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Simple Malt Altbier
Brasseurs Illimités
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Reviewed by 2_Shaynez from Canada (QC)
4.75/5 rDev +31.9%
4.75/5 rDev +31.9%
First Simple Malt from Brasseurs Illimites that has actually impressed me!
Altbier (Red German Ale) at 33 IBU
Poured into extended tulip as per bottle suggestion.
Appearance: Pours a gorgeous hazy dark reddish brown, with a 1 finger off-white increasing head which dissipates into a small ring of foam around the edge fairly quickly. A few spots of lacing.
Nose: Major malt and hop aromas to start, smokey, dark fruit, apple juice, brown sugar, concord grape, prunes. Keep getting dried fruit with every sip. I highly recommend a tulip glass to get these incredible aromas.
Taste: More on the malty side, but bitter hops are present, especially for a red ale, this has good bitterness. A tad smokey, yet sweet
Sep 29, 2014Altbier (Red German Ale) at 33 IBU
Poured into extended tulip as per bottle suggestion.
Appearance: Pours a gorgeous hazy dark reddish brown, with a 1 finger off-white increasing head which dissipates into a small ring of foam around the edge fairly quickly. A few spots of lacing.
Nose: Major malt and hop aromas to start, smokey, dark fruit, apple juice, brown sugar, concord grape, prunes. Keep getting dried fruit with every sip. I highly recommend a tulip glass to get these incredible aromas.
Taste: More on the malty side, but bitter hops are present, especially for a red ale, this has good bitterness. A tad smokey, yet sweet
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.9/5 rDev +8.3%
3.9/5 rDev +8.3%
4.25 4.0 3.75 4.0 4.0
Impressive rising beige head. Slow to recede; a bit lumpy. The color of the broth is deep, ruby amber (or light brown, if you prefer). Hard to tell, but there may be a bit of a haze--light passes easily through the center.
Caramel and crystal malt aromas.
More of a hop bite than I expected. Still this leans to the malty side. Full bodied and lowly carbonated makes for a rich beer. The aftertaste reminds me of smoke.
Aug 16, 2014Impressive rising beige head. Slow to recede; a bit lumpy. The color of the broth is deep, ruby amber (or light brown, if you prefer). Hard to tell, but there may be a bit of a haze--light passes easily through the center.
Caramel and crystal malt aromas.
More of a hop bite than I expected. Still this leans to the malty side. Full bodied and lowly carbonated makes for a rich beer. The aftertaste reminds me of smoke.
Reviewed by 4ster from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Orange-Brown with a tinge of red in colour, clear, decent white head that dies pretty quickly, no real lacing, but nice micro carbonation bubbles. Smell is slightly fruity over a sweet malt backbone..Taste at the start is more sweet, various light fruit flavours of red stone fruit, cherries, etc.... light florals a bit, light roasted malts....unfortunately the end is a bit strange with a dirty, earthy, paper(cardboard as others have described it), malt - bitterness that leaves a not overly nice after taste. Body is pretty light, with light carbonation.... it's easy drinking but not overly refreshing.
Overall, much like so many others that try to do a Altbier, or Red Ales, it just falls somewhat short of the mark. A ok beer to have on a hot day, but it'd have a hard time finding a place amongst the regular go to's. As with most Illimites beers, it is well made though and a decent price if you're having a few buddies over that aren't picky beer drinkers but want to try something other than PBR....
Jul 15, 2013Overall, much like so many others that try to do a Altbier, or Red Ales, it just falls somewhat short of the mark. A ok beer to have on a hot day, but it'd have a hard time finding a place amongst the regular go to's. As with most Illimites beers, it is well made though and a decent price if you're having a few buddies over that aren't picky beer drinkers but want to try something other than PBR....
Simple Malt Altbier from Brasseurs Illimités
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