3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at TapRiver in City of The Dalles. I must say, this is one of the better Koelsches I’ve had in a while! Very clean, a bit effervescent, the right amount of citrus and wheat. Ordinary-looking but I wish I had a tap of this on my refrigerator at home.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Grabbed a growler of this while I was out in Hood River. It’s a lazy golden brew with a a harvest-like appearance and sudsy white foam. The aromatics are high-end cereals with a lemony twist. Smooth with a great toasty sweetness and a burst of tangy lemon zest a very mellow bitterness and a long, creamy finish. That is a seriously good beer. Awesomely quaffable, well suited to summer. Interesting but light.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bronze with light cover. Decent carbonation and a ring of head. Refreshing, breezy, grained nose leads to a slightly sweet, mellifluous, medium-bodied grainy flavor. For me, this one was more flavorful and enjoyable than the run-of-the-mill Kolsch.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the brewery. Pale yellow pour with a thin white head. Musty earthy hop aroma. Smooth crisp malt, light body with an earthy hop bite. Would like more fruitiness out of this, but decent.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Slight hay aroma. Hazy straw pour with thin white head. Crisp, pislner taste with bread on the finish. Thin, effervescent mouthfeel. A grassy, slightly fruity Kolsch. Would be refereshing on a summer day.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
UPDATED: DEC 29, 2010 Draft. Pale yellow, with minimal head. A little yeasty favor, with a nice tickle of fizz in the back of my throat.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 7/20
(Draught) Sampled at GCBF 2010 on September 11, 2010. Cloudy amber. Nose is strong with lemony citrus. Slightly lactic taste with metallic and citrus swill finish.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
GCBF 2010. we had a good laugh at my notes on this one. Clearly I was not impressed, and a little hammered when I penned my profound observations: "So many Kolsches are like this, fuck whatever, NOT A KOLSCH!" (1.7)
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Tap. Light yeast aroma. Cloudy yellow. Light fruity spicyness on straw malt. Hay finish. Medium body, sparkling mouthfeel. Misses it’s mark.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Sampled at GCBF ’10, pours yellow blonde with a white head. This one was sadly underwhelming - bland flavours of pale malt, rice and light hops. Not good.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Horse Brass in Portland. Cloudy with yeast evident. Light. Apple taste. Refreshing and drinkable.
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