Van tap bij de brouwerij in Düsseldorf. Droppig, kruidig, caramel, zoetje. Prima Alt. (12-2017).

March 2026. Keep coming back to this one. More grassy and spicy than I remembered. This is like Altbier meeting a very nice Kellerbier. Guess my tastes are changing. At this point, one of my favorite Altbier.

June 2022. Draft at the source. Earthy with ash and caramel. Mildly bitter up front, bitter and hoppy finish. Fresh from the cask at the source this is a whole different beer than the rating 5 years ago. 7.0

Dec 2017. From the bottle. Filled on Oct 9, best by Dec 4. Dark brown with a thin, porous crown that lingers. Aroma is, well, disappointing. Roasted caramel for sure but also earthy tones, trash bin, and a whiff of cat litter. Taste is mildly bitter, a touch citric, lightly metallic at the finish. At a subtle level there’s a lot going on here, not all of it good, but there is a steady, pleasant roasted bitterness that keeps things from slipping out of hand. Body is medium with moderate carbonation. Interesting, but I drank better alts back in the day. 5.6

From tap. Pours cloudy deep amber to orange. Small off white head. Aroma is dense hoppy, oily. Bitter, toasted malty. Solid hoppy. Toasted malty. Breadish. Crisp hoppy and breadish. Smooth roasted finish.
Earlier Rating: 3/29/2016 Total Score: 3.4
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is grainy, toasted and grassy to straw. Toasted, grainy and breadish. Dry, bitetr and solid hoppy. Breadish finish.

Gravity fass at the source in Düsseldorf (Germany). Clear dark amber, irregular beige foam. Nose is aggressively roasted malt, burnt grains, hay. Mouth is quite raw, bitter, hints of caramel and chestnut honey.