Sticke is a stronger version of Alt bier in hops, malt and alcohol. Think of it as Alt bier with less water. Invented at the Uerige brewery in Düsseldorf, "sticke" or "secret" is a reference to the secret gossiping customers had when the brewmaster was too generous when weighing the ingredients. At Chuckanut, we intentionally used a greater portion of our imported German malts (Munich, Vienna and caramel malts) and German Spalt hops to create this full-flavored beer. A blend of traditional dark and light malts give this beer its character as well as the pronounced finishing hops.