Balt

Union Craft Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

Altbier Regular

Score

6.42

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 29

This German-style Altbier is our nod to an old world, old school ale. The word “Alt” is German for "old", and refers to the traditional style of brewing before lager yeast was discovered. Balt is a dark, copper colored brew with a creamy head, a gentle bitterness and a clean, dry finish. Prost, Hon!

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5.9

Maverick (5091) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured a rusty cloudy amber from can. Some sweet malts and dough. Ok but unspectacular.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:22

kristincedar (7044) ticked Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 1 year ago

Long day. Need beer.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:51

maniac (11822) ticked Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 4 years ago

Brown bod small tan head. Bready toasty aroma. Bready toasty flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/4/7/3/13 3.4

Tried from Draft on 13 Nov 2021 at 14:16

6.6

Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 7 years ago

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

Tap. Pours crystal clear deep amber, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is malty, biscuit, toast, caramel, noble hop. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, malty. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 22 Apr 2019 at 22:45

6.2

Anders37 (30297) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2017. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel grainy aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.

Tried from Cask on 17 Sep 2018 at 14:58

Leighton (35102) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF 2017, day 3 - London. Pours hazy amber with a light, foamy white head. The nose holds leaves and berries. Medium to big sweet flavour, with a little butterscotch, grains. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Sugary finish, with some leafy bitterness, woody dryness, more ripe berries. Eh, pretty so so.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2017 at 05:06

WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 8 years ago

Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 13:39

Fergus (31537) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 8 years ago

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

Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 3. 10/08/2017. A murky golden orange brown coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is apple, tangy, nutty malts, little funky lacto. Flavour is composed of of big sweet vanilla, oak, caramel, cakey, apple . Palate is sticky sweet, moderate carbonation. Wtf. Not an alt.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2017 at 13:38

6.4

Mansquito (19309) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago

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

Total Wine, McLean can: pours copper with an off white head. Aroma is toffee, toast, some flowers. Taste is toasty and tasty. Nothing too exciting but a good session style beer.

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2015 at 19:40

6.6

iphonephan (11573) reviewed Balt from Union Craft Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at the Mad Fox came ale festival 2015. Pours a cloudy amber. Aroma of toasted malt. Nutty Flavors.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2015 at 14:00