Beers similar to BOLTENs Ur-Alt

Bolten Brauerei

Altbier·Germany·4.9% ABV·One of 45 Altbiers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share BOLTENs Ur-Alt's roasted and bitter character. BOLTENs Ur-Alt was first brewed in 1991, when the brewery set out to make an Altbier that tasted different from its flagship. The answer was to skip filtration: the beer leaves the brewhouse as it is, naturally cloudy and fermented with selected pure-culture yeasts, and Bolten holds that this keeps flavour a filter would strip out. It shows light roasted notes with a hint of dark chocolate, a fruity character and a gentle hop bitterness.

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10 beers like BOLTENs Ur-Alt

1

Original Schlüssel

Brauerei Schlüssel

Germany · Altbier · 5.0%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more fullness, no haziness — chocolate notes and malt character as with BOLTENs Ur-Alt.

What carries overmaltyroastedcaramelchocolatebitter

Structure: very close

Compared to BOLTENs Ur-Altfull-bodiedtoastynoble-hophazyfruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Brauerei Gleumes

Germany · Altbier · 5.2%

ALTERNATIVE

72%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like BOLTENs Ur-Alt on haziness and malt character — adds nutty notes, but without the roasted notes.

What carries overhazybittermaltycaramelsmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to BOLTENs Ur-Altnuttyroastedfruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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3

Original Schlüssel Stike

Brauerei Schlüssel

Germany · Altbier · 6.0%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors BOLTENs Ur-Alt's chocolate notes and malt character — plus herbal notes, a notch stronger, minus haziness.

What carries overroastedbitterchocolatemaltycaramel

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to BOLTENs Ur-Altherbalcoffeehoppyhazyfruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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4

Zipline Brewing Co.

United States · Altbier · 5.0%

68%

MATCH

Same chocolate notes and malt character as BOLTENs Ur-Alt, adds nutty notes, but without the haziness.

Structure: very close

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5

Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij

Netherlands · Altbier · 5.2%

68%

MATCH

As with BOLTENs Ur-Alt, same malt character and caramel notes; adds fullness, no haziness.

Structure: very close

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6

Füchschen

Germany · Altbier · 4.8%

64%

MATCH

Alongside BOLTENs Ur-Alt on malt character and caramel notes: adds toasty notes, drops haziness.

Structure: very close

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Frankenheim Alt

Brauerei Frankenheim

Germany · Altbier · 4.8%

64%

MATCH

Shares fruit notes and caramel notes with BOLTENs Ur-Alt; adds sweetness, but drops haziness.

Structure: very close

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Brauerei Kürzer

Germany · Altbier · 4.8%

64%

MATCH

Keeps malt character and caramel notes like BOLTENs Ur-Alt, adds toasty notes, drops haziness.

Structure: very close

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9

Hannen

Germany · Altbier · 4.8%

63%

MATCH

Same malt character and caramel notes as BOLTENs Ur-Alt, adds fullness, but without the haziness.

Structure: very close

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La Sagra Criolla

La Sagra

Spain · Red Ale · 6.1%

63%

MATCH

Stronger — same fruit notes and malt character as BOLTENs Ur-Alt, adds toasty notes, a notch stronger, but without the haziness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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