Altbier
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Altbier (often abbreviated to Alt) is a dark, top-fermented type of beer from Düsseldorf and the Niederrhein region in Germany.
The name Altbier, which literally means old beer, refers to the old brewing style (top-fermenting yeast and dark malt). Up to the 1950s, Alt was also called Düssel (from Düsseldorf), but since the term is not a Protected Designation of Origin, Altbier may also be produced outside of the Düsseldorf region. Kölsch is another top-fermented German beer with a mainly regional appeal.
External links
Traditional Altbier breweries:
- Diebels Alt (http://www.diebels.de/)
- Schumacher Alt (http://www.schumacher-alt.de/index2.html)
- Uerige (http://www.uerige.de/)
- Füchschen (http://www.fuechschen.de/)
- Schlüssel Alt (http://www.zumschluessel.de/)
- Düssel Alt (http://www.duesselalt.de/)
- Fankenheim Alt (http://www.frankenheim.de/)de:Altbier