75th Street Kölsch

confused over the kolsch vs kc light name (they’d do well to drop any name with "light" in the title) it was served up in a wine glass style, dissapointingly, i hoped for the trad. straight, narrow kolsch glass, but dissapoinment ended there. light yellow and light bodied as all kolsch are, but a nice sweet fruityness that caught me off guard. this brew just slides down the throat, easy drinking, refreshing, probably easy on the beginner’s palate though not a great intro to the kolsch style. still, a nice attempt nonetheless and worthy of another glass or two

Listed at the brewpub as KC Light. I called and they said it was there kolsch. I thought it was pretty good when drinking it. Its just not a very good kolsch. Entirely too fruity. Full bodied, wheaty, and sweet as hell. Hazy golden yellow. Soft on the tongue, and quite mouthfilling. I think of kolsch as refreshing. This is not what I’d call a refresher.

On tap at the brewpub. Pale yellow in color. At first, this is very sweet, then the flavor fades fast leaving you with a bitter bite at the end. The aroma is a nic malty straw-like nose. The finish is really rough on the palate.

Tasting sample, 4-5oz. Golden color, white head. Hoppy aroma. The flavor was sweet transitioning to some hops flavor. Not really bitter to speak of. I had no idea what the style of this beer was before I looked it up, but it wasn’t bad. Light and easy drinking.