsh. The carbonation serves the beer well in the palate. Earthy hop with residual smoke in the aftertaste. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2016
at 14:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England [ As Orbit Leaf ].Unclear medium orange amber color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, meat, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, meat - sweet meat, smoked, sweet smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141202]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2016
at 11:42
9/10
Really nice rauch!
Tried
on 23 Mar 2016
at 23:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the cask pub and kitchen. Pours deep amber, nose is smoked sausage, toffee, taste is similar, chewy, caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2016
at 06:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap @Mad for Beer (Rome). Pours clear amber with a medium white head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, light smoke, delicate. Flavour is very well balanced and delicate, medium malt profile with a correct sweetness and a good bitter end with a smokey touch. Medium body, medium carbonation, easy and drinkable. Another good beer from this brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2016
at 12:49
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Cotteridge, Birmingham, consumed at home Saturday 21st November 2015 Pours murky brown with a slim off white head, weirdly I get a bit of mint amongst the smokiness. Loz gets a fresh, organic note. I have to say I am not totally struck on this beer, its ok but no great shakes, just keep getting a mintiness, it’s a little bit cold (my fault), I really wanted to like this but it’s just ok. A5 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2015
at 12:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from BottleDog, Edinburgh. Hazy chestnut body with a dense off-white head. Good lacing. Aroma of autumn leaves, smoked malts and cheese. Flavour of tea, toffee, plum and a touch of soy sauce. Medium body with a creamy texture. Soft fizz. Paired well with my bbq beef Hula-Hoops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2015
at 16:43