Indian River Shoal Draft Golden Kölsch Ale

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Kölsch
Melbourne, Florida USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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12oz bottle-pours an off white head with gold/orange color. Aroma is hops. Taste is hops, creamy, caramel.

Clear, lightly red-tinged golden, not really attractive in the glass with not much head, aroma of canned food and something like potato chips, weird celery hop aromas, hmm, this is also a crazy beer from Indian River but this one fails in my opinion

light gold with a malty aroma. The taste is of malt with a mild hop. This one is very malty going down with just enough hops added to keep it from being too sweet.

Pours a clear darker hue of gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is of sweet malts and some grassy hops. Taste is light with some toasted malt, sweet malts and a slight bitterness on the finish. Drinkable

12 oz. bottle. Pours a mostly clear orange gold with a thin linen white head that faded to a thin film after the first sip and left a couple of dots of lace. The smell (notice I call it smell and not aroma) of this beer is very reminiscent of dirty socks. Really sweaty ones. Socks that have been laying around in a damp place for a week or so festering. A warm damp place. The flavor is a bit better than the aroma, and I can pick up some malt, but that damned smell is too overpowering. Some light bitterness at the finish, but I honestly swallowed quickly to get this stuff down. And now, I am walking over to the sink . . .

Clear gold, thin white head. Honey and toasted malt aroma with some noble hops. Full bodied, clean. lightly sweet and malty. Tangy with a bit of hop flavor. Clean finish with some lingering spicy hops on the tongue. Not bad.

Like the Amberjack - Bottle. Not sure if they are brewing this again or they found some in a warehouse somewhere. I remember this years ago when there were no kolsch brews to be found anywhere, so it was a pleasant change of pace. Lightly hazed straw color with a white head that fades rather quickly. Sweet wheat and pale malts lightly detected by the nose. Only a faint wardering of floral hops. Floury bread flavors (think potato bread). Light floral flavors also welcome. Not a bad Kolsch.

Seeing no reviews for the last 16 months makes me wonder... why does my local store have this beer in stock?<P>And reading the reviews below do not inspire confidence... "bait shop"... "broccoli"... "potato chips... celery"<P>Here goes... my first Kolsch.<P>Pours a nice clear darker gold with a thin white head. Bubbling reveals a somewhat viscous appearance. Aroma... sweet malt, mild hops. First sip - a touch flat / water, with a taste of... hmm... mild citrus, light malt. Trying to nail down a flavor, I could see how their lemon suggestion would ’enhance’ its mild flavor - but you shouldn’t have to add stuff to make a decent beer taste better! Overall, it’s drinkable, and could be refreshing on a hot day. Frankly, I’ve had worse beers... I’m not discouraged with this beer, but I won’t be picking up one of those sixers at my local store either, unless someone wants one in trade... Bottled February 5, year unknown...

Kölsch - One of those styles that I am trying to get a handle on - nice to see a somewhat local brewer trying to tackle this difficult and underappreciated style. Dark golden color, slightly murky, slight white head. Aroma was off, it reminded me of glue and over yeasted baking bread - grows on you after awhile. Mouthfeel is sticky and buttery. Flavor has some freshly baked bread qualities to it with a heavy dose of yeast - not bad - but not thirst quenching. Quite chewy. Not as refreshing as other Kölsch’s I have had - seems more suited to winter. Mark me unimpressed, but willing to give it a B+ for effort.

Looks nice, but the aftertaste is reminiscent of a bait shop. Good thing I only paid a buck for a single in Nacadoches, TX.