Altenburger Brauerei, is a brewery founded in 1871 in Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany. The brewery is family owned.
I bought this pilsner in a local supermarket in Germany during a vacation. The price was 1.49 Euro for a 500 ml glass bottled beer at 4.9% alcohol.
Nice yellow and a tad hazy. Nice big head for a pilsner. Fine foam on top.
Fresh fruit and hops in the aroma. Balancing some nice sweet notes.
Good CO2 level, very fresh from the hops bitterness. Not off balance, but changes quickly from fresh, bitter to some darkness in the aftertaste. I could have wished for a slight sweetness, to tie it together in the middle.
Real Vinicola has the longest continuous history of any of today’s producers of Duoro wines. Founded in 1889 under contract with the Portuguese government, it was entrusted with the task of selling wines from various regions in northern Portugal, including Duoro red wines and port wines.
They bought Quinta do Sibio in 1934 and has declared this as Single Quinta Vintage Port. Quinta do Sibio was known as Quinta do Jordão and was planted by Jose Joaquim Pereri Jordão in the 1860s and 1870s. The quinta was in the hands of the Jordão family until 1934 when Real Companhia Vinícola purchased it.
Real Vinicola was bought by Real Companhia Velha in 1963, but the quinta’s wines was still sold under the Real Vinicola label.
I bought this 750 ml bottle at 20% alcohol, at about 32 Euro.
Taste notes right after decanting
Clear and light brown in the color. Weak red notes when held up against light.
Good dried fruits and raisin in the aroma, but still dominated by the alcohol.
Taste is dominated by the alcohol, a thin palate of dried fruits fights its way through. The acidity and tannins is still strong enough to make their point. Warm and light weight in the after taste.
Intermediate rating 83 / 100
Taste notes 4 hours after decanting
Color has gained more red notes and a deeper darkness.
Aroma has gained more dried fruit notes, it became more powerful.
Tannins got less aggressive in the taste, still a lot of warmth from alcohol and acids.
After taste has improved with the aeration, but this wine is overdue for drinking and will not improve further.
Veltins Brewery is located in Merschede-Grevenstein, Germany. The history of the brewery goes back to Franz Kramer guesthouse brewery in 1824. Clemens Veltins took over in 1852. The new name, Brauerei C & A Veltins, came from the twins Carl and Anton Veltins who took over the company from their father in 1893. Susanne Veltins has directed the company since 1994.
Crystal clear yellow in the color.
A bit of foaming from pouring, but no head that stays.
Aroma comes of fresh, refreshing and with good nice hints of hops.
Good active CO2 level, suits the fresh and delight taste. Extremely well-balanced in taste and mouthfeel. Velvet soft in the aftertaste.
Skanderborg Bryghus was founded in 2014 by seven hobby brewers and craft beer enthusiasts. They specialize in organic beers and has a special collaboration with the local renovation company, to use their waste heat from burning trash.
I bought this 660 ml weissbier, at 5.5% alcohol, bottled on glass.
Very nice orange in the color. Thick unfiltered beer with a fast growing head. A large head with a fine foam top, head disperses, but leaves a layer on beer.
Powerful and fruity aroma. Lots of nice sweet wheat notes.
Good CO2 level, nice and sweet fruits in the taste. There is a slight unbalance between hops and sweetness.
