Altbier
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1|A Diebels Alt Altbier (, ) is a style of beer brewed in the Rhineland, especially around the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is a copper coloured beer whose name comes from it being top-fermented, an older method than the bottom fermentation of lagers.
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- Characteristics
- Altbier in Germany
- Production
- Producers in Düsseldorf
- Producers outside Düsseldorf
- Producers outside Germany
- See also
- References
thumb|upright=1|A Diebels Alt Altbier (, ) is a style of beer brewed in the Rhineland, especially around the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is a copper coloured beer whose name comes from it being top-fermented, an older method than the bottom fermentation of lagers.
== Characteristics == Altbier is usually a dark, copper colour. It is fermented at a moderate temperature using a top-fermenting yeast—which gives its flavour some fruitiness. Because Altbier is then matured at a cooler temperature, its flavour is more akin to lager beer styles than is the norm for top-fermented beers (such as British pale ale). It generally has an ABV between 4.3% and 5.5%.