Altbier

• "Old"
• Dusseldorf
• Think of it as a German "Pale Ale" or "Amber"
  • Half cousin to Steam Beer
• Amber/Copper Colored
• Brightly hoppy with German/Noble varieties.
• Like Kolsch, it is brewed with an ale yeast at cool temps.

Altbier

• Dusseldorf is the "home base" of the style
  • 4.3-5.5%, 25-50 IBUS
  • Diebels, Schlösser, Uerige
• Northern German Altbier - less bitter, malt character is more pils focused with color from a splash of roast
  • 4.5-5.2%, 25-40 IBUS
  • "bitter brown lager"
  • Alaskan Amber, DAB Traditional, Grolsch Amber

Altbier

And the hombrewers favorite

• Sticke/Doppelsticke Alt
  • Stronger - 6.1for Sticke, 8.5 for Doppel (both Zum Uerige)
  • Think English Barleywine associations