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Sticke
Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei
- From:
- Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei
- Germany
- Style:
- Altbier
Ranked #5 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,065 - Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 10.05%
- Reviews:
- 355
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 24, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 27, 2004
- Wants:
- 81
- Gots:
- 46
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
330 ml longneck swingtop bottle, at Cardinal, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Brown colour, large off-white head. Aroma of malts, earth, blackcurrants, dark bread, herbs and spices. The flavour has the same elements, some caramel too, but is not too sweet. Decent bitterness. Overall an excellent beer.
Sep 13, 2023Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
4.35/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
330 ml flip top bottle, poured into a tulip pint glass. Pours a chestnut brown with a moderate head. Some lacing. Aroma and flavor feature caramel and biscuity malt, Nutella undertones, and floral hops with a hint of spice. Complex and delicious. No sourness, thank goodness. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with just the right amount of carbonation. I could drink this every day and not get tired of it. Wow.
Jun 23, 2022Reviewed by Stooven from Illinois
3.91/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had on tap at Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL. Pours a hazelnut color with a decent, Guinness-like head that dissipates quickly. The smell is somewhat insubstantial; as others mention, there's a light sourness: just the first curveball from what looks like a standard brown ale or dunkel. The taste is . . . .where is the roasted malts? The look of this thing says roasted malts. Imagine getting an orange-juice hued beer and instead of tasting NEIPA it's an ESB. It's delicious, slightly jarring. Very light mouthfeel, no alcohol burn. Bright, hoppy (not dank or resinous). Will definitely have again since it's such a rarity to get this on tap in the US. However, there are so many beers on tap at the Lodge I want to try. . .
Feb 01, 2022Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.72/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the interesting flip top 330 ml bottle, it pours a clear dark caramel color with a nice light tan head that slowly reduces. Scent is light, bready caramel malts and some spicy hops. Taste follows nose, with a very slight sour note coming through.
Oct 18, 2021Reviewed by Storm_Rryder from Iowa
3.5/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First of this style. Not sure what to think of it. Dark caramel color with rather light body. It's a bit on the malty side but there is bitterness too. Felt odd at first but it's getting better after each sip. It's like there is a lot going on and simple at same time. There is ba feel at the end I'm not sure what it is, or if i like it, a bit confusing. Rating this just ok for now, my palate not used to this one.
Edit: There is some sourness as well, maybe that is what throwing me off?
Jul 09, 2021Edit: There is some sourness as well, maybe that is what throwing me off?
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.34/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
#1825 - Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Deep chestnut brown, filtered, pours clear with a 3mm pale tan head.
S- Mild... I also thought I got a lightly apple-sour note but only on one sniff.
T- Oh yes indeed, it is moderately sour. It does that thing where it feels like it's pruning your palate/gums beneath and beside your tongue. Within that there is something of an apple-sour aspect. I also get some malts though minor (IMHO) when compared to the deep chestnut colour which to me usually says 'deep roasty trad malts here'...
F- Bright and somewhat dry. CO2 in the mouth is present but understated. FWIW there is no real sense of ABV% here.
O- Handed a glass of this and I'd think it might be Abbot Reserve Ale (a higher-ABV% quality trad English Ale) or similar but it's entirely different. It's brighter, hoppier, less malty, less rich, and almost has a hint of sour-apple going on. Interesting to try but hoppier/dryer than I aim for; might appeal more to fans of properly hoppy trad-IPA.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the lables to see what I missed! --> Contains three kinds of malts, 6.0%
330ml bottle BB: Apr-2022, Lot: L09121. £3 Bought from TremblingMadness, York/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
May 18, 2021L- Deep chestnut brown, filtered, pours clear with a 3mm pale tan head.
S- Mild... I also thought I got a lightly apple-sour note but only on one sniff.
T- Oh yes indeed, it is moderately sour. It does that thing where it feels like it's pruning your palate/gums beneath and beside your tongue. Within that there is something of an apple-sour aspect. I also get some malts though minor (IMHO) when compared to the deep chestnut colour which to me usually says 'deep roasty trad malts here'...
F- Bright and somewhat dry. CO2 in the mouth is present but understated. FWIW there is no real sense of ABV% here.
