From 2017 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Summer Beer Festival sample.
4 out of 5 stars.
Category Archives: Altbier
Jamesport Altbier
Mild hop aroma. Clean crisp malt bite with a hint of hops. Clean aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Cheboygan Lighthouse Amber Ale
Slightly sweet aroma. Nice bite of malt and hop mixed together, finishes of nicely with a grainy malt flavor. Very nice.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Griffin Claw 357 Alt
Faint sweet aroma. Nice clean malt flavor with clean, mild hop background. Leaves you with a slight taste of yeast mixed with malt, very mellow. Tastes very similar to Alt I had in Germany.
Had on tap at Griffin Claw Brewery.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Creemore Springs Altbier Collaboration Ale
Dry, sweet, hoppy smell. Crisp flavor with equal balance of hop and malt. Aftertaste is very clean malt taste, with lingerings of hop sweetness in the background. Without the slight sweetness, would be almost identical to the Dusseldorf alt beers.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Arbor Brewing Olde Number 22 Alt Bier Dark Ale
Dark, sweet aroma. Very strong dark malt taste almost like coffee. Despite that heavy dark taste, it quickly steps down and fades out leaving hints of hops mixed with the dark malt. Much darker and heavier than the Alts I had in Dusseldorf.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Fish Brewing Leavenworth Biers Eightmile Alt Alpine-Style Ale
Faint hint of grain aroma and hops. Full mouth feel with a refreshing hop taste, not too strong. Finishes with a slight fresh grainy taste with a mild hop flavor in the background. Refreshingly light and tasty.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Detroit Brewing Company Alt Beer
Slight faint aroma with a mild grain smell. Sweet flavor with a slight harshness. A bit too harsh for me. Has definite flavors like the Alts, but a bit too harsh, then fares into a slight sweetness. Very little aftertaste.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Schumacher Alt
Slightly sweet smell. Sharp hop bite that gradually fades away. Leaves a slight hop taste that’s very raw and fresh tasting.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Fuchschen Alt
Sweet smell, almost rotten. Hits taste buds quick with a nice fresh hop taste. Has an aftertaste that’s a mix of strong hops and moderate maltiness. A bit stronger in flavor (both hops and malt) than any of the other alts.
4 out of 5 Stars.
