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RATINGS: 464   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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It is made very much like a pilsner, except that it is fermented at warm temperatures with ale yeast. It is then lagered like a pilsner. It tastes very much like a pils, except for the subdued fruitiness of the ale yeast, the tang of the wheat (in some), and the lack of lager-like sulfur aromas.

So where can you taste a Kolsch? There are no Kolsches being imported into the United States. So you could fly to Cologne. A better idea is to come to Ballast Point Brewing Company and try our Yellowtail Pale Ale Kolsch. We make it with 5% Wheat, finish hop it with Liberty and Tettnanger hops, and ferment it with a yeast we borrowed from a brewery in Cologne. So come on in and enjoy a taste of the Rhineland!!


most recent ratings

2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
ontbeermaker (1832) - Ontario, CANADA - MAR 2, 2013
Bottle, pours a light yellow, aroma is light and flavour it light, it was drinkable but light wouldnt buy again, just not my thing

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
dabeanman808 (12) - - FEB 22, 2013
Not bad. Not a favorite. Better than the common ones but not something I would buy unless it was on sale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
gunnar (3594) - Sandnes, NORWAY - FEB 19, 2013
Bottle from Brewdog. Pours clear golden with a small creamy white head. Aroma is fruity, malts. Taste is malty, yet fresh and crispy light hops, medium bodied, light oily mouthfeel. Enjoyable Kölsch, with that fruity malt character, and a light bitter finish.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
strongpieman (1157) - Mount Airy, Maryland, USA - FEB 11, 2013
Bottle. A very light beer -- I thought it was a pale ale, but is very much like a pils with a little more body. Overall good for the style, once expectations are aligned.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rougeau13 (1608) - Texas, USA - FEB 7, 2013
Golden with a whitish head. Aroma of grass, citrus, and pale malts. Taste is malty and mildly bitter. Medium bodied. Good.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
fiveacestx (351) - Texas, USA - FEB 4, 2013
Bottle - Deep gold with a small head. Disappointed from the beginning on this one. I expected something a little more hoppy but this one tasted like a cheap Mexican lager. Thin with a metallic taste.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Tide (723) - Espoo, FINLAND - FEB 3, 2013
Bottle from Brewdog shop. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, malts, toast and grass. Nicely balanced body. Good brew, but not really that exciting.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
MikeLuke23 (35) - Tampa, Florida, USA - JAN 28, 2013
On Tap @ the Bricks in Ybor City. Pours a pale gold/yellow with a white shallow head. Great carbonation level. Tastes almost like a pilsner or a Helles only not as sweet and a little more bitter. Not ad hop forward as I was expecting a CA Pale Ale to be. I'll stick to sculpin. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
Yorker (587) - Århus, DENMARK - JAN 25, 2013
33 cl bottle @ home. Pours clear golden with a white head that leaves a little lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, hops, and citrus. Flavour is much like the aroma – with a slightly dry finish.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Garbageman (356) - Lexington, South Carolina, USA - JAN 24, 2013
From bottle. Pours golden in color with haze. Aroma was sour with bread and lemons. Taste was sweet, bready with citrus. Decent but aroma was off.


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