O- Handed a glass of this and I'd think it might be Abbot Reserve Ale (a higher-ABV% quality trad English Ale) or similar but it's entirely different. It's brighter, hoppier, less malty, less rich, and almost has a hint of sour-apple going on. Interesting to try but hoppier/dryer than I aim for; might appeal more to fans of properly hoppy trad-IPA.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the lables to see what I missed! --> Contains three kinds of malts, 6.0%
330ml bottle BB: Apr-2022, Lot: L09121. £3 Bought from TremblingMadness, York/UK as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from Connecticut
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours an amber brown with good clarity. A gentle pour yields three fingers of khaki head with good retention leaving a nice webbed lacing on the glass.
S: Bready malt, toasted malt, grassy notes, honey, and dark fruit.
T: Toasted malt, notes of grass, earthy noble hop spice, a touch of honeyed bread crust, dark fruits, and a tea-like herbality that lends a light bitterness on the back end and finish.
F: Medium body with medium-low carbonation. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky with a nice dryness on the finish.
O: This one is great with a nice balance of malts and hops. Recommended.
May 12, 2021S: Bready malt, toasted malt, grassy notes, honey, and dark fruit.
T: Toasted malt, notes of grass, earthy noble hop spice, a touch of honeyed bread crust, dark fruits, and a tea-like herbality that lends a light bitterness on the back end and finish.
F: Medium body with medium-low carbonation. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky with a nice dryness on the finish.
O: This one is great with a nice balance of malts and hops. Recommended.
Rated by bubseymour from Maryland
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very dry, almost like tonic water.
Mar 22, 2021Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.1/5 rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
true to altbier style, a style not in my wheelhouse. ok.
Dec 07, 2020Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut
4.14/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle reads 'L30119'; consumed on 11/23/20
Pours a muddy dark brown brightened with slight ruby hues and topped with two fingers of thick, creamy, lightly tan foam; decent head retention leaves a half-finger of fluffy cap and moderate, frothy collar along with a spattering of firm, webby lacing clinging to the walls of the glass.
Aroma charges forward with immediate impressions of spicy Noble hops in conjunction with bready, toasty malt; malted milk offers a brief sweetness intermingling with fresh grass and delicate hop accents over the middle; subtle, apricot zest, dark fruits, and sharper tones of paint varnish evolve against bread crusts over time through the close.
Taste offers black bread crust and toffee upfront, with lighter fig accenting into a burnt toast mid-palate; a distant minerality guides toward apricot zest, fruity yeast, lighter tones of dark fruits on the back end until grassy Noble hops round out a strong finish.
Mouthfeel brings a medium body alongside an understated yet prickly, moderate carbonation, dispersing to a perfectly even grit spread across the palate; an almost perfectly level, dry, and prickly texture forms through the finish for a brilliant crescendo of maximum drinkability.
The malts stiff, the hops firm, and the result a marriage of seemingly disparate parts to seamless integration leaning toward the peak of the style; all elements phased together in a stunningly clean fashion; a quintessential altbier, and an undeniable pleasure to return to time and time again.
Nov 24, 2020Pours a muddy dark brown brightened with slight ruby hues and topped with two fingers of thick, creamy, lightly tan foam; decent head retention leaves a half-finger of fluffy cap and moderate, frothy collar along with a spattering of firm, webby lacing clinging to the walls of the glass.
Aroma charges forward with immediate impressions of spicy Noble hops in conjunction with bready, toasty malt; malted milk offers a brief sweetness intermingling with fresh grass and delicate hop accents over the middle; subtle, apricot zest, dark fruits, and sharper tones of paint varnish evolve against bread crusts over time through the close.
Taste offers black bread crust and toffee upfront, with lighter fig accenting into a burnt toast mid-palate; a distant minerality guides toward apricot zest, fruity yeast, lighter tones of dark fruits on the back end until grassy Noble hops round out a strong finish.
Mouthfeel brings a medium body alongside an understated yet prickly, moderate carbonation, dispersing to a perfectly even grit spread across the palate; an almost perfectly level, dry, and prickly texture forms through the finish for a brilliant crescendo of maximum drinkability.
The malts stiff, the hops firm, and the result a marriage of seemingly disparate parts to seamless integration leaning toward the peak of the style; all elements phased together in a stunningly clean fashion; a quintessential altbier, and an undeniable pleasure to return to time and time again.
Sticke from Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei
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