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Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale

Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale

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A Kölsch brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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2222.96/5.02.96/5.04.6%61.5Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
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!!

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 GreatLibations (1330), Sasquatcho, Arizona, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 9, 2006  
Pours golden w/ medium sized creamy froth. Aroma is pure and fresh. Medium nectar w/ creamy soft residual effers. Flavors are uncommonly mellow with a fresh and clean fruit character. There is very little bitterness here, just slightly on the finish. As I was drinking it I was surprised how the flavor profile insisted on such a mellow disposition. I could drink this all day long. Now that I am writing this, I see the commercial description and it explains everything. It’s a Kolsch. Overall: I really like this brew. The flavors are bright and clean yet soft and creamy. I highly recommend this.


 TAR (2011), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 10, 2005  
Light golden. Compact, thin-layered white foam. Well balanced aroma between toasted pale malts, minerals, maraschino cherry, and perfumey hops. Densely crisp, slightly fuzzy texture. Soft body. Sizeable dollop of lightly glazed malt sweetness harmoniously meshes with delicate hop acidity and understated Tettnang spiciness. Center shows more biscuity sweetness, which highlights the beautifully rounded, body-softening melon fruitiness. Hops continue to contribute more body, as they shower the palate with more juiciness, while attaining even more range of softness from the husky wheat. Glazed malt sweetness shrinks into a firm blend of minerals and peppery hops toward the mistily dry finish of juicy hops chased with perfumey hop burps and muted malt residuals. They’ve nailed this very difficult style with precision.


 SpaceMonkey (182), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2002  
Very clear, light golden color. Yellow-ish with a lean toward the lighter side of gold. Minimal head. Light malty aroma with a slight whiff of hoppy undertones. Clean, crisp, cool with an excellent subtle aftertaste that creeps up and says ’Hi, here’s the hops, but we’re not going to stay to long, just thought we’d pop by and say hello and give you a little bitter bite.’ Then it gracefully fades away... There’s also a very unique, but not too strong, malty hue I can’t quite place. Good, but I can’t pin it down. Nice choice for a taste filled beer that doesn’t get too bogged down in being too big. It should be excellent with fish, light shellfish, or some grilled fowl, giving a refresh without overkilling more subtle foods. Or just have one all by itself on a hot day. Mmmm-hmm.


jimrockford (49), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/516/20
Mar 2, 2006  
Pitcher at Pizza Port. Aroma: Light citrus hops, wheat and corn. Appearance: Clear pale yello with small white head Flavor: Very light slightly sweet with corn and wheat flavors. Palate:Extremely light, thin and fizzy average finish Overall: Although the comments above seem like a fair rating I believe this beer is exaclty what was supposed to be. It is described as a Kolsch, and I have had beers in Cologne and they are very similar. Session Beer???


 FoolishMortal (949), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 7, 2005  
Pours a pale yellow gold color. Nice head with little lingering, but excellent lacing. Some sulfur aromatics, combined with a weizen yeast-like tanginess. Slightly sweet fruit after-aroma as well. Light body, slightly astringent mouthfeel with a watery palate. Sulfery lager-like nose, combines with a fruity spiciness later, in a very Kolsch combination of flavors. Rather phenolic in the finish, accentuated by the sulfer. Very drinkable, but much better as it warms up, and the sulfer and phenol flavors become less acrid. The hops also aid the balance of flavors with warmer temperatures, as their spicy components come forth



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