In the early 19th century, lager mania swept through Germany. Two cities were chosen to carry on the old ways of brewing clear, rich German Ales: Cologne with their namesake Kölsch, and Düsseldorf with their malty, nobly-hopped Altbier. Together they spurned the rise of lagers and continued their traditions of cold-storing ales until they were so clear you could read Goethe through a full glass.

A good, traditional Altbier is hard to find these days, and with Black Barn Program No. 36, we worked to keep the recipe as traditional as possible to bring you a light, copper colored, crushable beer to complement the heat of a lovely Maine Summer. Prost!

Black Barn Program No. 36 Altbier will be released in bottles and on draft exclusively from our tasting room on Tuesday August 2nd.