Short # 16 | Uerige | Sticke | 6% ABV
Altbier | Düsseldorf, Germany, | Rating: 80/100
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From BeerAdvocate: “A Düsseldorf specialty, an Altbier is a German style brown ale, the “alt” literally translates to “old” in German, and traditionally Altbiers are conditioned for a longer than normal periods of time. Other sources note that “alt” is derived from the Latin word “altus,” which means “high” and refers to the rising yeast. Take your pick, but the extended conditioning mellows out the ale’s fruitiness and produces an exceptionally smooth and delicate brew. The color ranges from amber to dark brown, medium in carbonation with a great balance between malt and hops. “Sticke” is a stronger version of an Altbier, thus a bit more malty and hoppy to boot.”
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Posted by Barleywhiner on November 18, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Definitely try the doppel. It’s a lot more flavorful IMO. I’m liking the German week, as I’m a big fan of German beers. They seem to get ignored by a lot of beer geeks.
Posted by thehopry on November 18, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Will do. And glad you like this week. It has made this week go by pretty fast for, which is nice because next week is VACATION!!!
Posted by theReaper16 on November 18, 2010 at 12:19 PM
I second the recommendation of the Dopple-Sticke. It’s much better.
Posted by thehopry on November 18, 2010 at 2:00 PM
To be honest, it’s the one I wanted but believe it or not huge-ass Lukas didn’t have it. I tried two other stores on my way home and they didn’t have it either. I’ve seen it since. I will make it up to you guys on Monday, so come back for a very cool Hopry video that I think you’ll dig…
Posted by Jamison Moeckel on November 18, 2010 at 9:52 PM
whats up Mark! Good review, Ya Alt beers tend to be balanced and the nose might play tricks on you because of course its not dry hopped just bittering hops are used. great balance between malt and hops is what BA says about the style.