High Alt-itude
General Lafayette Inn & Brewery

This beer came a beautiful concord grape purple with some pale flashes of red and traces of orange around the edges. the head was a slightly tan creamy film. Beautiful colors here.

Smells of dry rye crisp and cardboard with some red grape sweetness and a nice sharp sourness hiding in the distance.

Tastes of a base of dry doughy tasted white bread with a sweet red grapes, plumbs and cherries that borders on being too sweet that rounds off with a musky woody dryness (suggesting a British hop?) that makes for a n excellent pair. Finishes off with a slight grapefruit rind.

Feels glassy and dense, working perfectly with the flavors.

Nice, but strong. The fruit flavors (and colors) are nothing short of charming.

Seemingly a bigger version of their "Alt! Who Goes There?", High Alt-itude might be what is known in Germany as a "sticke" or special, extra strong version of a brewery's regular alt.

It was delivered to the bar with a clear auburn-chestnut body beneath a frothy head of off-white foam that held well and left splashes and spots of lace about the glass.

The nose was fruity and hoppy over a caramelish malt base.

In the mouth it was medium-full bodied and lightly creamy with a moderate carbonation.

The flavor delivered a splash of yeasty fruitiness (dark fruit skins, apples) that was immediately washed-over by lightly sweetish, bready, and caramelish malt. A bold bitterness rose, drying it out a bit, and leafy, grassy, and mildly spicy hops lead into a long and bitter finish.

The alcohol was never really evident, and apart from it's strength and depth of flavor, it was quite drinkable. A welcome surprise!