Beer Düsseldorf

düsseldorf known altbier, hoppy beer translates old [style] beer, reference pre-lager brewing method of using warm top-fermenting yeast british pale ales. on time alt yeast adjusted lower temperatures, , alt brewers store or lager beer after fermentation, leading cleaner, crisper beer. name altbier first appeared in 19th century differentiate beers of düsseldorf new pale lager gaining hold on germany.

brewers in düsseldorf used pale malts used modern pale lagers, retained old ( alt ) method of using warm fermenting yeasts. first brewery use name alt schumacher opened in 1838. founder, mathias schumacher, allowed beer mature in cool conditions in wooden casks longer normal, , laid foundation modern alt – amber coloured , lagered. result pale beer has of lean dryness of lager fruity notes well.

there 5 pub-breweries in düsseldorf brew altbier on premises: füchschen, schumacher, schlüssel, uerige , brauerei kürzer. 4 of 5 in historic centre of düsseldorf (altstadt); other (schumacher), between altstadt , düsseldorf central railway station (hauptbahnhof), maintains establishment in altstadt, im goldenen kessel, across street schlüssel.

each (except brauerei kürzer) produces special, secret, seasonal sticke version in small quantities, though names vary: schlüssel spells stike , without c , while schumacher calls special beer latzenbier , meaning slat beer , possibly because kegs poured had been stored on raised shelves. füchschen s seasonal weihnachtsbier (christmas beer), available in bottles starting mid-november, , served in brewpub on christmas eve.