Chalumeaux (5240) ticked Altoberfest from Element Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
750mL bottle, #338, bottled 8/16/15.
Hazy, chestnut-colored with a rapidly receding beige head. Fades to nothing.
Floral hops precede a bready maltiness that seems dry from the nose. Not really any rich toffee or caramel, but it is an alt not a bock so that seems fine. Clean, though, which is appreciated. A little bit of roast and toast and no alcohol noted.
Perfumey and floral hops are lovely and very fkavorful, with soft, toffee-laden malts and low, fairly tight carbo. Lightly sugary, seems like it could be more dry, though the sharp, perfumey hoppiness is a bit problematic and does need a good deal of maltiness to balance. A bit more carbonation may be beneficial as well. No alcohol notes. Messy, odd sharp hops and a bit sugary, but would be interested in trying their more dry offerings, if they exist.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
750 ml bottle with a bottle date of 16 August 2015, bottle number 338 but doesn’t have an overall number is not shown?? Hazy cloudy copper color with no head. Aroma is a earthy German malts, caramel, maybe a fall like spice, nutmeg ? Toasted grain.
Flavor is German earthy malt base. Sugar and toasted grain. Pretty sugary sweet, could use some sort of balance of the malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Poured from bottle 338 thanks Airforcehops bottle Aug 16 2015. Pours cloudy red almost darker with minimal head. Aromas of caramel malt and dark fruit. Taste is faded hops dark fruit and oak.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle #338 of 99.Thanks AFH for sharing! 750ML, This is a cloudy light red almost plum color beer. not much head. Smells nice, a light cherry aroma with caramelized sugar and pineapple. Taste-wise, hops are pretty faded, a chalky like mouthfeel with oily finish. High bitterness that lingers, woody, oak, good tree fruit taste, a bit bark-like.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle pour into tulip glass. Born on date 3/14. Aroma is strong caramel, hints of alcohol. Appearance is brownish like apple cider with no real head to speak of and a little bit of transient lacing. Taste is sweet malty caramel bready/toast which mellowed with breathing--initially had a burn like isopropyl alcohol (I think this was too old). Palate medium bodied with average to thick texture with soft carbonation. Long caramel sweet alcohol finish. Overall, I think this aged too long so probably not a true reflection.
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